Background and career
Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsoboslɒi ˈdominik] SO-bo-sloy; born 25 October 2000) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays and serves as vice-captain for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Hungary national team. A versatile player, Szoboszlai can be deployed as a central or attacking midfielder, wide midfielder, or right-back.
Coming through the youth system, Szoboszlai made his senior debut in 2017 with Austrian club FC Liefering, the reserve team of Red Bull Salzburg. In January 2018, Szoboszlai debuted with the parent club, becoming a starter from the 2018–19 season. Following three seasons, where he helped his club win three league titles and two domestic cups, in January 2021, Szoboszlai moved to Germany at RB Leipzig, a club associated with Red Bull Salzburg, for a reported fee of €20 million, making him the most expensive Hungarian footballer of all time. In his three seasons at the club he helped his side win two DFB-Pokal titles. In July 2023, he joined Liverpool after they paid his release clause of €70 million, making him the club's fourth-most expensive signing of all time. Szoboszlai won the EFL Cup in his first season in England, securing the Premier League the following year.
Szoboszlai represented Hungary internationally, both at youth and senior levels. He made his senior debut at the Euro 2020 qualifiers, helping his country qualify to the finals by scoring in the last minute in the play-offs against Iceland.
Szoboszlai made his professional debut in the 2017–18 campaign, playing for the FC Liefering in the second division against Kapfenberg on 21 July 2017. He scored his first professional goal against FC Blau-Weiß Linz on 4 August 2017.
During the 2017–18 season, he made his debut against Austria Wien on 27 May 2018. He entered the pitch in the 57th minute as a substitute for Enock Mwepu. He scored his first goal for the club in 6–0 Austrian Cup win against SC Eglo Schwarz. He scored his first league goal against Wacker Innsbruck on 17 March 2019. On 17 September 2019, he made his Champions League debut and scored his first goal in this competition against Genk in a 6–2 victory.
How Dominik Szoboszlai makes money
Liverpool 2023–24 season On 2 July 2023, Premier League club Liverpool signed Szoboszlai on a five-year contract after triggering his release clause which was reportedly worth £60 million.
