| Kristóf Palasics | |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Kistarcsa, Hungary |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Height: | 1.99 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | S.L. Benfica |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gödöllői Főnix ISE |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | PLER-Budapest |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Clubs1: | Telekom Veszprém |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → BFKA-Veszprém (loan) |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → NEKA (loan) |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → BM Logroño La Rioja (loan) |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → S.L. Benfica (loan) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Hungary |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Kristóf Palasics (born 19 April 2002) is a Hungarian handball player for S.L. Benfica and the Hungary national team.
Kristóf started his career at Gödöllői Főnix ISE, where he developed his skills under the professional guidance of former top goalkeeper Tamás Zsembery.[1] In 2016, he certified for PLER-Budapest. In August 2018, he signed a contract with Telekom Veszprém. The goalkeeping talent spent the first league seasons - with the exception of a few Nemzeti Bajnokság I matches - in the youth team of the Veszprém team. From the 2020/2021 season, he was a member of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B BFKA-Veszprém with a double playing permit. From 2021, he played on loan in the NEKA Nemzeti Bajnokság I team for 2 years. From 2023, he was loaned to BM Logroño La Rioja, the fifth-place team in the Spanish league, for an extra year.[2] He will start the 2024/25 season on loan at the Portuguese team S.L. Benfica.[3]
He was 9th with the Hungarian team at the 2021 Youth European Championship. As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[4] He was a member of the traveling squad[5] for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship for the first time in a world tournament, but he did not play in a single match at the World Championship. At the age of 21, on April 30, 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Tatabánya in the Hungary-Georgia men's European qualifying match 30–31.[6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[7] He also participated in the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary men's national handball team. (5th place, 5 matches / 0 goals). He also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Hungarian team finished 10th (4 matches / 0 goals).