Botond Baráth

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

Botond Baráth (Hungarian: [ˈbotond ˈbɒraːt]; born 21 April 1992) is a Hungarian football player who plays for Vasas as a defender.

Botond Baráth

Baráth with Sporting Kansas City in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Vasas
Number	36
Youth career
2001–2002	Dunakeszi
2002–2008	Újpest
2008–2012	Honvéd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Honvéd	159	(6)
2019–2020	Sporting Kansas City	21	(1)
2019	→ Swope Park Rangers (loan)	1	(0)
2020–2022	Honvéd	29	(0)
2022–	Vasas	70	(3)
International career‡
2009–2010	Hungary U-18
2010–2012	Hungary U-19	1	(0)
2012–2013	Hungary U-21	11	(1)
2018–	Hungary	11	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 May 2021

Club career

From Budapest, Baráth is a 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) right-footed central defender, who joined his hometown club Budapest Honved FC as a youth. After making 213 first-team appearances in all competitions since 2009 during which he helped Honved to the 2016–17 Hungarian first-division title, Barath was announced as moving to MLS fulfilling an international slot for Sporting Kansas City.^[1]

On 11 July 2020, Sporting Kansas City agreed to transfer Baráth back to Honvéd.^[2]

On 21 June 2022, Baráth signed a three-year contract with Vasas.^[3]

International career

Baráth earned his first three caps for the Hungary national team in 2018. He made his international debut in a 3–3 draw at Estonia on 15 October 2018 in the UEFA Nations League before earning consecutive starts in 2–0 wins over Estonia and Finland in November 2018.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Honvéd
	2009–10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	6	0
	2011–12	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
	2012–13	21	1	5	1	5	0	1	0	32	2
	2013–14	24	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	31	0
	2014–15	19	1	3	1	7	0	–	–	29	2
	2015–16	30	3	2	1	–	–	–	–	32	4
	2016–17	22	0	2	0	–	–	–	–	24	0
	2017–18	27	1	6	1	–	–	2	1	35	3
	2018–19	16	0	0	0	–	–	2	1	19	1
	2020–21	14	0	0	0	–	–	2	0	16	0
	2021–22	13	0	3	1	–	–	–	–	16	1
	Total	186	6	29	5	20	0	10	2	245	13
Career Total		186	6	29	5	20	0	10	2	245	13

Updated to games played as of 15 May 2022.

Honours

Honvéd

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2016–17