Bence Gergényi

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

Bence Gergényi (born 16 March 1998) is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest.

Bence Gergényi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Újpest
Number	44
Youth career
2007–2016	Honvéd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Honvéd II	31	(1)
2018	→ Szeged (loan)	17	(0)
2018–2019	→ Zalaegerszeg (loan)	24	(1)
2019–2023	Zalaegerszeg	96	(4)
2020	→ Nafta 1903 (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2022	Zalaegerszeg II	5	(0)
2023–2024	Fehérvár	25	(0)
2024–	Újpest	28	(0)
International career‡
2013	Hungary U15	4	(0)
2013–2014	Hungary U16	11	(0)
2014–2015	Hungary U17	8	(0)
2015–2016	Hungary U18	11	(0)
2016–2017	Hungary U19	10	(0)
2017–2020	Hungary U21	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

During his youth years, he joined the academy of Honvéd in 2007.^[1]

Szeged

Gergényi joined Szeged on loan for the second half of the 2017–18 season.^[2] On 25 February 2018, he debuted in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II in a 3–0 win against Vác.^[3]

Zalaegerszeg

On 20 June 2018, Gergényi completed a season-long loan move to Zalaegerszeg.^[4] He completed his permanent move at the end of the season.^[3] On 3 May 2023, he won the 2023 Magyar Kupa final with the club by beating Budafok 2–0 at the Puskás Aréna.^[5]

Nafta 1903

He was loaned out to Zalagerszeg's sister club, Slovenian Second League club Nafta 1903 in 2020. The domestic league was suspended due the coronavirus pandemic, but the team reached the Slovenian Football Cup final.^[6]

Fehérvár

On 6 September 2023, Gergényi joined Fehérvár from Zalaegerszeg. Gergényi signed a 2 plus 1-year contract with Fehérvár.^[6]

Újpest

Gergényi signed with Újpest, reuniting with his manager at Fehérvár, Bartosz Grzelak.^[7]

International career

On 27 August 2024, Marco Rossi invited him to play against Germany in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match due on 7 September 2024.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Honvéd II	2015–16	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2016–17	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	16	1	—		—		16	1
	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	12	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		31	1	—		—		31	1
Szeged (loan)	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	17	0	—		—		17	0
Zalaegerszeg (loan)	2018–19	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	24	1	1	0	—		25	1
Zalaegerszeg	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	6	0	4	0	—		10	0
	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	1	4	0	—		31	1
	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	29	0	2	0	—		31	0
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	29	3	6	0	—		35	3
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	5	0	—		2[b]	0	7	0
	Total		120	5	17	0	2	0	139	5
Nafta 1903 (loan)	2019–20	Slovenian Second League	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
Zalaegerszeg II	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		5	0
Fehérvár	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	25	0	1	0	—		26	0
Újpest	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	28	0	1	0	—		29	0
Career total			227	6	21	0	2	0	250	6

1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Slovenian Football Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Zalaegerszeg

• Nemzeti Bajnokság II: 2018–19^[9]
• Magyar Kupa: 2022–23

Nafta 1903

• Slovenian Football Cup runner-up: 2019–20