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Bence Gergényi

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Bence Gergényi
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Újpest
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2016 Honvéd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Honvéd II 31 (1)
2018Szeged (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019Zalaegerszeg (loan) 24 (1)
2019–2023 Zalaegerszeg 96 (4)
2020Nafta 1903 (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 Zalaegerszeg II 5 (0)
2023–2024 Fehérvár 25 (0)
2024– Újpest 6 (0)
International career
2013 Hungary U15 4 (0)
2013–2014 Hungary U16 11 (0)
2014–2015 Hungary U17 8 (0)
2015–2016 Hungary U18 11 (0)
2016–2017 Hungary U19 10 (0)
2017–2020 Hungary U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Bence Gergényi (born 16 March 1998) is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest.

Club career

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Early career

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During his youth years, he joined the academy of Honvéd in 2007.[1]

Szeged

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Gergényi joined Szeged on loan for the second half of the 2017–18 season.[2] On 25 Febriary 2018, he debuted in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II in a 3–0 win against Vác.[3]

Zalaegerszeg

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On 20 June 2018, Gergényi completed a season-long loan move to Zalaegerszeg.[4] He completed his permanent move at the end of the season.[3] On 3 May 2023, he won the 2023 Magyar Kupa final with the club by beating Budafok 2–0 at the Puskás Aréna.[5]

Nafta 1903

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He was loaned out to Zalagerszeg's sister club, Slovenian Second League club Nafta 1903 in 2020. The domestic league was suspended due the coronavirus pandemic, but the team reached the Slovenian Football Cup final.[6]

Fehérvár

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On 6 September 2023, Gergényi joined Fehérvár from Zalaegerszeg. Gergényi signed a 2 plus 1-year contract with Fehérvár.[6]

Újpest

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Gergényi signed with Újpest, reuniting with his manager at Fehérvár, Bartosz Grzelak.[7]

International career

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On 27 August 2024, Marco Rossi invited him to play against Germany in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match due on 7 September 2024.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Honvéd II 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 3 0 3 0
2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 16 1 16 1
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 12 0 12 0
Total 31 1 31 1
Szeged (loan) 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 17 0 17 0
Zalaegerszeg (loan) 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 24 1 1 0 25 1
Zalaegerszeg 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 6 0 4 0 10 0
Nafta 1903 (loan) 2019–20 Slovenian Second League 1 0 2 0 3 0
Zalaegerszeg 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27 1 4 0 31 1
Zalaegerszeg II 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 1 0 1 0
Zalaegerszeg 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 0 2 0 31 0
Zalaegerszeg II 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 3 0 3 0
Zalaegerszeg 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 3 6 0 35 3
Zalaegerszeg II 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 1 0 1 0
Zalaegerszeg 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 5 0 2[b] 0 7 0
Fehérvár 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25 0 1 0 26 0
Újpest 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 6 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 205 6 20 0 2 0 227 6

Honours

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Zalaegerszeg

Nafta 1903

References

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  1. ^ "Gergényi Bence - A védekezés mellett fontos, hogy a támadásokba is besegítsek" [Bence Gergényi - In addition to defending, it is important to help in the attack as well] (in Hungarian). Zalaegerszegi TE. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "A csapategységben bízik a balhátvéd Gergényi Bence" [Left-back Bence Gergényi is confident in team unity] (in Hungarian). Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Gergényi Bence a koronázó városban folytatja!" [Bence Gergényi continues in the crowning city!] (in Hungarian). Zalaegerszegi TE. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "ZTE FC: Nagy Tamás a vezetőedző, Sallói István a sportigazgató" [FC ZTE: Tamás Nagy as head coach, István Sallói as sport director]. zaol.hu (in Hungarian). 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Zalaegerszeg secure maiden MOL Hungarian Cup glory". Hungarian Football Federation. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Bence Gergényi signs for Vidi!". nso.hu. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Az NB I egyik legjobb védőjét szerződtette az Újpest" [Újpest signed one of the best defenders of the NB I]. molcsapat.hu (in Hungarian). 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Válogatott: két Dárdai és több újonc Marco Rossi keretében". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  9. ^ "Feljutott a ZTE, kikapott a Vasas" [ZTE promoted, Vasas lost] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. 1 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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