Kevin Csoboth
{{Short description|Hungarian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Eastern name order|Csoboth Kevin}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kevin Csoboth
| image = Kevin Csoboth (cropped).jpg
| fullname = Kevin Csoboth{{cite web|url=https://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi/emitentes/docs/fsd541856.pdf|title=fsd541856|date=25 June 2018|website=CMVM|publisher=S.L. Benfica|page=95|language=pt|format=pdf|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718202052/https://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi/emitentes/docs/fsd541856.pdf|url-status=dead}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|06|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pécs, Hungary
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = St. Gallen
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 = 2006–2007
| youthclubs1 = Pécsi Góliát SE{{cite web|last=MLSZ|date=30 July 2024|title=Csoboth Kevin játékos adatlap|trans-title=Kevin Csoboth player data|url=https://ada1bank.mlsz.hu/player?itemId=590481|language=hu|work=adatbank.mlsz.hu|access-date=30 July 2024}}
| youthyears2 = 2007–2014
| youthclubs2 = Pécsi MFC
| youthyears3 = 2014–2015
| youthyears4 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs4 = Ferencvárosi{{cite news|last=Fonte|first=Pedro|date=4 February 2018|title=Kévin Csoboth estreia-se nos eleitos de Hélder Cristóvão|trans-title=Kevin Csoboth debuts as Hélder Cristóvão's choice|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/benfica-b/detalhe/kevin-csoboth-estreia-se-nos-eleitos-de-helder-cristovao|language=pt|work=Record|access-date=18 July 2019}}
| youthyears5 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs5 = Kozármisleny
| youthyears6 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs6 = → Benfica (loan){{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
| youthyears7 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs7 = Benfica
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Benfica B
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = Fehérvár
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → Szeged-Csanád (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2022–2024
| clubs4 = Újpest
| caps4 = 58
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = St. Gallen
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Hungary U-16 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2018 | nationalteam2 = Hungary U-17 | nationalcaps2 = 18 | nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2018 | nationalteam3 = Hungary U-18 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–2019 | nationalteam4 = Hungary U-19 | nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2023– | nationalteam5 = Hungary | nationalcaps5 = 17 | nationalgoals5 = 1
| club-update = 28 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Kevin Csoboth (born 20 June 2000) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and the Hungary national team.
Club career
= Benfica B =
On 2 December 2019, Csoboth debuted in the S.L. Benfica B against C. D. Mafra.{{Cite web |last=P .K |date=2019-12-02 |title=Légiósok: Csoboth először kezdett a Benfica B-ben, 11-est harcolt k |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/legiosok-csoboth-eloszor-kezdett-a-benfica-b-ben-11-est-harcolt-ki-2735637 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}} On 8 December, he scored his first goal for S.L. Benfica B against C.D. Feirense.{{Cite web |last=K |first=P. |date=2019-12-08 |title=Videó: Csoboth fejjel szerezte az első gólját a Benfica B-ben - NSO |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/video-csoboth-fejjel-szerezte-az-elso-goljat-a-benfica-b-ben-2736769 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}}
On 26 November 2020, Csoboth was named as the man of the match after scoring a goal against C. D. Cova da Piedade.{{Cite web |last=K |first=P. |date=2020-11-26 |title=Benfica: a gólja után Csoboth lett a meccs embere - NSO |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/benfica-a-golja-utan-csoboth-lett-a-meccs-embere-2796937 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}} On 6 January 2021, he was offered a new contract with Benfica. However, he declined the new offer and wanted to leave the club after 5 years.{{Cite web |last=K |first=P. |date=2021-01-06 |title=Benfica: Csobothnak új szerződést ajánlottak, magyar klubbal nem tá |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/benfica-csobothnak-uj-szerzodest-ajanlottak-magyar-klubbal-nem-targyalt-2803379 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}}
= Fehérvár =
On 16 August 2021, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club, Fehérvár FC.{{Cite web |last=K |first=B. Á, B. D. |date=2021-08-16 |title=Mol Fehérvár: bejelentették Csobothot, Gyurcsó is képben van - NSO |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/mol-fehervar-bejelentettek-csobothot-gyurcso-is-kepben-van-2844787 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}}{{Cite web |title=Csoboth Kevin a Vidiben folytatja pályafutását! |url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/csoboth-kevin-a-vidiben-folytatja-palyafutasat-.html |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=www.molfehervarfc.hu |language=en}}
