| Zalán Vancsa | |
| Fullname: | Zalán Vancsa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Currentclub: | Lommel |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ferencváros |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | MTK Budapest |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Vasas |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Clubs1: | MTK Budapest |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Caps2: | 57 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Clubs2: | Lommel |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | → MTK Budapest (loan) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Hungary |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 11 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 26 March 2024 |
Zalán Vancsa (born 27 October 2004) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Challenger Pro League club Lommel and the Hungary national team.
He debuted in MTK Budapest FC in a 3–1 victory over Újpest FC in the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season on 24 April 2021.[2] On 22 August 2021, he scored his first goal against Újpest at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion in the 92nd minute in the 2021-22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. He became the youngest player to score a goal in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[3]
On 31 January 2022, he was signed by City Football Group-owned Challenger Pro League club Lommel S.K.[4]
He debuted in Lommel against Dender E.H. in a 4–1 victory in the 2022–23 Challenger Pro League on 12 August 2022.[5] On 9 September 2022, he played his first match in the 2022–23 Belgian Cup against S.V. Zulte Waregem.[6] In the season, he made 23 appearances. On 21 April 2023, he scored his first goal against the reserves team of K.R.C. Genk.[7]
On 13 August 2023, he made his first appearance and also scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory against K.V. Oostende in the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League.[8] On 20 October 2022, he scored against Beerschot A.C. in a 2–1 defeat.[9] On 26 January 2024, he scored a goal in a 4–0 victory over Standard Liège II on game week 19 of the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League.[10] [11]
Having represented Hungary at youth international level, Vancsa made his debut for the senior side in June 2022, coming on as a late substitute during a 2–1 loss to Italy in the UEFA Nations League.[12]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| MTK Budapest | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Lommel | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | |||
| Total | 57 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14 | |||
| MTK Budapest (loan) | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 79 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 16 | |||
| Hungary | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zalán's father, Miklós Vancsa, is also a footballer. In an interview with RTL Hungary, he said that he moved to Belgium alone.[14]