Zsombor Kerekes

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zsombor Kerekes

| image = Kerekes Zsombor.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Kerekes with Debrecen in 2009

| full_name = Zsombor Kerekes

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|09|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Senta, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.93 m

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1992

| clubs1 = Bečej

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 =

| clubs2 =

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1999

| clubs3 = Nagykanizsa

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2000–2002

| clubs4 = Debrecen

| caps4 = 83

| goals4 = 32

| years5 = 2003

| clubs5 = Tianjin Kangshifu

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2004

| clubs6 = Pécs

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2004–2005

| clubs7 = Debrecen

| caps7 = 27

| goals7 = 12

| years8 = 2005–2007

| clubs8 = Willem II

| caps8 = 27

| goals8 = 3

| years10 = 2007–2009

| clubs10 = Debrecen

| caps10 = 35

| goals10 = 12

| years11 = 2010–2011

| clubs11 = Báránd

| caps11 = 30

| goals11 = 31

| years12 = 2011–2014

| clubs12 = Debreceni EAC

| caps12 = 43

| goals12 = 52

| years13 = 2015–2017

| clubs13 = Debreceni EAC

| caps13 = 2

| goals13 = 0

| totalcaps = 292

| totalgoals = 153

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam1 = Hungary

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Zsombor Kerekes ({{Langx|sr|Жомбор Керекеш / Žombor Kerekeš}}; born 13 September 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Serbia to Hungarian parents, Kerekes represented the Hungary national team.{{Cite web | url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/szemelyek/adatlap/411/kerekes_zsombor | title=Kerekes Zsombor | language=hu | publisher=magyarfutball.hu | access-date=14 July 2025}}{{Cite web | url=https://nela.hu/jatekos/353/Kerekes_Zsombor | title=Kerekes, Zsombor | language=hu | publisher=nela.hu | access-date=14 July 2025}}

Club career

Kerekes made his senior debut with Bečej in the 1991–92 Yugoslav Second League, appearing in three games, as the club finished as champions and earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in history.

In the summer of 1999, Kerekes moved to Hungary to play for Nagykanizsa. He was transferred to fellow NB I club Debrecen in the 2000 winter transfer season. In early 2003, Kerekes moved to China and signed with Tianjin Kangshifu. He would later play for Debrecen on two more occasions, winning two championships (2004–05 and 2008–09).{{Cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01c2-0f84b1a8ca6d-31023f446dc7-1000--debrecen-add-strength-to-attack/ | title=Debrecen add strength to attack | publisher=uefa.com | date=21 June 2007 | access-date=14 July 2025}} In his late 30s and early 40s, Kerekes played in the lower leagues of Hungarian football.{{Cite web | url=https://ada1bank.mlsz.hu/player?itemId=417977 | title=KEREKES ZSOMBOR | language=hu | publisher=mlsz.hu | access-date=14 July 2025}}

International career

At international level, Kerekes was capped nine times for Hungary, scoring two goals. He made his debut on 30 November 2004 in a 1–0 friendly loss to Slovakia in Bangkok. His last cap came on 8 October 2005 in a World Cup qualifier away against Bulgaria, as Hungary lost 2–0.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="2"\|Hungary \|2004	2	1
2005	7	1
colspan="2"\|Total	9	2

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

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

rowspan="2"|Hungary

|2004

2

1

2005

7

1

colspan="2"|Total

9