Zsombor Senkó

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

The native form of this personal name is Senkó Zsombor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zsombor Senkó
Senkó with Juventus U19 in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003
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
2019–2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 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

Juventus

In January 2019, Juventus reached an agreement for the purchase of Senkó from Illés Akadémia, 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

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

Zalaegerszegi TE

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

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 September 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 2020–21 Serie C 10—0010
2021–22 Serie C 00—0000
2022–23 Serie C 40—0040
Total 50000050
Diósgyőri VTK 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 20—0020
Career total 70000070

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

    References
    1. "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 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.
    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.
    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. "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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