Patrick Veszpremi (born 1 September 1989) is a former

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er who played with the

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and

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in the

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(AFL). Originally from

Bundoora, Victoria Bundoora is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea local government areas. Bundoora recorded a population of 28,068 at the ...

,Patrick Veszpremi seizes moment in the sun
/ref> Veszpremi was drafted by Sydney from the Northern Knights in the

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with the eleventh selection in the

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. He was named in the Under 18 All Australian side as a defender, but also played as a forward, where he once kicked eight goals for the Knights in a final. Veszpremi made his debut for Sydney in round 18, 2008 against the Western Bulldogs in a 16-point defeat. In his fourth game, against

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, Veszpremi kicked four goals. Veszpremi was one of five teenage footballers whose final year of junior football was chronicled in the book ''The Draft: inside the AFL's Search for talent'' by Emma Quayle, published by Allen and Unwin in September 2008.Quayle, Emma (200
The Draft: Inside the AFL's Search for Talent
/ref> At the end of the

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, Veszpremi was traded to the Western Bulldogs. He, along with a late draft pick, were traded for Bulldogs player,

Andrejs Everitt Andrejs Everitt (born 13 March 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs, Sydney Swans and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of former , ...

. Veszpremi was delisted by the Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2013 season, having made just 12 appearances for the club in three seasons. After spending the 2014 and 2015 seasons with Pascoe Vale in the

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(EDFL), Veszpremi played for the

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in 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veszpremi, Patrick 1989 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sydney Swans players Western Bulldogs players Australian people of Hungarian descent Northern Knights players Williamstown Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players People from Bundoora, Victoria 21st-century Australian sportsmen