The Hungary national football team has represented Hungary in international association football since 1902. Hungary played its first international match on 12 October 1902, losing to neighbouring Austria 5–0 in a friendly. The team is governed by the Hungarian Football Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Labdarúgó-szövetség; MLSZ) and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel.[1] As of November 2022, Hungary has played a total of 976 international matches. Hungary have played Austria most frequently, meeting the side 137 times. Of these, Hungary have won 67, drawn 30 and lost 40.[2] The Austria–Hungary football rivalry is the second-most played international fixture in football history, behind only the Argentina–Uruguay rivalry which has been played officially 194 times.[3][4]

Balázs Dzsudzsák is Hungary's most capped player with 109 caps.[5]

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championships, and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as UEFA Nations League matches and numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps. If the number of caps is equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics updated following match played on 20 June 2023.

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Ferenc Puskás is the nation's leading goalscorer.
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József Bozsik was Hungary's record appearance holder between 1957 and 2016.
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Balázs Dzsudzsák is the most capped player


Key
* Still active for the national team[a]
= Player is tied for the number of caps
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Hungary national team footballers with at least 25 appearances[5][6]
No. Name Position National career Caps Goals Notes
1 Balázs Dzsudzsák FW 2007–2022 109 21
2 Gábor Király GK 1998–2016 108 0
3 József Bozsik MF 1947–1962 101 11
4 Zoltán Gera MF 2002–2017 97 26
5 Roland Juhász DF 2004–2016 95 6
6 László Fazekas FW 1968–1983 92 24
7= Gyula Grosics GK 1947–1962 86 0
Ádám Szalai FW 2009–2022 86 26
9 Ferenc Puskás FW 1945–1956 85 84
10 Imre Garaba DF 1980–1991 82 3
11 Sándor Mátrai DF 1956–1967 81 0
12 Vilmos Vanczák DF 2004–2015 79 4
13 Ferenc Sipos DF 1957–1966 77 1
14= László Bálint DF 1972–1982 76 3
Ferenc Bene FW 1962–1979 76 36
Máté Fenyvesi FW 1954–1966 76 8
17= Flórián Albert FW 1959–1974 75 31
Károly Sándor FW 1949–1964 75 27
19 Lajos Tichy FW 1955–1971 72 51
20 Ádám Nagy* MF 2015– 71 1
21= József Kiprich FW 1984–1995 70 28
Tibor Nyilasi MF 1975–1985 70 32
23 Nándor Hidegkuti FW 1945–1958 69 39
24= Sándor Kocsis FW 1948–1956 68 75
Imre Schlosser FW 1906–1927 68 59
26 Béla Illés FW 1991–2001 64 15
27 Tamás Priskin FW 2005–2017 63 17
28= János Göröcs FW 1958–1970 62 19
György Sárosi MF 1931–1943 62 42
30= Pál Dárdai MF 1998–2010 61 5
Lajos Détári MF 1984–1994 61 13
Kálmán Mészöly DF 1961–1971 61 6
33= Tamás Hajnal MF 2004–2013 59 7
Ádám Lang* DF 2014– 59 1
35 Péter Lipcsei MF 1991–2005 58 1
36= Gábor Halmai MF 1993–2001 57 4
Tamás Kádár* DF 2010– 57 1
38= Kálmán Kovács FW 1982–1995 56 19
József Tóth DF 1974–1983 56 0
40= Sándor Sallai DF 1982–1989 55 1
41 Sándor Bíró DF 1932–1946 54 0
42 Mihály Lantos DF 1950–1956 53 5
43= Attila Fiola* DF 2014– 52 2
Vilmos Sebők DF 1996–2006 52 9
45= Károly Fogl DF 1918–1929 51 2
Szabolcs Huszti MF 2004–2010 51 7
Péter Gulácsi* GK 2014– 51 0
48 György Bognár MF 1985–1994 50 7
49= Jenő Buzánszky DF 1950–1956 49 0
Gyula Lázár MF 1931–1941 49 1
Krisztián Lisztes MF 1994–2004 49 9
52= Ákos Elek MF 2010–2018 48 1
Pál Titkos FW 1929–1938 48 13
József Turay FW 1928–1939 48 11
55= Vilmos Kertész MF 1909–1923 47 11
László Kleinheisler* MF 2015– 47 3
57= László Bodnár DF 2000–2010 46 0
László Sárosi DF 1957–1965 46 0
Géza Toldi FW 1929–1940 46 25
60 András Törőcsik FW 1977–1984 45 12
61= Gergő Lovrencsics DF 2013–2021 44 1
István Vincze FW 1986–1996 44 8
63= Zoltán Czibor FW 1949–1956 43 17
Nemanja Nikolić* FW 2013–2023 43 8
65= Roland Sallai* FW 2016– 42 10
