Mihály Korhut (; born 1 December 1988) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a left back for Debreceni EAC and the Hungary national team.

Club career

Korhut was born in

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and ...

. On 26 November 2006, he made his debut for Debreceni VSC in a 6–1 home loss over

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. On 1 May 2012, he won the

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with Debrecen by beating MTK Budapest on

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in the 2011–12 season. This was the fifth Hungarian Cup trophy for Debrecen. On 12 May 2012, Korhut won the

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title with Debrecen after beating

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in the 28th round of the Hungarian League by 4–0 at the Oláh Gábor út Stadium, which resulted the sixth Hungarian League title for the Hajdús. On 29 August 2016, he signed a three years contract with Israeli club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

on a transfer fee in the range of €500,000. On 12 January 2019, he signed a contract with

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of the Superleague on a free-transfer. On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the 2018–19 season, Korhut scored his first goal for the club in a remarkable 7–2 home win against

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. On 6 June 2020, he sealed a 3–1 home win against OFI for the 2019–20 Superleague playoffs after an 80-day enforced COVID-19 break. On 22 July 2020, he signed with

on a free transfer. On 20 July 2022, Korhut joined Debreceni EAC.

International career

Korhut was selected for the Hungary national team's

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squad. Korhut played in the last group match in a 3–3 draw against

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at the

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on 22 June 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Korhut goal''.

Honours

Debrecen *

: 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014 *

: 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 *

Hungarian League Cup The Hungarian League Cup ( hu, Magyar Ligakupa) was an annual football tournament contested by clubs in the Hungarian League. It was created in 2007 and the competition only lasted for 8 seasons, being cancelled in 2015/2016. Ligakupa Finals The ...

: 2009–10 Hapoel Be'er Sheva * Toto cup top Division: 2016–17 *

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

: 2016–17 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champio ...

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References

External links

Debreceni VSC Official Website

Hivatasos Labdarugok Szervezete

Mihály Korhut profile at magyarfutball.hu
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