Szabolcs Gergő Schön (born 27 September 2000) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Hungary national team.

Club career

In April 2021, Schön signed with

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. He returned to Hungary on 26 August 2022, signing with Fehérvár.

Bolton Wanderers

On 2 August 2024 he signed a three year deal with

club

for an undisclosed fee. On 5 October 2024, Schön scored his first goal for Bolton when netting the equaliser against

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in a 2-2 draw at the

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International career

On 1 June 2021, Schön was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled

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tournament. He took part in two of three group stage matches for Hungary at Euro 2020 where Hungary nearly pulled off the impossible in escaping the group of death with France, Germany, and Portugal. He made his debut for Hungary national team on 8 June 2021 in a friendly against

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. He substituted

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in the 88th minute of a 0–0 draw.

Career statistics

Club

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International

Honours

;MTK Budapest *

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: 2019–20

References

2000 births Living people Footballers from Budapest People of Hungarian-German descent Hungarian people of German descent Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Hungary men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Eerste Divisie players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Major League Soccer players English Football League players Jong Ajax players MTK Budapest FC players FC Dallas players Fehérvár FC players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players UEFA Euro 2020 players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in England Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-bio-stub