István Lakatos

István Lakatos (born 4 April 1999) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Rákospalota.

Club career On 17 June 2015, Lakatos signed a professional contract with Márk Nyéki and Ádám Varga with Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros. Before the deal, he contributed to the Ligakupa success last season. On 26 September 2015, when he was 16 years old, Lakatos played in his first game in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I against Puskás Akadémia which ended with a 0–0 draw away from home.

He spent two loan spells with Ferencváros's feeder club Soroksár in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II between 2017 and 2019.

On 31 July 2023, the newly promoted Nemzeti Bajnokság III club Gyöngyös signed him to strengthen their attacking section.

International career Lakatos was capped by Hungary's youth teams at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.

He represented the under-18 team at the 2017 Panda Cup in China, where Hungary were the winners.

Career statistics

Honours Ferencváros Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2015–16 Magyar Kupa: 2015–16 Ligakupa: 2014–15