Péter Lukács (handballer)

Péter Lukács (born 30 July 2002) is a Hungarian handball player for Elverum Håndball and the Hungary national team.

Péter Lukács
Lukács in 2021
Personal information
Born (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22)
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Central back
Club information
Current club Elverum Håndball
Youth career
Years Team
2009–2015
PLER KC
2015–2018
Ferencvárosi TC
Senior clubs
Years Team
2018–2021
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
2020–2021
Hungary BFKA-Veszprém (loan)
2021–
Hungary Telekom Veszprém
2023–
Norway Elverum Håndball (loan)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–
Hungary 1 (2)
Medal record
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Germany/Greece

Career

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Club

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Péter started his career at PLER KC. He was the team captain of PLER KC's age-group teams. He joined the Ferencvárosi TC in 2015, and made his debut in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 2018/2019 season. He scored 13 goals in 24 games. In the 2020–2021 season, he was transferred on loan to the Telekom Veszprém youth team (BFKA-Veszprém),[1] of which he also became the captain. Here he became a silver medalist and top scorer in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B championship (21 matches / 182 goals). This season, he also played in a couple of matches in Telekom Veszprém's adult team in Nemzeti Bajnokság I (13 matches, 3 goals). At the beginning of the 2021/2022 season, Telekom Veszprém acquired him for good and they count on him for the senior team.[2] This season, he also made his debut in the EHF Champions League, participated in the BL Final 4 in Cologne, where he also scored a goal in the bronze medal match.[3] At the end of the 2022/2023 season, he became champion and cup winner with Telekom Veszprém, and then it was announced that he would be loaned to the Norwegian team Elverum Håndball for two years.[4] He scored 131 goals in 74 first-class matches for Telekom Veszprém.

National team

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He 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.[5] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[6] He was included in the large squad of the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship,[7] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad. On November 10, 2024, he made his debut in the senior national team in Vantaa at the Finland-Hungary European Championship qualifier, where the Hungarians won 23-32, Péter scored 2 goals.[8] He was included in the large squad of the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship,[9] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad.

Honours

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National team

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Club

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BFKA-Veszprém
Telekom Veszprém
Elverum HB

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Hivatalos bejelentés: Lukács Péter".
  2. ^ "Lukács Péter a Veszprémben kezdi az évet". 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Hétméteresekkel kapott ki, BL-negyedik a Telekom Veszprém". 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Kézilabda: Norvégiába igazol a veszprémi Lukács Péter - NSO". 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/07/18/kezi-ujra-az-elitben-minden-idok-harmadik-legjobb-szereplesevel-eb-otodik-lett-a-ferfi-u20-as-valogatott
  6. ^ "U21-es férfi kézi-vb: Németország–Magyarország döntő - NSO". 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Men's EHF EURO 2024 Official Squad Lists" (PDF). European Handball Federation.
  8. ^ https://m4sport.hu/kezilabda/cikk/2024/11/10/gyoztes-hullamvasuton-ult-finnorszagban-a-ferfi-kezilabda-valogatott/
  9. ^ https://mksz.hu/cikk/6696
  10. ^ "Nincs veszprémi kézilabdázó a 2018-as év legjobbjai között".
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