Gergő Fazekas (born 31 October 2003) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for Wisła Płock and the Hungary national team.
| Gergő Fazekas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
31 October 2003 Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Wisła Płock | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2018 | Éles KISE | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2022 | Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs | ||
2022– | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2022– | → Wisła Płock (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Hungary | 18 | (27) |
Medal record | |||
Career edit
Club edit
In the 2018/19 season, Gergő played for the first time in the second division in the NB I/B. He was not even 15 years old when he made his debut. In his first senior season, he scored 26 goals in 10 games. In November 2021, it was announced that he would continue his career at Telekom Veszprém from the summer of 2022.[1] They signed a 4-year contract with him. For the first two years of his contract, he is loaned to Polish side Wisła Płock.[2] In Plock in the summer of 2022, during the preparation, he suffered a serious shoulder injury.[3] He had surgery, then made his comeback in February 2023 after 6 months of rehabilitation.[4]
National team edit
He was called up to the Hungary national team for the first time in October 2021 by the then national team head coach István Gulyás.[5] He was included in the large squad of the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship,[6] but in the end he did not become a member of the narrow squad. On March 19, 2022, he made his international debut in the national team, (selected by Chema Rodríguez) in Gummersbach against Germany.[7] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[8] He also participated in the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary men's national handball team. (5th place, 8 games / 18 goals).
Personal life edit
His father, Nándor Fazekas, is a former handball player who played in the Hungary national team.
Honours edit
National team edit
- Junior World Championship:
Silver: 2023
Club edit
- Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
- Magyar Kupa
- Silver: 2022
- Wisła Płock
- Polish Superliga:
- Silver: 2023
- Polish Cup
Gold: 2023, 2024
Individual edit
References edit
- ^ "A magyar utánpótlás egyik legígéretesebb tehetsége a Telekom Veszprémben - Telekom Veszprém". handballveszpremshop.hu. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "A Telekom Veszprém külföldi nagycsapathoz adja kölcsön fiatal magyar tehetségét". origo.hu. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Raport Medyczny – Gergő Fazekas". 2 August 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Kézilabda: élesben is bemutatkozott a Plockban a Veszprém kölcsönjátékosa". nemzetisport.hu. 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Apáról fiúra száll a válogatottság: meghívót kapott a legendás magyar kapus fia". Sportal.hu. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Men's EHF EURO 2022 Official Squad Lists" (PDF). Euro Handball. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Fazekas Gergő ott mutatkozott be a válogatottban, ahol megszerette a kézilabdát". utanpotlassport.hu (in Hungarian). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/u21-es-ferfi-kezi-vb-nemetorszag-magyarorszag-donto-2965545
- ^ Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Megválasztották az év magyar kézilabdázóit". origo.hu/. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Á, V. (9 February 2022). "Kézilabda: Bánhidi Bence és Márton Gréta az év játékosai - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links edit
- Gergő Fazekas at EHF (in English)