{{short description|Hungarian footballer (born 1996)}} {{Western name order|Varga Kevin}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kevin Varga | image = | fullname = | height = 1.78 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|03|30}} | birth_place = Karcag, Hungary | currentclub = Kispest Honvéd | clubnumber = 21 | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 2003–2005 | youthclubs1 = Karcag | youthyears2 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs2 = Debrecen | youthyears3 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs3 = Karcag | youthyears4 = 2008–2011 | youthclubs4 = MTK Budapest | youthyears5 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs5 = → Karcag (loan) | youthyears6 = 2011–2015 | youthclubs6 = Debrecen | years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Debrecen II | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2015–2020 | clubs2 = Debrecen | caps2 = 93 | goals2 = 10 | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = → Balmazújváros (loan) | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = → Balmazújváros II (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = → Cigánd (loan) | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020–2022 | clubs6 = Kasımpaşa | caps6 = 51 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = → Young Boys (loan) | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = Hatayspor | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = Debrecen | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2023–2024 | clubs10 = Apollon Limassol | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2024 | clubs11 = Sepsi OSK | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 2 | years12 = 2024–2025 | clubs12 = Ankaragücü | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 1 | years13 = 2025 | clubs13 = Nyíregyháza | caps13 = 6 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2026– | clubs14 = Kispest Honvéd | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = Hungary U21 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2018–2022 | nationalteam2 = Hungary | nationalcaps2 = 13 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 31 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 15 November 2021 }}
'''Kevin Varga''' (born 30 March 1996) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kispest Honvéd.
==Club career==
===Debrecen=== On 18 August 2017, Varga played his first match for Debrecen in a 4–1 win against Vasas in the Hungarian League.<ref name="mlsz">{{cite web|url=http://adatbank.mlsz.hu/match/46/0/16811/6/1240192.html|title=DVSC - VASAS 1 - 1 - MLSZ adatbank (Hungarian) |website=adatbank.mlsz.hu|date=18 August 2017|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</ref>
===Kasımpaşa=== On 2 September 2020, Varga completed a 850,000€ transfer to Kasımpaşa, signing a four-year-long contract.<ref name="official announcement">{{cite web|url=https://m.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_ii/dvsc-varga-kevin-torokorszagban-folytatja-hivatalos-2781357|title=Kevin Varga continues in Turkey - official (Hungarian)|website=m.nemzetisport.hu|date=2 September 2020|accessdate=31 October 2020}}</ref>
====Loan to Young Boys==== On 9 February 2022, Varga moved on loan to Young Boys in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Young Boys|url=https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nID=12904|title=KEVIN VARGA LEIHWEISE ZU YB|date=9 February 2022|access-date=14 February 2022|language=de}}</ref>
===Return to Debrecen=== On 16 February 2023, he moved back to Debrecen in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.<ref>{{cite web |title=DVSC: Varga Kevin visszatért nevelőegyesületéhez – hivatalos |url=https://nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/dvsc-varga-kevin-visszatert-neveloegyesuletehez-hivatalos-2940809 |language=hu |trans-title=DVSC: Kevin Varga has returned to his boyhood club – official |last=H. |first=Á. |website=Nemzeti Sport |date=16 February 2023 |access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
===Nyíregyháza=== On 15 August 2025, Varga joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Nyíregyháza, signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csakfoci.hu/magyar-foci/ujabb-magyar-valogatott-jatekos-tert-vissza-kulfoldrol-az-nb-i-be-hivatalos|title=Újabb magyar válogatott játékos tért vissza külföldről az NB I-be - hivatalos|trans-title=Another Hungarian international player has returned from abroad to NB I - official|date=15 August 2025|website=csakfoci.hu|language=hu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815094919/https://www.csakfoci.hu/magyar-foci/ujabb-magyar-valogatott-jatekos-tert-vissza-kulfoldrol-az-nb-i-be-hivatalos|archive-date=15 August 2025|access-date=15 August 2025}}</ref>
==International career== He made his debut for Hungary national team on 9 June 2018 in a friendly against Australia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=509720|title=Hungary v Australia game report|date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
On 1 June 2021, Varga was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/magyar_valogatott/valogatott-a-puskas-akademia-ket-jatekosa-es-szoboszlai-dominik-maradt-ki-az-eb-keretbol-2829717|title=Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből|language=hu|date=1 June 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|8 November 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Debrecen II |2013–14 |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |2014–15 |18||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||3 |- |2017–18 |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !Total !20!!3!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!20!!3 |- |rowspan="6"|Debrecen |2014–15 |0||0||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||5||1 |- |2017–18 |27||3||6||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||3 |- |2018–19 |32||3||7||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||39||3 |- |2019–20 |29||4||3||0||colspan="2"|–||4||2||36||6 |- |2020–21 |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- !Total !93!!10!!17!!0!!4!!1!!4!!2!!118!!13 |- |rowspan="3"|Balmazújváros (loan) |2015–16 |12||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||3 |- |2016–17 |6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0 |- !Total !18||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||19||3 |- |Balmazújváros II (loan) |2015–16 |5||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||6 |- |Cigánd (loan) |2016–17 |9||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Kasımpaşa |2020–21 |37||4||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||39||4 |- |2021–22 |14||1||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||2 |- !Total !51||5||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||55||6 |- |Young Boys (loan) |2021–22 |6||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- |Hatayspor |2022–23 |11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||0 |- |Debrecen |2022–23 |12||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||2 |- |Apollon Limassol |2023–24 |9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Sepsi OSK |2023–24 |18||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||1 |- |2024–25 |6||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||1 |- !Total !24||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||2 |- |Ankaragücü |2024–25 |8||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1 |- |Nyíregyháza |2025–26 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !266||31||24||2||4||1||4||2||298||36 |}
===International=== {{updated|match played 15 November 2021.}}<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/71376/Kevin_Varga.html|title=Varga, Kevin|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Hungary |2018||1||0 |- |2019||0||0 |- |2020||2||1 |- |2021||10||0 |- |2022||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!13!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Varga goal''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Kevin Varga |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 | 18 November 2020 || Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary || align="center"|3 || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |}
==Honours==
'''Debrecen''' *Ligakupa runner-up: 2014–15<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/ligakupa-donto-dvscftc-2417535|title=A Ferencvárosé lett a „történelmi” Ligakupa|trans-title=Ferencváros wins the “historic” Ligakupa|date=3 June 2015|website=nso.hu|language=hu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708033431/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/ligakupa-donto-dvscftc-2417535|archive-date=8 July 2017|access-date=15 August 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{MLSZ player|248853}} *{{Soccerway|kevin-varga/367727}}
{{Budapest Honvéd FC squad}} {{Hungary squad UEFA Euro 2020}}
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