Zsolt Kalmar

Zsolt Kalmar

Country: Hungary

Date of birth: 09/06/1995 (19 years old)

Place of birth: Gyor (Hungary)

Height: 1,85m

Youth career: Gyori ETO FC

Senior career: Gyori ETO FC

Squad number:13

Current national team: Hungary

Position: centre midfielder, attacking midfielder

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 200,000 €

Contract until: unknown

Player’s agent: Stars & Friends Hungary Kft.

Similar type of player: Paul Scholes

Strengths:

– passing

– vision

– teamwork

– versatility

– composure

– intelligence

– creativity

– ball control

– crossing

Style of play:

– playmaker/box-to-box midfielder

– dictates tempo

– pinpoint passes

– improves the team’s off the ball movement when in possession

– calm and level headed

– player is very good in combination play

He is best suited to playing as:

Centre midfielder in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

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League summary:

Nemzeti Bajnoksag I 2012/2013: 2 matches/1 goal (Gyori ETO FC)

Nemzeti Bajnoksag I 2013/2014: 21 matches/2 goals (Gyori ETO FC)

Description:

Zsolt Kalmar is surely one of the biggest Hungarian talents in recent years. He joined Gyori ETO youth academy in 2005 at the age of 10. He made his professional debut during 2012/2013 season, on 19th May 2013 in a league fixture against Budapest Honvéd. He scored his first goal just two weeks later in an away game against Egri FC. During the current season he became a true star of Ferenc Horváth’s side and good performances resulted first call up to the Hungary senior national team, in which he made his full international debut on 22nd May 2014 in a friendly game against Denmark. At the moment he’s trying to help U-19 team at UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in his homeland. It is well known that many German clubs, including prosperous RB Leipzig, have recently shown interest in him.

Quotes:

“He is one of the greatest jewels of our club. We’ll let him go only with a big offer.”

(Sasa Stevanovic – sporting director of Gyori ETO FC)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10