Antal Szabó GK 1932–1939 42 0
Sándor Torghelle FW 2004–2010 42 11
Krisztián Vadócz* MF 2006– 42 2
69= Gáspár Borbás FW 1903–1916 41 11
Csaba Fehér DF 1998–2009 41 0
Willi Orbán* DF 2018– 41 5
Gyula Rákosi FW 1960–1968 41 4
73= Lajos Korányi DF 1929–1937 40 0
István Kozma MF 1986–1995 40 1
Flórián Urbán DF 1991–2003 40 4
76= László Budai FW 1949–1959 39 10
Sándor Pintér MF 1975–1978 39 2
Gyula Zsengellér FW 1936–1947 39 32
79= Zoltán Blum MF 1912–1925 38 1
József Fogl DF 1920–1930 38 0
Zsolt Petry GK 1988–1996 38 0
Ernő Solymosi MF 1960–1968 38 7
83= Tibor Balog MF 1988–1997 37 2
Péter Disztl GK 1984–1989 37 0
Gyula Hajszán FW 1982–1994 37 4
Zoltán Kereki DF 1976–1980 37 7
Antal Kotász MF 1954–1961 37 0
Gyula Lóránt DF 1948–1955 37 0
Emil Lőrincz DF 1990–1997 37 3
Krisztián Németh* FW 2010– 37 4
Miklós Páncsics DF 1969–1973 37 0
Lajos Szűcs DF 1967–1973 37 2
93= Gyula Bíró MF 1906–1916 36 3
Vladimir Koman* FW 2010– 36 7
Imre Szabics FW 2003–2013 36 13
Béla Várady FW 1972–1982 36 13
97= Tibor Dombi MF 1994–2001 35 1
Péter Halmosi MF 2002–2013 35 0
Attila Szalai* DF 2019– 35 1
Péter Török DF 1973–1980 35 0
József Zakariás MF 1947–1954 35 0
102= László Cseh FW 1932–1937 34 15
Győző Martos DF 1977–1983 34 0
János Mátyus DF 1998–2002 34 3
Balázs Tóth MF 2004–2010 34 0
József Varga* MF 2009– 34 0
107= János Farkas FW 1964–1969 33 19
Ferenc Hirzer FW 1922–1930 33 14
József Kardos MF 1980–1987 33 3
László Kiss FW 1980–1983 33 11
Lajos Kocsis MF 1969–1975 33 7
György Korsós DF 1998–2005 33 1
Gyula Rumbold DF 1907–1914 33 0
Sándor Zámbó MF 1969–1975 33 3
115= Ferenc Horváth FW 1996–2001 32 11
Zsolt Kalmár* MF 2014– 32 3
Gyula Mándi DF 1921–1934 32 0
Antal Nagy DF 1979–1988 32 5
György Orth MF 1919–1927 32 13
Dominik Szoboszlai* MF 2019– 32 7
József Takács FW 1923–1933 32 26
122= Antal Dunai FW 1969–1973 31 9
István Pisont FW 1991–1999 31 10
Antal Szentmihályi GK 1961–1969 31 0
Dániel Tőzsér MF 2005–2015 31 1
József Varga DF 1980–1986 31 1
127 Károly Zsák GK 1912–1925 30 0
128= Márton Esterházy FW 1980–1988 29 11
József Keller DF 1986–1994 29 0
Krisztián Kenesei FW 2000–2005 29 9
Ferenc Machos FW 1955–1963 29 14
Ferenc Mészáros GK 1973–1988 29 0
Antal Róth DF 1983–1989 29 1
134= József Braun FW 1918–1926 28 11
Dénes Dibusz* GK 2014– 28 0
László Disztl DF 1984–1993 28 1
Attila Dragóner DF 1996–2005 28 0
Zoltán Péter DF 1979–1987 28 4
Gergely Rudolf FW 2008–2014 28 10
Zoltán Szélesi DF 2004–2015 28 0
Ferenc Szojka MF 1954–1960 28 1
142= Gábor Babos GK 1997–2009 27 0
Béla Bodonyi FW 1979–1985 27 6
Loïc Négo* DF 2020– 27 2
Péter Hannich MF 1982–1987 27 2
Kálmán Ihász DF 1962–1969 27 0
László Klausz FW 1993–2000 27 6
György Molnár FW 1920–1927 27 11
149= Gábor Gyepes DF 2002–2009 26 1
Vilmos Kohut FW 1925–1938 26 14
Gyula Polgár DF 1932–1942 26 2
Sándor Zombori MF 1975–1980 26 3
153= János Bánfi DF 1992–1997 25 0
Dezső Bundzsák FW 1956–1961 25 1
Miklós Fehér FW 1998–2003 25 7
Sándor Gujdár GK 1970–1979 25 0
István Hamar MF 1993–2001 25 4
Jenő Károly MF 1903–1918 25 10
Zsolt Lőw DF 2002–2008 25 1
Mihály Mracskó MF 1993–1997 25 0
László Nagy FW 1970–1980 25 7
László Pusztai FW 1976–1969 25 5
Béla Sárosi MF 1939–1935 25 1
György Szűcs MF 1934–1939 25 0
Attila Tököli FW 2000–2011 25 3
Zoltán Végh GK 1991–2007 25 0
Jenő Vincze FW 1930–1939 25 8

Notes

  1. ^ Players who are still active for the national team are players who have not retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.

References

  1. ^ Williams, Richard (18 May 2015). "Why Does Israel's Football Team Play In Europe?". Sky News. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Austria – International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Hungary–Austria Matches 1902–2006". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ^ Pelayes, Héctor Darío. "Argentina National Team Archive". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel. "Hungary –Record International Players". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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