A. Szalai

Following his move to Pogon Szczecin, Szalai's current-season form is up 325% on last season (Season 4→17), while his Rating eased 40→29. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Pogon Szczecin	2	0	0	7.25	—	—
2025/26	Pogon SzczecinLoan · 9th	14	0	0	6.69	29	17
2025/26	KasımpaşaLoan · 13th	15	0	1	6.67	30	14
2024/25	Standard LiegeLoan · 3rd	4	0	0	6.7	40	4
2023/24	SC FreiburgLoan · 10th	6	0	0	6.27	58	2
2023/24	1899 Hoffenheim	3	0	0	6.27	—	—
2022/23	Fenerbahçe · 2nd	32	2	2	6.92	52	38

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Hungary · international

Side	Apps	G
Hungary	49	2
Hungary U21	21	4
Hungary U19	18	0
Hungary U17	10	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

A. Szalai is a 28-year-old central defender at Pogon Szczecin, rated 29.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 332 on scout potential in the Ekstraklasa. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (82.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Szalai.

Judged on this season alone, Szalai graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Ekstraklasa, on 3 clean sheets and 1.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, top 39% of the 49 centre-backs in the Ekstraklasa. At 28 Szalai is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down4 clubs

Current potential19th of 49 centre-backs · Ekstraklasa · 14 apps Current season33rd of 49 centre-backs · Ekstraklasa · 14 apps33rd-best centre-back in the Ekstraklasa171st in the Ekstraklasa · potential19th-highest potential centre-back in the Ekstraklasa

29.3

Ratingi

19th of 49 centre-backs

17.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

82.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

1.5

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Pogon Szczecin finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

1.5

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 14 appearances.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 82.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.5 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.3, Szalai carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ekstraklasa of 49 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %82.4%

Available fixtures16 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.5

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %81

Cards / 900.143

Foul involvement / 900.786

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 28, Szalai sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Szalai's projected Rating — 29.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.