Bence Bánhidi

The native form of this personal name is Bánhidi Bence. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Bence Bánhidi (born 9 February 1995) is a Hungarian handballer for OTP Bank-Pick Szeged and the Hungarian national team.^[1][2]

Bence Bánhidi
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 30) Győr, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
Number	27
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2012–2016	Balatonfüredi KSE
2016–	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Hungary	127	(389)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2025

Career

He played youth handball at ETO-SZESE Győr FKC before joining Balatonfüredi KSE in 2011. In 2012 he made his senior debut for the club. In 2016 he joined SC Pick Szeged.^[3]

He debuted for the Hungarian national team on October 29th, 2014 against Portugal, where he has since played a central role.

He represented Hungary at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.^[4][5]

Individual awards

• Hungarian Junior Handballer of the Year: 2014,^[6] 2015^[7]
• Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 2019,^[8] 2020, 2021^[9]
• All-Star Team Best Line Player of the European Championship: 2020^[10]
• All-Star Team Best Line Player of the EHF Champions League: 2020^[11]