Zsombor Senkó (born 4 January 2003) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Zalaegerszeg.

Zsombor Senkó
Senkó with Juventus U19 in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Hungary
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Zalaegerszeg
Number 55
Youth career
2009–2011 Zalaegerszeg
2011 Police-Ola LSK
2011–2014 Zalaegerszegi USC
2014–2016 Zalaegerszeg
2016–2018 Haladás
2018–2019 Illés Akadémia [hu]
2019–2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Juventus Next Gen[α] 5 (0)
2023 Diósgyőr 4 (0)
2023– Zalaegerszeg 7 (0)
International career
2019 Hungary U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Club career

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Juventus

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In January 2019, Juventus reached an agreement for the purchase of Senkó from Illés Akadémia [hu], the youth academy of Szombathelyi Haladás;[2] he officially joined in April.[3] Senkó made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 17 January 2021,[4] playing as a starter in a 1–1 home draw against Piacenza.[5] On 27 February, Senkó extended his contract with Juventus until 2022.[6]

Senkó was first called up to the first team on 6 January 2022, for the Serie A match against Napoli.[7] During the 2021–22 season, Senkó made 29 appearances and helped the U19s reach the UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition, having also won a penalty shoot-out against Jong AZ in the round of 16.[8][9][10] Throughout the season, he never appeared for Juventus U23.[10]

Diósgyőri VTK

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On 3 January 2023, he left Juventus to join Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Diósgyőri VTK.[11]

Zalaegerszegi TE

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On 16 June 2023, Senkó signed for Zalaegerszeg on a 2+1-year contract.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 September 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen[α] 2020–21 Serie C 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Serie C 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Serie C 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Diósgyőri VTK 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ Attila, Ághassi (1 April 2019). "Senkó Zsombor aláírt a Juventushoz". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ "La Juventus acquista un giocatore ungherese". Ungheria News (in Italian). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Juventus U23 Piacenza: due esordi per i bianconeri al Moccagatta". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Juventus II vs. Piacenza - 17 January 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (25 February 2021). "Juve Primavera, ufficiale: Senko firma il rinnovo". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (6 January 2022). "Convocati Juve per il Napoli: tornano due big, tanti assenti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Il Benfica in finale grazie ai calci di rigore. Non basta la gran rimonta della Juve". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  9. ^ Sport, Sky. "Juve ai quarti di Youth League: AZ ko ai rigori". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Zsombor Senkó". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  11. ^ Baridon, Marco (3 January 2023). "Senko Juve: UFFICIALE l'addio del portiere. Tutti i dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Senkó Zsombor a ZTE FC-ben folytatja pályafutását" [Zsombor Senko continues his career in ZTE FC] (in Hungarian). www.ztefc.hu. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. ^ Zsombor Senkó at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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