The terrible crash that left Barnabás Varga immobile at Euro 2024

This Sunday the Hungarian team experienced a roller coaster of emotions in what was their last game of the group stage of Euro 2024.

On the one hand, the euphoria and the hope of advancing to the final phase after defeating Scotland in an agonizing way and on the other, the concern for the striker Barnabás Varga, who suffered a strong collision against the goalkeeper Angus Gunn, for which he abandoned the playing field after suffering a concussion and several facial fractures.

At minute 67, with the game 0-0, Varga competed in the area for a cross sent by his teammate Dominik Szoboszlai; However, he crashed into Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn and was immediately left lying on the grass with his arms up in full concussion. Teammates and rivals desperately asked for help and concern moved to the stands, where the party died down and murmurs made the stadium vibrate as they saw the delay in the reaction of the medical staff.

Hours later, the Hungarian football federation announced that the forward left the playing field conscious and that he will spend the night in the Stuttgart hospital; However, he will not be able to continue with the team for the remainder of Euro 2024.

Who is Barnabás Varga?

Born on October 25, 1994 in Szombathely, the capital of Vas, in western Hungary next to the border with Austria, he is one of the best Magyar footballers of the moment. His first steps in football were with the basic forces of Haladás, where he played up to the under 17 category. There, he was transferred to Eberau in Austria, where he spent six years of his career until moving to Mattersburg. In 2019, he was transferred to Lafnitz, in the same country, although his great performances led him back to Hungary.

In the winter of 2019, he played in his country’s second division with Gyirmót, where he contributed 12 goals in 24 games and became the figure of promotion to the top category. There, he played 29 games and scored 13 goals and contributed 6 assists, which managed to attract the attention of big teams like Paks, where he was transferred in 2022. With his new team he scored 26 goals and contributed 2 assists in 31 games, which which left him as the top scorer in the Hungarian league and was enough for him to win recognition as the best player of the season. Currently, he plays for Ferencváros, the biggest team in the Magyar country.

His growth and potential led him to the Hungarian national team, where he scored the team’s first goal in this edition of Euro 2024 in the defeat against Switzerland.