Tamás Szántó
Szántó in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996
Place of birth Sopron, Hungary
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2003–2010 Sopron
2010–2014 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Rapid Wien II 64 (19)
2016–2021 Rapid Wien 35 (5)
Total 99 (24)
International career
2012–2013 Hungary U-17 3 (0)
2014 Hungary U-18 1 (0)
2016 Hungary U-21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tamás Szántó (born 18 February 1996) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Szántó was born in Sopron while his father Csaba played for FC Sopron. His family is Székely from Târgu Mureș, Romania.[1] He started to play football at the youth academy of FC Sopron before joining the youth academy of Rapid Wien in 2010.

Rapid Wien

Szántó made his Austrian Bundesliga debut on 31 July 2016, replacing Arnór Ingvi Traustason in the 63rd minute against Altach. His first appearance in the starting lineup came on 7 August 2016 against Austria Wien on Wiener Derby. Szántó scored his first league goal on 10 September 2016 against Sturm Graz in the 54th minute; that match ended in a 1–1 draw.[2] He finished the 2016–17 season with total of 5 goals and 2 assists in 29 league appearances. His second season at Rapid was plagued by injuries, which limited his appearances and playing time.

Retirement

In April 2021, Szántó announced his retirement from playing at the age of 25 due to injury problems.[3]

International career

Szántó was named in Hungarian U-20 provisional squad for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup but was cut from the final squad.[4] On 10 October 2016, he played his first match for the Hungary U-21 team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League Austrian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien II 2013–14 Regionalliga Ost 1250000125
2014–15 2140000214
2015–16 241000002410
2017–18 70000070
Total 641900006419
Rapid Wien 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 295504000385
2017–18 60200080
Total 355704000465
Career total 922470400010324

    International

    References

    1. "A Rapid hőse nem lesz osztrák, csak a magyar válogatott érdekli".
    2. "Betalált a Sturmnak a válogatottba nem kellő magyar tehetség – VIDEÓ".
    3. "Mit 25 Jahren: Rapids Tamas Szanto muss Karriere beenden". spox.com (in German). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
    4. "A Bobál ikrek nem mennek a vb-re, rutintalan Storck-keret". nemzetisport.hu. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
    5. Tamás Szántó at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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