Péter Szappanos

Club career

Szappanos studied at the Ferencváros school. From 2009 to 2014, he participated in over a hundred league appearances for Dunaharaszti MTK, and from 2012 to 2013, he was loaned to FC Tatabány. From 2014 to 2018, Szappanos played in 110 league matches for Zalaegerszeg. Szappanos played for Mezőkövesdi SE from 2018 to 2021, finishing 6th in his debut year and 4th in the 2019-2020 season in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Over three seasons, he appeared in 86 top-flight games and won a silver medal in the 2020 Hungary Cup Prior to the 2020–2021 season, Szappanos transferred to Budapest Honvéd, where he appeared in 53 league games over two seasons (until 2023). On 8 July 2023 Szappanos signed with Paksi FC, and on 15 May 2024 he appeared in the Hungarian Cup final, helping his club win 2-0 over Ferencváros. On 23 August 2024 Szappanos transferred to Al-Fateh in the Saudi Pro League. Shortly after signing, Shortly after joining, he started his first league game against Al-Qadsiah, losing 3-0. On 14 May 2025, he won the 2025 Magyar Kupa final with Paksi FC after beating Ferencvárosi TC 4–3 on penalty shoot-out. Later he ended his contract with his Saudi club by mutual consent and signed with the Puskás Akadémia.

Szappanos was called up by the senior Hungary team for the Nations League matches against England (home), Italy (away), Germany (home) and England (away) on 4, 7, 11 and 14 June 2022 respectively. He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in a friendly match against Greece on 20 November 2022, playing one minute after appearing as a stoppage time substitute for Dénes Dibusz at Ferencváros Stadion. On 14 May 2024, Szappanos was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He was an unused substitute in all three of the team's Group A matches.

Paks

Magyar Kupa: 2023–24, 2024–25