Bálint Bajner (born 18 November 1990) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a forward for Episkopi.

Club career

Bajner was born in

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West Ham United

Bajner joined

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in July 2008 on a season long loan. He returned to Liberty Oradea at the end of the 2008–09 season as West Ham decided not to take up the option of a permanent transfer when his loan ended.

Sulmona Calcio

On 14 October 2011, Bajner joined Sulmona Calcio 1921 in the Italian "Eccellenza Abruzzo" division and played his first match at Sulmona's Stadio Francesco Pallozzi on 16 October 2011 against Real San Salvo. Sulmona Calcio 1921 won 1–0. On 23 October 2011, Bajner scored his first goal for the "white-reds" in a 1–1 draw against Mosciano.

Borussia Dortmund

On 1 September 2012, Bajner transferred to

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. He scored his first goal against

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on 7 October 2012. On 24 February 2013, he made his

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debut for Borussia's first team, coming on as a substitute in an away game at

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in the 71st minute. On 8 January 2013, Bajner scored a goal in a training match against

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. The match ended with a 3–1 victory for Borussia Dortmund. In the summer of 2014, Bajner attended a training session of

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club

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Ipswich Town

On 30 July 2014, Bajner signed a two-year contract with Ipswich Town. Bajner made his debut on 9 August 2014 in a 2–1 home win against

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. Ipswich manager,

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admitted that during the early season Bajner had found playing in the

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"tough". He played in several games throughout August and September and made his last league appearance in a 3–1 away defeat by

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on 21 October 2014. His only other game for Ipswich came on 14 January 2015 in a 1–0 home defeat by

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in the

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. He made seven appearances for the club, five in the league and one in both the FA Cup and the League Cup before being transferred in January 2015.

Notts County

On 20 January 2015, Bajner was released by Ipswich. He signed for

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on the same day, on a contract until the end of season. Also on the same day he made his debut in a 0–0 draw against

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. Assistant manager

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described Bajner as being an "ideal signing" for Notts County. His signing provoked a stream of messages from Hungary on Notts County's

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page, which led to the whole country being blocked from interacting with the page. On 10 February 2015, Bajner scored his first goal for Notts County against

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in a 0–1 away win.

Paks

On 8 October 2015, Bajner was signed by the

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club

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International career

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's opening match of the 2008–09 Under-19 European Championship qualifying against

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, Bajner scored a 16-minute hat-trick as his side won 6–0 on 20 October 2008.

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