Dominik Szoboszlai
Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdominik ˈsoboslɒi] SOB-oss-lah-ee; born 25 October 2000) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Hungary national team. A versatile player, he is able to play as a box-to-box midfielder, right midfielder or attacking midfielder.
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Szoboszlai playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dominik Szoboszlai | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Fehérvár FC | ||
| 2007–2015 | Főnix Gold | ||
| 2015–2016 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2016–2017 | Főnix Gold | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Liefering | 42 | (16) |
| 2018–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 56 | (16) |
| 2021–2023 | RB Leipzig | 62 | (12) |
| 2023– | Liverpool | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Hungary U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Hungary U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Hungary U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2019– | Hungary | 40 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Coming through the youth system, Szoboszlai made his senior debut in 2017 with Austrian club FC Liefering, the reserve team of Red Bull Salzburg. In January 2018, Szoboszlai debuted with the parent club, becoming a starter from the 2018–19 season. Following three seasons, where he helped his club win three league titles and two domestic cups, in January 2021, Szoboszlai moved to Germany at RB Leipzig, a club associated with Red Bull Salzburg, for a reported fee of €20 million, making him the most expensive Hungarian footballer of all time. In his three seasons at the club he helped his side win two DFB-Pokal titles. In July 2023, he joined Liverpool after they paid his release clause of €70 million, making him the club's fourth-most expensive signing of all time.
Szoboszlai represented Hungary internationally, both at youth and senior levels. He made his senior debut at the Euro 2020 qualifiers, helping his country qualify to the finals by scoring in the last minute in the play-offs against Iceland.