Péter Halmosi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɛr ˈhɒlmoʃi]; born 25 September 1979) is a Hungarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At international level, he won 35 caps for his country. His previous clubs include Szombathelyi Haladás, Grazer AK, Debrecen, Plymouth Argyle and Hull City.
 Halmosi playing for Hull City in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Péter Halmosi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1979[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Szombathely, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Haladás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Haladás | 100 | (18) |
| 2002–2003 | Grazer AK | 17 | (3) |
| 2003–2007 | Debrecen | 99 | (19) |
| 2007 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Plymouth Argyle | 43 | (8) |
| 2008–2011 | Hull City | 18 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Haladás (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2011–2018 | Haladás | 206 | (28) |
| Total | 514 | (83) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Hungary U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2013 | Hungary | 36 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editBorn in the ancient western city of Szombathely, Halmosi grew up in a family with significant sporting background. His father, Zoltán, won 11 caps playing for Hungary, and his mother also was involved in professional sport, representing Hungary as an athlete at several international events.
Career
editHalmosi played his first game for his hometown club Szombathelyi Haladás at the age of 18 and stayed at the club until he was 23. In 2002, he joined Austrian side Grazer AK making 17 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club. After playing several games for the reserves he returned to Hungary signing for Debrecen. His move to Debrecen turned out to be a successful stay and he spent four years with the club.
Halmosi next joined Plymouth Argyle, initially on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season, with a view to a permanent move at the end of the season.[4][5] A £400,000 permanent deal with Argyle was completed on 16 May 2007,[6] making him the record signing for the club at that time. He had been linked with moves to other clubs in the United Kingdom including Celtic[7] and Blackburn Rovers.[8] Halmosi made his Argyle debut in a 3–1 away win against Norwich City on 13 January 2007.
On 15 July 2008, Halmosi was spotted at Hull City's pre-season friendly against North Ferriby United. One day later, he signed a four-year contract with Hull for a fee in excess of £2 million, becoming, at the time, their record signing and their 6th of the summer.[9] He made his Hull debut in the friendly match against Chesterfield on 22 July 2008 at Saltergate. His competitive debut came shortly after the hour mark in Hull City's first ever top flight game, against Fulham on 16 August 2008, as a substitute for Nick Barmby.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup victory over against Sheffield United on 14 February 2009.[11] On the final day of the January transfer window Halmosi joined Hungarian side Szombathelyi Haladas on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season.[12]
On 4 January 2011, Halmosi left Hull City by mutual consent.[13] Ten days later, he returned to Szombathelyi Haladás on a three and a half year contract.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Szombathelyi Haladás | 2001–02 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Grazer AK | 2002–03 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Debrecen | 2003–04 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 2004–05 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2005–06 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 9 | |
| 2006–07 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 109 | 21 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2006–07 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | |
| Total | 59 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 13 | |
| Hull City | 2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Szombathelyi Haladás | 2010–11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 207 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 27 | |
| Career total | 438 | 62 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 477 | 68 | |
Other includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
International
edit- As of 14 November 2009[17]
| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hungary | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
Honours
editDebrecen
- Hungarian League: 2005, 2006
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2005, 2006
Szombathelyi Haladás
- Hungarian Cup runner-up: 2002
Individual
- Named in the Hungarian National Championship I all-star team (nemzetisport.hu): 2010–11
- Zilahi Prize: 2005
References
edit- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Halmosi Péter". HLSZ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Profiles". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Plymouth Argyle – News – Latest News – Latest News – MAGYARS' HUNGER CLINCHES MOVE". world.pafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Plymouth Argyle – News – Latest News – Latest News – HALMOSI'S RECORD DEAL". world.pafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Sky Sports – Football – Scottish Premier". Sky Sports.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Blackburn Rovers Football Club are reportedly leading the chase for Peter Halmosi Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hull clinch triple transfer swoop". BBC Sport. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Hull City 2–1 Fulham". football.co.uk. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ "Halmosi Delight At First Goal". Hull City A.F.C. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Halmosi Agrees Loan Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Hungarian midfielder Peter Halmosi leaves Hull City". BBC Sport. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Halmosi három és fél éves szerződést kötött a Haladással" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Péter Halmosi » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "P. Halmosi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Magyarfutball.hu. "A Magyar Válogatott mérkőzései (2009) • Magyar Válogatott • Magyarfutball.hu". www.magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
External links
edit- Péter Halmosi at magyarfutball.hu
- Péter Halmosi at Soccerbase
- Péter Halmosi at National-Football-Teams.com
