| Mihály Kata | |
| Fullname: | Mihály Kata[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | MTK Budapest |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dalnoki Akadémia |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | MTK Budapest |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Caps1: | 128 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 12 May 2024 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Hungary |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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 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]
On 14 May 2024, Kata was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| MTK Budapest | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 128 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 5 | |||