László Kleinheisler

{{Short description|Hungarian footballer}}

{{Eastern name order|Kleinheisler László}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = László Kleinheisler

| image = László Kleinheisler in Euro 2020 qualification.jpg

| caption = Kleinheisler with Hungary in 2019

| full_name = László Kleinheisler{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0253-0d7b1a522445-d55141a5b44b-1000/uefa_nations_league_matchday_6_booking_list.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124173433/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0253-0d7b1a522445-d55141a5b44b-1000/uefa_nations_league_matchday_6_booking_list.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 November 2020 |title=UEFA Nations League 2019 Booking List before League phase Matchday 6 |page=10 |publisher=UEFA |date=17 November 2018 |accessdate=20 June 2022}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kazincbarcika, Hungary

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, winger

| currentclub = Grazer AK

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2005–2008 | youthclubs1 = III. Kerület

| youthyears2 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs2 = Felcsút

| youthyears3 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs3 = Videoton

| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Puskás Akadémia | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2013–2016 | clubs2 = Videoton | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = → Puskás Akadémia (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = Werder Bremen | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = → Darmstadt (loan) | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = → Ferencváros (loan) | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = → Astana (loan) | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Astana | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2019–2023 | clubs9 = Osijek | caps9 = 111 | goals9 = 18

| years10 = 2023–2025 | clubs10 = Panathinaikos | caps10 = 17 | goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2024 | clubs11 = → Hajduk Split (loan) | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2025– | clubs12 = Grazer AK | caps12 = 3 | goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = Hungary U17 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2012 | nationalteam2 = Hungary U21 | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2015– | nationalteam3 = Hungary | nationalcaps3 = 53 | nationalgoals3 = 3

| club-update = 22 February 2025

| nationalteam-update = 19 June 2024 (UTC)

}}

László Kleinheisler ({{IPA|hu|ˈlaːsloː ˈklɛinhɛiʃlɛr|lang}};{{Cite web |last=BARNABÁS (BRÉMA) |first=KÁNTOR |date=2016-04-13 |title=Egy ország ejti ki rosszul a nevét; így reagált az oslói hős a róla készült mémeinkre |trans-title=A whole country mispronounces his name; this is how the Oslo hero reacted to the memes made about him. |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/2016/04/egy-orszag-ejti-ki-rosszul-a-nevet-igy-reagalt-az-osloi-hos-a-rola-keszult-memeinkre |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}} born 8 April 1994) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club Grazer AK and the Hungary national team.

Club career

=Videoton=

Having joined Hungarian club Videoton FC in 2013, he made his debut in the Hungarian first division on 28 July 2013 against Haladás, while also scoring his first league goal in an eventual 2–0 home win.

On 28 July 2013, he scored his first goal in the 2013–2014 season against Szombathelyi Haladás at the Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár. The match ended with a 2–0 victory for Videoton FC.{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/07/28/hungary/nb-i/fc-fehervar/szombathelyi-haladas/1487925/ | title = Videoton 2-0 Szombathely | publisher = Soccerway | date = 28 July 2013 | access-date = 21 January 2016}} In the rest of the season he scored another three goals, one against Újpest FC at the Sóstói Stadion on 6 October 2013,{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/06/hungary/nb-i/fc-fehervar/ujpest-fc/1487999/ | title = Videoton 3-0 Újpest | publisher = Soccerway | date = 6 October 2013 | access-date = 21 January 2016}} one against Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE in a 1–0 victory at the Sóstói Stadion on 8 November 2013,{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/08/hungary/nb-i/fc-fehervar/mezokovesdi-se/1488033/ | title = Videoton 1-0 Mezőkövesd | publisher = Soccerway | date = 8 November 2013 | access-date = 21 January 2016}} and the last goal against Diósgyőri VTK at the DVTK Stadion in a 2–2 draw match on 24 November 2013.{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/24/hungary/nb-i/diosgyori-vtk/fc-fehervar/1488038/ | title = Diósgyőr 2-2 Videoton | publisher = Soccerway | date = 24 November 2013 | access-date = 21 January 2016}}

