The native form of this personal name is Lékai Máté. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
| Máté Lékai | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
(1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36) Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2002–2004 | Szentendre KC | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004–2010 | PLER KC | ||
| 2010–2012 | SC Pick Szeged | ||
| 2012–2014 | RK Celje | ||
| 2014–2022 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
| 2022– | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | Hungary | 182 | (548) |
Máté Lékai (born 16 June 1988) is a Hungarian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
His first major international tournament was the 2011 World Championship, where Hungary finished seventh. He finished fourth with the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He is the son of former high jumper Olga Juha.
Honours
Club
- PLER KC
- Magyar Kupa
Bronze: 2007
- Pick Szeged
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- Magyar Kupa
Silver: 2012
- RK Celje
- Slovenian First League
- Slovenian Cup
Gold: 2013, 2014
- Slovenian Supercup
- Gold: 2014
- MKB Veszprém KC
Individual
- "Teenager's Player of the Year": 2005
- Hungarian Junior Handballer of the Year: 2009
Silver Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012)- Junior Príma díj (2012)
- Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 2017
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References
- "Máté Lékai Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- "valogatott jatekosok rangsora". kezitortenelem.hu. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- "Isten éltesse Juha Olgát!". vasassc.hu. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- "Ismét Vérten az év játékosa / Magyarország | handball.hu - kézilabda".
- "Az év kézilabdázói 2017-ben | handball.hu - kézilabda".
External links
- Máté Lékai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Máté Lékai at the European Handball Federation
- Máté Lékai at Olympedia
- Máté Lékai player profile
- Máté Lékai career statistics at Worldhandball
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Hungarian male handball players
- Handball players from Budapest
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Hungary
- Hungarian expatriate handball players
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Veszprém KC players
- SC Pick Szeged players
- Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Expatriate handball players in Slovenia
- 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen
- Hungarian handball biography stubs