= Szeged-Csanád =
On 14 February 2022, Csoboth joined Szeged-Csanád on loan until the end of the season.{{cite press release |publisher=Fehérvár |url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2022/02/14/kevin-csoboth-joins-szeged-in-a-loan-deal.html |title=Kevin Csoboth joins Szeged in a loan deal |date=14 February 2022 |access-date=2 May 2022}}
= Újpest =
On 11 August 2022, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest FC.{{Cite web |last=B |first=D. S. |date=2022-08-11 |title=NB I: Csoboth Kevin Újpesten folytatja – hivatalos - NSO |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-csoboth-kevin-ujpesten-folytatja-hivatalos-2907635 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}}{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Újpest |title=Csoboth Kevin Újpestre helyezi székhelyét! |url=http://ujpestfc.hu/article?id=23241 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=ujpestfc.hu |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325061850/https://ujpestfc.hu/article?id=23241 |url-status=dead }} On 26 August 2022, he debuted in Újpest in a 2–3 defeat in the Szusza Ferenc Stadion against Paksi FC on the 5th matchday of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. He entered the pitch on the 85th minute as a substitute for Matija Ljujić. He scored his first goal in the Magyar Kupa in the 2022–23 Magyar Kupa season in 6–1 victory against Mátészalka FC.{{Cite web |title=Mátészalka vs. Ujpest - 17 September 2022 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/17/hungary/magyar-kupa/mateszalka/ujpest-fc/3948272/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=int.soccerway.com}} He scored his first goal wearing the Újpest t-shirt in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season against his former club Fehérvár FC at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion on 9 November 2022.{{Cite web |title=Ujpest vs. Fehervar - 9 November 2022 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/11/09/hungary/nb-i/ujpest-fc/fc-fehervar/3822477/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=int.soccerway.com}} The match ended with a 2–1 victory for the Budapest club. On 1 April 2022, he scored a Hat-trick against Zalaegerszeg in the 2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.{{Cite web |title=Ujpest vs. Zalaegerszegi TE - 1 April 2023 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/04/01/hungary/nb-i/ujpest-fc/zalaegerszegi-te/3822538/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=int.soccerway.com}}{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |title=Vignjevics visszatért Újpestre, Csoboth mesterhármassal köszöntötte |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-ujpest-zalaegerszeg-2948973 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu}} After the match, Ricardo Moniz, coach of Zalaegerszeg, said that he hopes that Csoboth will go to the top at international level.{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |title=NB I: Remélem, Csoboth nemzetközileg is a legmagasabb szintre jut – |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-remelem-csoboth-nemzetkozileg-is-a-legmagasabb-szintre-jut-moniz-2949023 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu}} On 18 May 2023, he signed a new contract with Újpest until 2027.{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |date=2023-05-18 |title=Újpest: a klub hosszabbított magyar válogatott játékosával - NSO |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/ujpest-a-klub-hosszabbitott-magyar-valogatott-jatekosaval-2957519 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}}{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Újpest |title=Csoboth Kevin hosszabbított Újpesten |url=http://ujpestfc.hu/article?id=24207 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=ujpestfc.hu |archive-date=2023-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526152832/https://ujpestfc.hu/article?id=24207 |url-status=dead }}
== 2023–24 season ==
On 26 August 2023, he scored his first goal in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season in a 2–1 victory against Zalaegerszegi TE at home in the first minute.{{Cite web |title=Újpest vs. Zalaegerszeg - 26 August 2023 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/26/hungary/nb-i/ujpest-fc/zalaegerszegi-te/4092468/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=int.soccerway.com}}
=St. Gallen=