In the 2014–2015 season, he played only 370 minutes in 11 appearances for Videoton FC and 911 minutes in 12 appearances for Puskás Akadémia FC.{{cite web |date=24 November 2013 |title=Kleinheisler: 2014-15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I |trans-title=Kleinheisler: 2014-15 Hungarian National Championship I |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/laszlo-kleinheisler/154604/ |access-date=21 January 2016 |publisher=Soccerway}} In July 2015, Kleinheisler refused to sign the extension of his contract with Videoton, therefore he was ousted to the reserves for the 2015–2016 season.{{cite web |date=6 July 2015 |title=Videoton: Kleinheisler nem fogadta el a klub ajánlatát |trans-title=Videoton: Kleinheisler did not accept the club's offer. |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-kleinheisler-nem-fogadta-el-az-ajanlatot-2424405 |access-date=22 January 2016 |publisher=Nemzeti Sport}} Videoton refused to sell him to the Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław in August.{{cite web |date=27 August 2015 |title=Videoton: ajánlat érkezett Lengyelországból a támadóért |trans-title=Videoton: An offer has arrived from Poland for the forward. |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-ajanlat-erkezett-lengyelorszagbol-a-tamadoert-2434655 |access-date=22 January 2016 |publisher=Nemzeti Sport}}{{cite web |date=28 August 2015 |title=Videoton: újabb fejcsóválás Kleinheisler ügyében |trans-title=Videoton: Another shake of the head in Kleinheisler's case. |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-ujabb-fejcsovalas-kleinheisler-ugyeben-2434917 |access-date=22 January 2016 |publisher=Nemzeti Sport}}

=Werder Bremen=

On 20 January 2016, Kleinheisler joined Werder Bremen on a 3.5-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news|title=Kleinheisler unterschreibt bei Werder|trans-title=Kleinheisler signs for Werder|url=http://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/werder-bundesliga_artikel,-Kleinheisler-unterschreibt-bei-Werder-_arid,1295378.html|accessdate=20 January 2016|work=Weser-Kurier|date=20 January 2016|language=German}}{{cite news|title=Werder: Kleinheisler megfelelt az orvosin, 2019-ig aláírt|trans-title=Kleinheisler passed the medical check-up and signed for Werder until 2019|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/nemet_labdarugas/werder-kleinheisler-megfelelt-az-orvosin-2019-ig-alairt-sajtohir-2462145|accessdate=20 January 2016|work=Nemzeti Sport|date=20 January 2016|language=Hungarian}} He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 30 January 2016 against Hertha BSC in the Weserstadion. He was brought onto the pitch in the 62nd minute at 2–0 to Berlin and helped Bremen come back from 2–0 and 3–1 deficits to earn a 3–3 draw.{{cite news|last1=Knips|first1=Björn|title=Ein 3:3 macht Skripnik sicher: "Diese Mannschaft steigt nicht ab"|trans-title=A 3–3 convinces Skrypnyk: "This team won't get relegated"|url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-holt-gegen-hertha-13-rueckstand-6081420.html|accessdate=30 January 2016|work=Kreiszeitung|date=31 January 2016|language=German}}

==Darmstadt 98 (loan)==

On 13 August 2016, Kleinheisler joined German club Darmstadt 98 for a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=http://sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/profis/details/news/lilien-leihen-kleinheisler-aus/|title=Lilien leihen Kleinheisler aus|trans-title=The Lily loaned Kleinheisler|language=de|date=13 August 2016|access-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921181118/http://sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/profis/details/news/lilien-leihen-kleinheisler-aus/|archive-date=21 September 2016|url-status=dead}} On 22 October 2016, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on the 8th match day of the 2016–17 Bundesliga in a 3–1 victory over Wolfsburg.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/22/germany/bundesliga/sv-darmstadt-1898-ev/vfl-wolfsburg/2254975/?ICID=PL_MS_06|title=Darmstadt 98 3–1 Wolfsburg|work=Nemzeti Sport|date=22 October 2016|access-date=16 August 2016}} He was selected for the team of week 8 of the 2016–17 Bundesliga season after this goal.{{cite web |date=24 October 2016 |title=Bundesliga: Kleinheisler a forduló váogatottjában! |trans-title=Bundesliga: Kleinheisler is in the Team of the Week! |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/nemet_labdarugas/bundesliga-kleinheisler-laszlo-bekerult-a-fordulo-valogatottjaba-2532723 |access-date=25 October 2016 |work=Nemzeti Sport}}

==Ferencváros (loan)==

On 20 January 2017, Kleinheisler's loan at Darmstadt was cut short and he joined Ferencváros on loan for the second half of the season.{{cite news |last1=Müller |first1=Thiemo |date=20 January 2017 |title=Kleinheisler verlässt Darmstadt Richtung Ferencvaros |trans-title=Kleinheisler leaves Darmstadt for Ferencváros. |url=https://www.kicker.de/kleinheisler-verlaesst-darmstadt-richtung-ferencvaros-669220/artikel |access-date=21 January 2017 |work=kicker Online |language=German}}

