Kristóf Palasics (born 19 April 2002) is a Hungarian handball player for S.L. Benfica and the Hungary national team.
| Kristóf Palasics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
19 April 2002 Kistarcsa, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | S.L. Benfica | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2016 | Gödöllői Főnix ISE | ||
2016–2018 | PLER-Budapest | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018– | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2020–2021 | → BFKA-Veszprém (loan) | ||
2021–2023 | → NEKA (loan) | ||
2023–2024 | → BM Logroño La Rioja (loan) | ||
2024– | → S.L. Benfica (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Hungary | 15 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Career
editClub
editKristóf started his career at Gödöllői Főnix ISE, where he developed his skills under the professional guidance of former top goalkeeper Tamás Zsembery.[1] In 2016, he certified for PLER-Budapest. In August 2018, he signed a contract with Telekom Veszprém. The goalkeeping talent spent the first league seasons - with the exception of a few Nemzeti Bajnokság I matches - in the youth team of the Veszprém team. From the 2020/2021 season, he was a member of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B BFKA-Veszprém with a double playing permit. From 2021, he played on loan in the NEKA Nemzeti Bajnokság I team for 2 years. From 2023, he was loaned to BM Logroño La Rioja, the fifth-place team in the Spanish league, for an extra year.[2] He will start the 2024/25 season on loan at the Portuguese team S.L. Benfica.[3]
National team
editHe was 9th with the Hungarian team at the 2021 Youth European Championship. As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[4] He was a member of the traveling squad[5] for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship for the first time in a world tournament, but he did not play in a single match at the World Championship. At the age of 21, on April 30, 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Tatabánya in the Hungary-Georgia men's European qualifying match 30–31.[6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[7] He also participated in the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary men's national handball team. (5th place, 5 matches / 0 goals). He also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Hungarian team finished 10th (4 matches / 0 goals).
Honours
editNational team
edit- Junior World Championship:
Silver: 2023
Club
edit- BFKA-Veszprém
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
- Silver: 2021
References
edit- ^ "Gödöllői nevelésű játékos a junior világbajnoki ezüstérmes férfi kézilabda-válogatottban".
- ^ "SONLINE - A spanyol élvonalban folytatja Palasics Kristóf". 18 June 2023.
- ^ https://handballveszprem.hu/hu/article/palasics-kristof-a-benfica-csapatahoz-kerul-kolcsonben_7516
- ^ https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/07/18/kezi-ujra-az-elitben-minden-idok-harmadik-legjobb-szereplesevel-eb-otodik-lett-a-ferfi-u20-as-valogatott
- ^ https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/7056e0a8-af84-4726-82cd-026a1e3a0562/pdf/HUN.PDF?n=1673594103
- ^ "Grúzia elleni vereséggel zárta az Eb-selejtezőt a magyar válogatott". 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Nagy falat volt a házigazda, vb-ezüstérmes a magyar U21-es férfi kézilabda-válogatott". 2 July 2023.
External links
edit- Kristóf Palasics at EHF (in English)
- Kristóf Palasics at MKSZ (in Hungarian)