Botond Balogh

Botond Balogh (born 6 June 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Kocaelispor, on loan from club Parma, and the Hungary national team.

Club career Parma

2020–21 season Balogh made his professional debut in the 2020–21 Coppa Italia on 28 October 2020, starting the whole game against Pescara in a 3–1 victory. On 31 October 2020, he made his debut in 2020–21 Serie A against Inter Milan. In the season, he made two more appearances against SS Lazio on 10 January 2021, and UC Sampdoria on 22 May 2021.

2021–22 season In the 2021–22 Serie B season, he made only four appearances. He made his first appearance against Frosinone Calcio on 20 August 2021.

2022–23 season In the 2022–23 Serie B season, he made 15 appearances. He played hist first match in the season against Ternana Calcio on 10 September 2022.

2023–24 season On 12 November 2023, he was interviewed by Parma FC media and he said that the club showed their strength (in Italian "Nel secondo tempo abbiamo fatto vedere la nostra forza") against Lecco. He made his first appearance against AS Cittadella in the 2023–24 Serie B season. In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team. On 26 April 2024, he renewed his contract until 30 June 2027.

2024–25 season

He made his first appearance in the 2024–25 Serie A season in a 1–1 draw against ACF Fiorentina on 17 August 2024. On game week 2, he was part of the team beating AC Milan 2–1 on 24 August 2024. On 31 August 2024, he was substituted in the 73rd minute against SSC Napoli. The score was 1–0 for Parma when Balogh was substituted for Yordan Osorio. The match ended with a 2–1 defeat for Parma.

On 30 October 2024, he gave an assist to Enrico Del Prato in a 2–2 draw against Juventus FC in the 2024-25 season. On 12 January 2025, he got injured in a 1–0 defeat against Genoa CFC at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the 20th match day of the 2024–25 Serie A season. He was substituted for Antoine Hainaut in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute, Morten Frendrup scored the only goal of the match.

2025–26 season: Loan to Kocaelispor After remaining on the bench in the first three games of the 2025–26 Parma season, on 8 September 2025, Balogh was loaned to Kocaelispor in Turkey.

International career Balogh was part of the Hungarian U-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Balogh debuted for the Hungarian senior squad on 12 November 2021, in a World Cup qualification against San Marino.

On 14 May 2024, he was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. Due to injury he was an unused substitute in all three of the team's matches as they finished third in Group A and were eliminated.

On 11 October 2024, he was removed from the squad against the Netherlands in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A match due to injury.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours Parma Serie B: 2023–24