Alpár Salló

Alpár Salló
Date of birth	May 30, 1994
place of birth	Miercurea Ciuc , Romania
size	180 cm
Weight	81 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2009-2011	HSC Csíkszereda
2011–2012	Krefelder EV
2012-2015	HSC Csíkszereda
2015	CS Progym Gheorgheni
since 2015	HSC Csíkszereda

Alpár Salló (born May 30, 1994 in Miercurea Ciuc ) is a Romanian ice hockey player who is under contract for most of his career at HSC Csíkszereda , from which he is used in the MOL league and in the Romanian ice hockey league.

Career

Club

Alpár Salló, who belongs to the Hungarian-speaking Szekler minority in Romania , started his career in the youth department of HSC Csíkszereda , the traditional ice hockey club of the Szeklers. In 2011 he moved to Krefeld EV in the German Junior League . With the Krefelders he reached the semifinals of this highest German junior division. After a year he returned to his home club and played there first in the Romanian league and since 2013 in the multinational MOL league . With the club from Miercurea Ciuc , he won the Romanian championship title in 2013 and the cup competition in 2014 . Towards the end of the 2014/15 season he switched to CS Progym Gheorgheni . where he ended the season. He then returned to HSC Csíkszereda, with whom he was again champion and cup winner in 2018.

International

In contrast to other Szeklers who play for Hungary , Salló plays internationally for his native Romania . He was already active in the junior division at world championships and played in Division II in the U18 championships in 2011 and 2012 as well as in the U20 world championships in 2012 , 2013 and 2014 .

He made his debut in the men's national team at the Division I World Championships in 2014 , when he had to relegate his team. But already at the 2015 World Cup , Division II was immediately promoted again. In the following years Salló commuted between the two divisions with the Romanians. He played in Division I in 2016 and 2018 and in Division II in 2017 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2013 Romanian champion with the HSC Csíkszereda
• 2014 Romanian cup winner with the HSC Csíkszereda
• 2018 Romanian champion and Romanian cup winner with the HSC Csíkszereda

International

• 2012 Promotion to Division II, Group A at the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group B
• 2015 Promotion to Division I, Group B at the World Championship Division II, Group A
• 2017 Promotion to Division I, Group B at the World Cup Division II, Group A
• 2019 Promotion to Division I, Group A at the World Championship of Division I, Group B

MOL league statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	5	199	7th	26th	33	36
Playoffs	1	9	0	0	0	0

(Status: end of the 2017/18 season)

Web links

• Alpár Salló at eliteprospects.com (English)