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

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Club career

Korhut was born in

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. On 26 November 2006, he made his debut for

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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

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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

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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 *

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

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: 2016–17 *

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References

External links

Debreceni VSC Official Website

Hivatasos Labdarugok Szervezete

Mihály Korhut profile at magyarfutball.hu
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