Bálint Bajner
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bálint Marcell Bajner | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Szombathely, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Haladás | |||
2002–2006 | FC Sopron | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | FC Sopron | 1 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Liberty Oradea | 25 | (7) |
2008–2009 | → West Ham United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Budapest Honvéd (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Budapest Honvéd | 12 | (4) |
2011–2012 | Sulmona | 18 | (11) |
2012–2014 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Borussia Dortmund II | 52 | (9) |
2014– | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Hungary U19 | 4 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2014 |
Bálint Bajner (born 18 November 1990 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town.
Club career
Bajner joined West Ham in July 2008 on a season long loan.[1][2] He returned to Liberty Oradea at the end of the 2008–09 season as West Ham decided not to take up the option of a permanent transfer when his loan ended.[3]
In Hungary's opening match of the 2008–09 Under-19 European Championship qualifying match against San Marino, Bajner scored a 16-minute hat-trick as his side won 6–0[4]
On 14 October 2011, Bajner joined Sulmona Calcio 1921 in the Italian "Eccellenza Abruzzo" division and played his first match at Sulmona's "Pallozzi" Stadium on 16 October 2011 against Real San Salvo. Sulmona Calcio 1921 won 1–0. On 23 October 2011, Bajner scored his first goal for the "white-reds" in a 1–1 draw against Mosciano.
Borussia Dortmund
On 1 September 2012, Bajner transferred to Borussia Dortmund II. He scored his first goal against Chemnitzer FC on 7 October 2012.
On 24 February 2013, he made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia's first team, coming on as a substitute in an away game at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Ipswich Town
On 30 July 2014, Bajner signed a two year contract with Ipswich Town.[5] He scored his first goal for Ipswich Town in a friendly away against Southend United on the 29 July 2014.
Club statistics
- As of 31 July 2014
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2012–13 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 6 | |
Borussia Dortmund | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Borussia Dortmund II | 2013–14 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 3 | |
Ipswich Town | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
Career totals | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
References
- ^ Haigh, Andrew (9 July 2008). "Hammers agree starlet deal". London: The Sun. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ^ "Bajner secures Boleyn Switch". WHUFC. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Hammers sign Lampe". West Ham United official site. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
Meanwhile, Carr confirmed that Hungarian forward Balint Bajner had returned to his club Liberty Oradea after a year in the Under-18 set-up. "Balint's loan period ended at the end of last season and we decided not to take that further," he said. "We wish him well in the future."
- ^ "Bajner the hat-trick hero". WHUFC. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Transfer news: Ipswich to bring Balint Bajner onto their books". Sky Sports. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Szombathely
- Hungarian footballers
- Association football forwards
- FC Sopron players
- Sulmona Calcio players
- CF Liberty Salonta players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Football League Championship players
- Budapest Honvéd FC footballers
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Hungarian expatriate footballers
- Hungarian expatriates in Romania
- Hungarian expatriates in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Hungarian football forward stubs