Szilárd Németh

Szilárd Németh
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-08) 8 August 1977
Place of birth Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1984–1992 KFC Komárno
1992–1994 Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Slovan Bratislava 61 (25)
1997 1. FC Košice
1997–1998 Sparta Prague 8 (0)
1998–1999 1. FC Košice 37 (20)
1999–2001 Inter Bratislava 58 (40)
2001–2006 Middlesbrough 117 (23)
2006 Strasbourg 9 (0)
2006–2010 Alemannia Aachen 77 (17)
Total 357 (130)
International career
1996–2006 Slovakia 58 (22)
Managerial career
2014–2020 Slovan Bratislava (juniors)
2020–2021 Komárno
2021–2022 Rohožník
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Szilárd Németh (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈsilaːrt ˈneːmet]; Hungarian: [ˈsilaːrd ˈneːmɛt]; born 8 August 1977), also known mononymously as Szilárd, is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a striker.

After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, he spent four and a half seasons at Middlesbrough of the Premier League from 2001 to 2006. After a brief stint at France's RC Strasbourg, he played for Alemannia Aachen in Germany until his retirement in 2010.

Németh was at that time the highest scorer in the history of the Slovakia national team, with 22 goals in 58 matches from 1997 to 2006.