Tamás Papp
Hungarian handball player (born 2002)
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Tamás Papp (born 11 November 2002) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Hungary national team.
| Tamás Papp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
11 November 2002 Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | MOL Tatabánya KC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2016 | Budapest Kézilabda KFT | ||
2016–2017 | PLER-Budapest | ||
2017–2018 | NEKA | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2023 |
 NEKA | ||
2023–2025 |
Csurgói KK | ||
2025– |
MOL Tatabánya KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Hungary | 3 | (7) |
Medal record | |||
Career
Club
Tamás started his career in Budapest Kézilabda KFT. From there he transferred to the PLER-Budapest team. Moved from PLER-Budapest to Balatonboglár, the National Handball Academy (NEKA) in 2017. He made his debut in the first team in NEKA in 2018, and in that season he scored 7 goals in 7 matches in the then still Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B team. In 2021, NEKA was promoted to the first division,[1] Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Tamás scored 67 goals in the season. After 6 years at NEKA, it was announced in March 2023 that he will continue his career in Csurgói KK from the summer.[2] In the summer of 2025, he transferred to MOL Tatabánya KC.[3] In 2026, the team reached the final of the Hungarian Cup, but were defeated there by ONE Veszprém. Tamás scored 2 goals in the final.[4]
National team
He was 9th with the Hungarian team at the 2021 Youth European Championship. As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[5] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[6] The captain of the Hungarian national team, Chema Rodríguez, also noticed his performance, who invited him to practice with the national team from September 30 to October 4, 2024.[7] He was included in the large squad of the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship,[8] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad. He made his debut for the Hungarian men's adult national team on May 7, 2025 in Hlohovec, in a European Championship qualifying match against Slovakia, where the Hungarian national team defeated the Slovak national team 39-24. Tamás scored 5 goals in the match.[9] He was included in the large squad of the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship,[10] end he will become a member of the narrow squad.[11] He finished 10th with the national team at the European Championship, scoring 0 goals in 2 matches.
Honours
National team
- Junior World Championship:
Silver: 2023
Club
NEKA
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
Gold: 2021
- MOL Tatabánya KC
- EHF European Cup:
- Silver: 2026
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
Bronze: 2026
- Magyar Kupa
- Silver: 2026