On 11 August 2024, he debuted in a 1-0 victory in against Grasshopper Club Zurich on the fourth match day of the 2024–25 Swiss Super League season.{{Cite web |title=St.Gallen vs. Grasshoppers - 11 August 2024 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/08/11/switzerland/super-league/fc-sankt-gallen-1879/grasshopper-club-zurich/4367258/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=int.soccerway.com}} He entered the pitch as a substitute for Christian Witzig in the 63rd minute. He scored his first goal in a 4-1 victory over FC Zürich on 24 September 2024 at the Kybunpark.{{Cite web |title=St.Gallen vs. Zürich - 24 September 2024 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/24/switzerland/super-league/fc-sankt-gallen-1879/fc-zurich/4367273/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=int.soccerway.com}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=Csoboth beállt, gólt lőtt, fölényesen nyert a St. Gallen |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/2024/09/csoboth-beallt-es-golt-lott-folenyesen-nyert-a-st-gallen |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}} On 3 October 2024, he scored a goal in a 6-2 defeat against Cercle Brugge K.S.V. in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase at the Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Cercle Brugge vs St. Gallen |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2042234/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=UEFA |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=FC St.Gallen 1879 {{!}} 2024-10-03_Cercle (a) UECL1 |url=https://www.fcsg.ch/home/redaktionsbaum/1--mannschaft/spielberichte/2024-10-03-cercle--a--uecl1/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.fcsg.ch |language=de}}
International career
He debuted in the Hungary national team against Estonia in a friendly match on 23 March 2023. He entered the pitch on the 76th minute as a substitute for Dominik Szoboszlai.{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |date=2023-03-23 |title=Ádám Martin góljával megvertük a Puskás Arénában az észteket - NSO |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/magyar_valogatott/felkeszules-magyarorszag-esztorszag-2947423 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}}
On 14 May 2024, Csoboth was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/szoboszlai-gets-shot-euro-glory-with-hungary-rossi-names-squad-2024-05-14/|title=Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad|date=14 May 2024|access-date=7 June 2024|website=Reuters}} On 23 June 2024, in their last group stage match of the competition, Csboth scored his first international goal, a winner in the tenth minute of stoppage time against Scotland. The result knocked Scotland out of the tournament, but it was not enough for Hungary to reach the next round either.{{cite web | title=Euro 2024: Csoboth scores in the 100th minute | website=BBC Sport | date=2024-06-23 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/crggg21v6qeo | access-date=2024-06-23}} In addition, it was the latest goal ever scored in European Championship history excluding extra time at 99 minutes and 32 seconds.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/football/item/148580-scotland-0-1-hungary-csoboth-sends-clarke-s-side-out-of-euro-2024-after-vargas-concern |title=Scotland 0-1 Hungary: Csoboth sends Clarke's side out of Euro 2024 after Vargas concern |publisher=SportsMax |date=23 June 2024 }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 28 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|kevin-csoboth/463726|accessdate=20 June 2019}}{{ForaDeJogo|200006200003|Kevin Csoboth|access-date=20 June 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Benfica B
|rowspan="3"|LigaPro |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|5 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21
|12 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Fehérvár
|rowspan="2"|Nemzeti Bajnokság I |1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022–23
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Szeged (loan)
|14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 14 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Újpest
|rowspan="2"|Nemzeti Bajnokság I |26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24
|32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 12 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 64 | 13 | ||
| St. Gallen
|28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 2 | 39 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!119 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 143 | 26 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played on 23 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Hungary
|2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 17 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Csoboth goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Kevin Csoboth | |||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 23 June 2024 | MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany | style="text-align:center"|10 | {{fb|SCO}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.hlsz.hu/2000-06-20/csoboth-kevin.html|title=Kevin Csoboth|language=hu|publisher=hlsz.hu}}
{{FC St. Gallen squad}}
{{Hungary squad UEFA Euro 2024}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Csoboth, Kevin}}
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