==Astana (loan)==

On 20 June 2017, Kleinheisler joined FC Astana on a year-long loan deal.{{cite web |date=20 June 2017 |title=ФК Астана подписала участника ЕВРО-2016 |trans-title=FC Astana signs Euro 2016 participant. |url=http://fca.kz/rus/news/6328 |accessdate=20 June 2017 |website=fca.kz |publisher=FC Astana |language=Russian}}

=Osijek=

On 16 January 2019, Osijek announced that Kleinheisler had cancelled his contract with Astana, and had signed a 3.5-year contract with NK Osijek.{{cite web |date=16 January 2019 |title=POTPISAO LASZLO KLEINHEISLER! |trans-title=László Kleinheisler has signed! |url=https://nk-osijek.hr/vijesti/18002/potpisao-laszlo-kleinheisler/ |accessdate=17 January 2019 |website=nk-osijek.hr/ |publisher=NK Osijek |language=Croatian}}

=Panathinaikos=

In January 2023 he signed for Panathinaikos.{{cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=Στον Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κλεϊνχέισλερ |trans-title=Kleinheisler to Panathinaikos. |url=https://www.pao.gr/transfers/ston-panathinaiko-o-kleinxeisler/ |accessdate=12 January 2023 |publisher=pao.gr}} On 5 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Lamia.

==Hajduk Split (loan)==

On 2 January 2024, he was signed by HNK Hajduk Split.{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |date=2024 |title=Légiósok: ma ír alá új csapatához Rossi korábbi alapembere – NS-inf |trans-title=Legionaries: Today, Rossi's former key player will sign with his new team – NS info. |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/legiosok-ma-ir-ala-uj-csapatahoz-rossi-korabbi-alapembere-ns-info-2996171 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu}}{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |date=2024 |title=Légiósok: Kleinheisler visszatért Horvátországba – hivatalos - NSO |trans-title=Legionaries: Kleinheisler returns to Croatia – official – NSO. |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/legiosok-kleinheisler-visszatert-horvatorszagba-hivatalos-2996219 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu}}

=Grazer AK=

On 4 February 2025, Kleinheisler signed with Grazer AK in Austrian Football Bundesliga.{{cite web|publisher=Grazer AK|url=https://www.grazerak.at/aktuelles/saison-24-25-herzlich-willkommen-laszlo-kleinheisler|title=GAK verstärkt sich mit einem EURO-Kicker|trans-title=GAK strengthens itself with a EURO kicker|date=4 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025|language=de}}

International career

On 6 November 2015, Bernd Storck announced the Hungarian national team squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off match against Norway. The biggest surprise was the inclusion of Kleinheisler because he had not played a single match in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.{{cite web |date=6 November 2015 |title=Válogatott: Varga Roland nincs, Kleinheisler a szűk keretben! |trans-title=National team: Roland Varga is out, Kleinheisler is in the reduced squad! |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/magyar_valogatott/valogatott-varga-roland-nincs-kleinheisler-a-szuk-keretben-2448483 |access-date=22 January 2016 |publisher=Nemzeti Sport}} Six days later, he scored on his debut against Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway in the first leg of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs.{{cite news|last1=Rostance|first1=Tom|title=Norway 0-1 Hungary|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34801355|accessdate=20 January 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=12 November 2015}} He was selected for Hungary's Euro 2016 squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d813fac0b2c-04ea0dbfc8e5-1000--hungary-on-the-offensive-with-euro-squad/|title=Hungary on the offensive with EURO squad|publisher=UEFA|date=31 May 2016|access-date=31 May 2016}} He played the full 90 minutes in each of Hungary's first two matches in the group phase. In the first match, a 2–0 win against Austria, he assisted Ádám Szalai for the first goal and was voted "Man of the Match".{{cite news|last1=Moore|first1=Glenn|title=Austria vs Hungary match report: Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber score in second-half to down 10-man Austria|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/austria-vs-hungary-match-report-adam-szalai-and-zoltan-stieber-down-10-man-austria-a7082376.html|accessdate=24 June 2016|work=The Independent|date=14 June 2016}}{{Cite web |last=Gulácsi |first=Péter |date=2023-04-29 |title=7club |url=https://poker7clubs.com/|access-date=2025-04-20 |website=poker7clubs.com}} Having received a yellow card in the second match against Iceland and with Hungary already qualified for the round of sixteen, Kleinheisler was rested in the third match.{{cite news |last1=Kuhl |first1=Alexander |date=23 June 2016 |title=Kleinheisler jubelt, Junuzovic fährt nach Hause |trans-title=Kleinheisler celebrates, Junuzovic heads home. |url=https://weserreport.de/2016/06/sport/kleinheisler-jubelt-junuzovic-faehrt-nach-hause/ |accessdate=24 June 2016 |work=Weser-Report |language=German}} On 1 June 2021, Kleinheisler was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.{{cite web |date=1 June 2021 |title=Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből |trans-title=National team: Two players from Puskás Academy and Dominik Szoboszlai were left out of the Euro squad. |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/magyar_valogatott/valogatott-a-puskas-akademia-ket-jatekosa-es-szoboszlai-dominik-maradt-ki-az-eb-keretbol-2829717 |language=hu}} He started all three matches as Hungary finished bottom of Group F.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2024455--hungary-vs-portugal/lineups/|title=Hungary vs Portugal: Line-ups|access-date=27 June 2024|website=UEFA}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2024465--hungary-vs-france/lineups/|title=Hungary vs France: Line-ups|access-date=27 June 2024|website=UEFA}} On 14 May 2024, Kleinheisler 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}} He appeared as a substitute for Ádám Nagy in both the team's opening match against Switzerland{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/match/2036162--hungary-vs-switzerland/|title=Hungary vs Switzerland|access-date=27 June 2024|website=UEFA}} and their second match against Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/match/2036173--germany-vs-hungary/lineups/|title=Germany vs Hungary: Line-ups|access-date=27 June 2024|website=UEFA}}

