Balázs Dzsudzsák

Early career

Dzsudzsák, who has Polish roots, was born in Debrecen but grew up in Nyírlugos. He started at Nyíradony Focisuli and was signed by Debreceni Olasz Focisuli, a football academy for young talents and was a sure way towards Debreceni VSC. In 2004, he played for Létavértes SC on loan from Debrecen in Nemzeti Bajnokság III, the Hungarian third division.

Debrecen

Dzsudzsák made his debut in the Hungarian National Championship I in 2004. He played twice during his first season with Debrecen. In his second season, he played ten matches and scored two goals. In the following two seasons, he became a permanent member of the squad, playing 36 matches and scoring 12 goals. He won the Hungarian National Championship I three times, in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the Hungarian Super Cup three times, in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

PSV Eindhoven

On 24 October 2007, Dzsudzsák joined Dutch side PSV, signing a five-year contract. The left winger was originally to make his transfer to PSV in the summer of 2008, although the departure of Kenneth Perez from the PSV squad prompted PSV to speed up his transfer to January 2008. PSV scout Piet de Visser stated that Dzsudzsák "is an incredible talent. He is fast, good in the combination, can pass his man and give a good cross. You don't see them like this very often anymore. He is a modern left-winger". Dzsudzsák made his Eredivisie debut on 12 January 2008, a 1–0 win against Feyenoord; Dzsudzsák was in the starting XI in…

Dzsudzsák made his Hungary debut on 2 June 2007 in Heraklion against Greece. His first international goal came on 24 May 2008, incidentally in a match against Greece again. His fourth goal was a 94th-minute winner against Finland on 12 October 2010. Dzsudzsák scored his fifth goal against Lithuania in a friendly match in the Stadion Sóstói. He has scored three of his goals in the final three games in 2010, two of which were UEFA Euro qualifiers. Dzsudzsák scored the third goal of the four goals against Iceland at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium. The match finished 4–0. On 10 September 2013, Dzsudzsák scored his a goal wearing the national team's shirt in a 5–1 victory over Estonia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium. On 11 October 2013, Hungary suffered an 8–1 record defeat at the Amsterdam Arena against the Netherlands; Dzsudzsák scored the only Hungarian goal. On 22 May 2014, Hungary hosted Denmark at the newly built Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen. The match's first goal was scored for Hungary by Dzsudzsák; the final result was 2–2. On 11 October 2014, Hungary drew with Romania at the Arena Națională, Bucharest, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match; the equaliser was scored by Dzsudzsák. On 31 May 2016, Dzsudzsak was selected for Hungary's Euro 2016 squad as team captain. On 14 June 2016, he played in the first group match in a 2–0 victory over Austria in Hungary's Group F match at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux. Three days…

Club

As of match played 12 August 2026

International

As of 20 November 2022

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dzsudzsák goal.

Debrecen

Hungarian League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 Hungarian Cup: 2007–08 Hungarian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007 Hungarian Second Division: 2020–21 PSV

Eredivisie: 2007–08 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2008 Al Wahda

UAE President's Cup: 2016–17 UAE League Cup: 2017–18 UAE Super Cup: 2017, 2018 Individual

Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year: 2010 Hungarian Footballer of the Year (Golden Ball): 2010, 2014 Megyei Príma: 2015 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Goal of the Month: October 2025 Records

Most assists in the Eredivisie: 2009–10 (16 assists)