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B. Balogh

Solid contributorKocaelispor · 24 yrs

Profile

Full nameBotond Balogh
PositionCentre-back
NationalityHungary
Age24
Date of birth6 Jun 2002
BirthplaceSopron
Height189 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubKocaelispor
Centre-back
21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1657
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kocaelispor.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Kocaelispor's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (health problems, yellow cards, inactive). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Süper Lig210016576.87
Türkiye Kupası2000
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Hungary U212000

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Central defender

B. Balogh is a 24-year-old central defender at Kocaelispor, rated 46.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 52nd of 326 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (65.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balogh.

Judged on this season alone, Balogh graded 31 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 50 centre-backs in the Süper Lig, on 5 clean sheets and 4.074 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 24 → 31). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 8% of the 50 centre-backs in the Süper Lig. At 24 Balogh is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Balogh missed 6 games through injury (health problems, yellow cards, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Balogh is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 8% centre-backs · Süper LigCurrent seasonTop 38% centre-backs · Süper Lig19th-best centre-back in the Süper Lig52nd in the Süper Lig · potential4th-highest potential centre-back in the Süper Lig
46.5
Ratingi
4th of 50 centre-backs
30.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.07
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kocaelispor finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

4.07
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
23
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

4.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.5, Balogh carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Süper Lig (top 8%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.