István Verpecz

István Verpecz
Verpecz with Nagykanizsa in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987
Place of birth Szikszó, Hungary
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Zuberbach
Number 87
Youth career
2006–2007 Diósgyőr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2017 Debrecen 81 (0)
2008–2017Debrecen II 118 (0)
2017–2019 Paks 20 (0)
2018–2019Balmazújváros (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2024 Haladás 86 (0)
2024–2025 Nagykanizsa 14 (0)
2025– Zuberbach 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025

István Verpecz (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈiʃtvaːn ˈvɛrpɛt͡s]; born 4 February 1987) is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for SV Zuberbach.

Club career

Debrecen

Verpecz won the 2009–10 season of the Hungarian League with Debrecen despite his team lost to Kecskeméti TE in the last round.[1] In 2010 Debrecen beat Zalaegerszegi TE in the Hungarian Cup final in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium by 3–2.[2]

On 1 May 2012 Verpecz won the Hungarian Cup with Debrecen by beating MTK Budapest on penalty shoot-out in the 2011–12 season. This was the fifth Hungarian Cup trophy for Debrecen.[3]

On 12 May 2012 Verpecz won the Hungarian League title with Debrecen after beating Pécs 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.[4][5]

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Debrecen
2007–08 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
2009–10 3 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
2010–11 9 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 18 0
2011–12 5 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 17 0
2012–13 27 0 5 0 5 0 3 0 40 0
2013–14 10 0 5 0 8 0 2 0 25 0
2014–15 10 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 23 0
2015–16 10 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 18 0
2016–17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 81 0 29 0 43 0 14 0 167 0
Paks
2017–18 20 0 1 0 21 0
Total 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Balmazújváros
2018–19 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career Total 112 0 31 0 43 0 14 0 200 0

Updated to games played as on 19 May 2019.

Honours

Debrecen

Nagykanizsa

References

  1. ^ "Season review: Hungary". UEFA. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Debrecen complete double with Hungarian Cup". UEFA. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Debrecen lift cup after shoot-out success". UEFA. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Debrecen 4-0 Pécs". UEFA. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Debrecen crowned champions of Hungary". UEFA. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  6. ^ "NB III: bajnok lett a Mosonmagyaróvár, a Nagykanizsa és a Tiszakécske is" [NB III: Mosonmagyaróvár, Nagykanizsa, and Tiszakécske are the champions]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 18 May 2025. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.