The National Academy of Handball (, commonly abbreviated NEKA) is a Hungarian state-funded handball training and developing center run by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Located in Balatonboglár, it offers an integrated four year education for students in grades 9–12. In addition, it is open for Hungarian international junior handballers (aged 18–21) under a trilateral agreement between the academy, the players' club and the players itself.

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Technical staff

Head coach: László Sótonyi

Goalkeeping coach: Zsolt Perger

Fitness coach: Dániel Huszár

Coach: Zsolt Kopornyik

Physiotherapist: Ádám Békési

Masseur: László Polgár

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Robin Molnár (LW) from Pick Szeged

Marcell Ludmán (LB) from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém

Dominik Gál (LP) from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém

Levente Tóth (CB) from BFKA-Balatonfüred

Dániel Csányi (LP) from Sport36-Komló

Krisztián Mikler (GK) on loan from BFKA-Veszprém

Balázs Szűcs (RW) from BFKA-Veszprém

Leaving

Bence Krakovszki (LW) to MOL Tatabánya KC

Dániel Fekete (LB) to Riihimäki Cocks

Péter Ács (CB) to PLER-Budapest

Tamás Papp (LP) to Csurgói KK

Bence Dobi (CB) to Ceglédi KKSE

Kristóf Palasics (GK) loan back to Telekom Veszprém

Gellért Draskovics (LB) loan back to Balatonfüredi KSE

Brunó Bajus (LW) loan back to Pick Szeged

Benjámin Szilágyi (RW) loan back to Pick Szeged

Top Scorers

Honours

Recent seasons

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B: 5

Women's team

The first team of NEKA has regularly competed in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. For the 2020–21 season they signed an agreement with Szent István SE that the two teams would unite and compete as one team in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I under the name Boglári Akadémia-SZISE. The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.

National Academy of Handball

Kits

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Kincső Csapó (GK) (from Siófok KC) Kitti Miklós (RW) (from Eszterházy SC) Kíra Wald (LW) (from Siófok KC) Laura Lapos (LB) (from Siófok KC) Flóra Miklós (LB) (from Hargita KK) Krisztina Munteanu-Korodi (LB) (from CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud) Gabriella Matucz (LP) (on loan from Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA) Viktória Győri (LP) (from Szombathelyi KKA) Zoé Alaxai (LP) (from Eszterházy SC)

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Leaving

Anna Szabó (LW) (to Moyra-Budaörs Handball) Lili Uhrin (LB) (to Moyra-Budaörs Handball) Kata Juhász (LP) (to Debrecen) Alexa Wéninger (GK) (to Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA) Dóra Kellermann (PM) (to Érd HC) Kata Németh (GK) (to Érd HC) Léna Gém (RW) (to Kisvárdai KC) Lili Szabó (LP) (to Kisvárdai KC) Bianka Kovalcsik (LB) (to Kisvárdai KC) Emília Varga (LB) (to Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE) Luca Csíkos (LB) (to Váci NKSE) Diána Ferenczy (RB) (to Vasas) Bettina Kocsis (LP) (to Alba Fehérvár KC)

National Academy of Handball

Former club members

Notable former players

Women's team

Anna Albek

Csenge Fodor (2013–2017) Lili Herczeg Míra Vámos Noémi Pásztor (2013–2017) Natalie Schatzl Nina Szabó Petra Vámos (2014–2019) Viktória Woth (2017–2021)

Men's team

Bence Bartha

Bence Bálint

Nándor Bognár

Marcell Gábor

Kristóf Győri

Zoran Ilic (2016–2019) Bence Krakovszki (2017–2023) Kristóf Palasics (2021–2023) Zsolt Schäffer Uroš Borzaš

Former coaches

Women's team

Men's team

References

External links

Handball clubs in Hungary

Somogy County

Handball clubs established in 2013