Personal life

His nickname is "Scholes", after Paul Scholes, because they are both red-haired and short-sized.{{cite web |date=14 June 2013 |title=Kleinheisler László a Vidiben folytatja |trans-title=László Kleinheisler continues his career at Vidi. |url=http://www.vidi.hu/2013/06/14/kleinheisler-laszlo-a-vidiben-folytatja.html |accessdate=20 January 2016 |website=Videoton FC |language=Hungarian}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 22 February 2025}}{{cite web|title=L. Kleinheisler|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/laszlo-kleinheisler/154604/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=20 January 2016}}{{cite web|title=László Kleinheisler » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/laszlo-kleinheisler/2/|website=Worldfootball|accessdate=20 January 2016}}

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"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Puskás FC

|2012–13

|Nemzeti Bajnokság II

|27

80000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—278
rowspan="4"|Videoton

|2013–14

|rowspan="3"|Nemzeti Bajnokság I

|19

4202020colspan="2"|—254
2014–15

|11

02061colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—191
2015–16

|0

00000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!30

4408120colspan="2"|—445
Puskás FC (loan)

|2014–15

|Nemzeti Bajnokság I

|12

00000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—120
rowspan="4"|Werder Bremen

|2015–16

|rowspan="3"|Bundesliga

|6

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—70
2016–17

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
2017–18

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!6

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—70
Darmstadt 98 (loan)

|2016–17

|Bundesliga

|12

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—131
Ferencváros (loan)

|2016–17

|Nemzeti Bajnokság I

|10

050colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—150
rowspan="3"|Astana (loan)

|2017

|rowspan="2"|Kazakhstan Premier League

|4

000colspan="2"|—6000100
2018

|16

000colspan="2"|—2010190
colspan="2"|Total

!20

000colspan="2"|—8010290
Astana

|2018

|Kazakhstan Premier League

|12

000colspan="2"|—13200252
rowspan="6"|Osijek

|2018–19

|rowspan="5"|Prva HNL

|10

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—111
2019–20

|24

330colspan="2"|—20colspan="2"|—293
2020–21

|31

620colspan="2"|—10colspan="2"|—346
2021–22

|30

230colspan="2"|—41colspan="2"|—373
2022–23

|16

621colspan="2"|—21colspan="2"|—208
colspan="2"|Total

!111

18111colspan="2"|—920013118
rowspan="4"|Panathinaikos

|2022–23

|rowspan="3"|Super League Greece

|15

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—162
2023–24

|2

000colspan="2"|—3{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}0colspan="2"|—50
2024–25

|0

000colspan="2"|—00colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!17

210colspan="2"|—30colspan="2"|—212
Hajduk Split (loan)

|2023–24

|SuperSport HNL

|12

021colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—141
Grazer AK

|2024–25

|Austrian Bundesliga

|3

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30
colspan="3"|Career total

!260

322528135121033439

{{notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|match played on 19 June 2024}}.

{{col-begin}}{{col-break|width=30%}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="10"|Hungary

|2015

21
201690
201720
2018101
201960
202000
2021121
202230
202330
202460
colspan="2"|Total533

{{col-end}}

:Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kleinheisler goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/61279/Laszlo_Kleinheisler.html|title=Kleinheisler, László|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=19 September 2018}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by László Kleinheisler

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|112 November 2015Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway{{fb|NOR}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
align="center"|211 September 2018Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary{{fb|GRE}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|2–12018–19 UEFA Nations League C
align="center"|331 March 2021Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra{{fb|AND}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|4–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

References

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