Mihály Kata

Hungarian association football player

Mihály Kata
Personal information
Full name	Mihály Kata^[1]
Date of birth	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	MTK Budapest
Number	6
Youth career
2009–2013	Dalnoki Akadémia
2013–2019	MTK Budapest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	MTK Budapest	124	(4)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Hungary U16	13	(0)
2018–2020	Hungary U17	11	(0)
2021–	Hungary U21	3	(0)
2023–	Hungary	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Mihály Kata (born 13 April 2002) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for MTK and the Hungary national team.

Club career

On 7 August 2019, he played hos first match in the first team of MTK Budapest FC in a 3–0 victory over Budaörsi SC in the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.^[2] On 13 December 2020, he scored his first goal in the first team in a 1–0 victory over Diósgyőri VTK at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.^[3] On 5 February 2023, he scored his first goal in a 0–2 victory over Dorogi FC in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.^[4] On 30 April 2023, he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw with FC Ajka in the 2022-23 NB II season.^[5] Thanks to his performance in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he drew the attention of Southampton F.C. and SC Heerenveen.^[6]^[7]

He debuted in the Hungary national football team in a 2–1 victory over Serbia in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match on 7 September 2023 at the Red Star Stadium.^[8]^[9] On 10 September 2023, he played his second match in a 1–1 draw friendly tie with Czechia at the Puskás Aréna.^[10]

As of 14 April 2024^[11]^[12]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MTK Budapest	2018–19	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	0	0	1^[a]	0	–		–		1	0
	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	19	0	4^[a]	0	–		–		23	0
	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	24	1	4^[a]	0	–		–		28	1
	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	20	0	1^[a]	0	–		–		21	0
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	35	2	3^[a]	0	–		–		38	2
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	26	1	1	0	–		–		27	1
Career total			124	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	138	4

As of match played 14 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hungary	2023	3	0
Total		3	0

^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
^ "MTK vs. Budaörs - 7 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "MTK vs. Diósgyőr - 13 December 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Dorogi vs. MTK - 5 February 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "MTK vs. Ajka - 30 April 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ Bocsak, Bence (2024-01-24). "Southampton interested in 21-year-old international midfielder with 'huge potential'". TBR Football. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ Balázs, Kiss Márton (2024-01-24). "Híres angol futballcsapat érdeklődik a magyar válogatott játékosa iránt". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ UEFA.com. "Serbia-Hungary | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Kata Mihály bemutatkozott a magyar labdarúgó-válogatottban!". www.mtkbudapest.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Hazai pályán is pályára lépett a magyar válogatottban Kata Mihály". www.mtkbudapest.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
^ "Statistics". adatbank.mlsz. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ Mihály Kata at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2019.