Bence Szűcs
| Bence Szűcs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
25 May 1999 Debrecen, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Balatonfüredi KSE | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2015–2016 | Hajdúszoboszlói KSE | ||
2016 | Balmazújvárosi KK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2024 |
 Balatonfüredi KSE | ||
2019 |
→ Telekom Veszprém (loan) | ||
2024– |
 US Dunkerque HB | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Hungary | 5 | (5) |
Bence Szűcs (born 25 May 1999) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for Balatonfüredi KSE and the Hungary national team.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Bence started his career at Hajdúszoboszlói KSE. Since January 2016, he has been playing in Balmazújvárosi KK. He has been supporting Balatonfüredi KSE since the 2016/17 season. In February 2019, Telekom Veszprém borrowed Bence, as its player Rene Toft Hansen was injured at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship, to replace the injured Danish star in Veszprém's star team.[1] He played for the first time on February 12 in the Telekom Veszprém team; confidently defeated the team of Budakalász FKC by 36:17. In this match, Bence spent 12 minutes on the pitch and did not score a goal. At the end of 2019, he decided to return to the Balatonfüredi KSE team.[2] He made his EHF European League debut here in the 2020/21 season. In the EHF European League season 2022/23, he scored 23 goals in 10 matches. From the summer of 2024, he transferred to the French team US Dunkerque HB.[3]
National team
[edit]As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2019 Junior World Championship where the Hungarian team became the 15th.[4] He made his debut in the Hungary men's national handball team on November 4, 2020, in the Eurocup match against the Spain men's national handball team: Hungary-Spain 32–29.[5] (scored 3 goals). He was included in the large squad of the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship,[6] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad. He was included in the large squad of the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship,[7] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad. He was included in the large squad of the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship,[8] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Telekom Veszprém
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Gold: 2019
- Magyar Kupa
Silver: 2019
- Balatonfüredi KSE
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
Bronze: 2022
- Magyar Kupa:
- Bronze: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "Szűcs Bence Veszprémben". Hajra Veszprem (in Hungarian).
- ^ "Sérüléshullám sújtja a "kis Telekomot" – Szűcs Bence visszatért Balatonfüredre". vehir.hu (in Hungarian).
- ^ https://www.usdk.fr/transfert-bence-szucs-signe-a-lusdk-shuichi-yoshida-ne-sera-plus-dunkerquois-la-saison-prochaine/
- ^ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2019/07/ferfi-junior-kezi-vb-a-15-helyen-zart-a-magyar-csapat
- ^ "Férfi kézi Eurokupa: Magyarország–Spanyolország". NSO (in Hungarian). 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Férfi kézilabda: Gulyás István bő keretet hirdetett a vb-re". NSO (in Hungarian). 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Men's EHF EURO 2024 Official Squad Lists" (PDF). European Handball Federation.
- ^ https://mksz.hu/cikk/6696
External links
[edit]- Bence Szűcs at EHF (in English)
- Bence Szűcs at MKSZ (in Hungarian)
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