Balázs Megyeri

Balázs Megyeri
Personal information
Full name	Balázs Megyeri
Date of birth	31 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Olympiacos
Number	42
Youth career
2005–2007	Ferencváros
2007–2008	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	Ferencváros
2010–	Olympiacos
International career‡
2010–	Hungary U-21
Medal record
Olympiacos
Hungary U-20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2012

Balázs Megyeri (born 31 March 1990 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for Olympiacos as a goalkeeper.^[1]

Career

Ferencvárosi TC

Megyeri began his career with Ferencvárosi TC and played a short time on youthside for Bristol City, befored turned back to Ferencvárosi TC.^[2]

On 23 August 2009, he began a short trial with Hertha BSC Berlin.^[3]

Olympiacos F.C.

In June 2010, he signed a three-year contract with Olympiacos.^[1]^[4]
He took part in the international match "8th Match Against Poverty", in 14 December 2010, in G. Karaiskakis Stadium in Greece, as the Olympiacos All Star team's goalkeeper.
He made his debut in a match against Kavala F.C. in a 3–1 win for Olympiacos in G. Karaiskakis Stadium. His first year in Piraeus was successful, having 3 good appearances as the third goalkeeper. Both the team and the fans claim that Olympiacos can count on Balazs for the future. When Antonis Nikopolidis retired, and Urko Pardo left the team, Franco Costanzo was signed as the new first-choice goalkeeper, with Megyeri behind him, but due to his bad appearances, Megyeri started in goal for all of Olympiacos's matches the rest of that season, having a lot of clean sheets during the 2011–12 season. He continued to start in goal consistently despite the acquisition of Roy Carroll, however he lost his starting place to Carroll in 2012–13, where he did start two UEFA Champions League matches. From January 2013 onwards, Megyeri returned to the starting 11.

Club statistics

As of 10 March 2013

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FTC	2008–09	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FTC	2009–10	24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Total		26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Olympiacos	2010–11	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2011–12	22	0	2	0	6	0	30	0
	2012–13	9	0	4	0	3	0	16	0
Total		34	0	5	0	9	0	47	0
Career totals		58	0	5	0	9	0	72	0

International career

On 16 May 2012, he was called up by Sándor Egervári to the Hungarian national team in a friendly match against Czech Republic.

Honours

Olympiacos F.C.
- Superleague Greece: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Greek Cup: 2011–2012

Nándor Hidegkuti Prize: 2009–10
FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Third place: 2009

References

^ ^a ^b "Ανακοίνωση" (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
^ Ferencvarosi Torna Club Official Website
^ Erwischt! Hertha testet neuen Keeper
^ "Aνακοίνωσε Μέγερι ο Ολυμπιακός" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

Template:Hungary Squad 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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[Olympiakos_announcement-1] "Ανακοίνωση" (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

[2] Ferencvarosi Torna Club Official Website

[3] Erwischt! Hertha testet neuen Keeper

[Olympiakos_Contract-4] "Aνακοίνωσε Μέγερι ο Ολυμπιακός" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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