Szabolcs Gergő Schön (born 27 September 2000) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers and the Hungary national team.[5][6]

Szabolcs Schön
Personal information
Full name Szabolcs Gergő Schön[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger,[3] left wing-back[4]
Team information
Current team
Bolton Wanderers
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2017 Budapest Honvéd
2017–2019 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Jong Ajax 1 (0)
2019–2021 MTK Budapest 49 (13)
2021–2022 FC Dallas 24 (0)
2022–2024 Fehérvár 53 (4)
2024– Bolton Wanderers 16 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Hungary U16 11 (1)
2016–2017 Hungary U17 18 (2)
2018 Hungary U18 2 (0)
2017–2019 Hungary U19 16 (4)
2019–2022 Hungary U21 6 (0)
2021– Hungary 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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In April 2021, Schön signed with FC Dallas.[6] He returned to Hungary on 26 August 2022, signing with Fehérvár.[7]

Bolton Wanderers

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On 2 August 2024 he signed a three year deal with EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[8][9]

On 5 October 2024, Schön scored his first goal for Bolton when netting the equaliser against Shrewsbury Town in a 2-2 draw at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.[10]

International career

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On 1 June 2021, Schön was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. He took part in two of three group stage matches for Hungary at Euro 2020 where Hungary nearly pulled off the impossible in escaping the group of death with France, Germany, and Portugal.[11]

He made his debut for Hungary national team on 8 June 2021 in a friendly against Ireland. He substituted Ádám Szalai in the 88th minute of a 0–0 draw.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 December 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 1 0 0 0 1 0
MTK Budapest 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 17 4 7 1 0 0 24 5
2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27 9 6 2 0 0 33 11
Total 49 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 62 16
FC Dallas 2021 MLS 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2022 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Fehérvár 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21 4 1 0 0 0 22 4
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Total 53 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 58 4
Bolton Wanderers 2024–25[14] EFL League One 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 1
Career total 143 18 16 3 1 0 2 0 162 21

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2021 8 0
2022 1 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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MTK Budapest

References

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  1. ^ "Schön Szabolcs Gergő" [Szabolcs Gergő Schön]. MLSZ adatbank (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Szabolcs Schön". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ Szabolcs Schön at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ @OfficialBWFC: "We are delighted to confirm the signing of exciting Hungarian wing-back Szabolcs Schön on an initial three-year deal - subject to international clearance. Welcome to Wanderers, Szabi
  5. ^ Szabolcs Schön at Soccerway
  6. ^ a b "FC Dallas Signs Hungarian Winger Szabolcs Schön | FC Dallas".
  7. ^ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Transfers Winger Szabolcs Schön to MOL Fehérvár FC". FC Dallas.
  8. ^ "Hungarian International Schön Wings In | Bolton Wanderers FC". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Schön Szabolcs Angliában folytatja, a Bolton Wanderershez igazolt – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/report-wanderers-2-shrewsbury-town-2-0, Report: Wanderers 2 Shrewsbury Town 2, Bolton Wanderers FC, 5 October 2024
  11. ^ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Hungary v Ireland game report". ESPN. 8 June 2021.
  13. ^ S. Schön Soccer Way
  14. ^ "Games played by Szabolcs Schön in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2024.