Norbert Könyves

The native form of this personal name is Könyves Norbert. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Norbert Könyves

Könyves in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Senta, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Vasas
Number	42
Youth career
2005–2008	Bačka Topola
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Bačka Topola
2008–2013	MTK	92	(18)
2013–2015	Paks	57	(16)
2015–2016	Vasas	20	(3)
2016–2019	Debrecen	56	(14)
2019–2020	Paks	41	(13)
2020–2021	Zalaegerszeg	24	(6)
2021–2023	Diósgyőr	48	(17)
2023–2024	Paks	28	(11)
2024–	Vasas	6	(1)
International career
2020	Hungary	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

Norbert Könyves (Serbian Cyrillic: Норберт Кењвеш / Norbert Kenjveš; born 10 June 1989) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Vasas.^[1]

Born in Senta, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Könyves grew up in Mol, where his family comes from.

Club career

Debrecen

On 3 April 2018, he scored a hat-trick against Budapest Honvéd in the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 Magyar Kupa at the Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary.^[2]

Paks

On 15 May 2024, he won the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final with Paks by beating Ferencváros 2–0 at the Puskás Aréna.^[3][4]

International career

He made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Serbia and scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away win.^[5] He earned all of his 5 caps during that 6-weeks Nations League window.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MTK Budapest	2008–09	11	0	1	1	1	1	–	–	13	2
	2009–10	25	5	5	4	5	1	–	–	35	10
	2010–11	25	5	5	1	1	0	–	–	31	6
	2011–12	18	5	9	6	6	2	–	–	33	13
	2012–13	13	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	17	3
	Total	92	18	21	12	15	4	1	0	129	34
Paks	2012–13	11	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	11	1
	2013–14	20	5	0	0	5	1	–	–	25	6
	2014–15	23	10	0	0	2	0	–	–	25	10
	2015–16	3	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	3	0
	2018–19	13	2	2	0	–	–	–	–	15	2
	2019–20	28	11	6	1	–	–	–	–	34	12
	Total	98	29	8	1	7	1	0	0	113	31
Vasas	2015–16	19	3	1	0	–	–	–	–	20	3
	2016–17	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0
	2024–25	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
Total	20	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	3
Debrecen	2016–17	17	4	1	0	–	–	–	–	18	4
	2017–18	28	8	3	2	–	–	–	–	31	10
	2018–19	11	2	1	1	–	–	–	–	12	3
	Total	56	14	5	3	0	0	0	0	61	17
Zalaegerszeg	2020–21	24	6	0	0	–	–	–	–	24	6
Diósgyőr	2021–22	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
Career total		293	70	35	16	22	5	1	0	348	91

International

As of 11 October 2020

Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Könyves goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2020	Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	1	Serbia	1–0	1–0	2020-21 UEFA Nations League B

References

1. Norbert Könyves at Soccerway
2. "MK: Könyves vezetésével került négy közé a Honvédot legyőző DVSC" [MK: DVSC reached the last four by defeating Honvéd] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
4. "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". www.fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
5. "Serbia v Hungary game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.
6. "Norbert Könyves, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

External links

• MLSZ (in Hungarian)
• HLSZ (in Hungarian)
• Norbert Könyves at National-Football-Teams.com