FC Liefering in 2017 Szoboszlai made his professional debut in the
2017–18 campaign, playing for the
FC Liefering in the
second division against
Kapfenberg on 21 July 2017. He scored his first professional goal against
FC Blau-Weiß Linz on 4 August 2017.
Red Bull Salzburg in 2021 During the 2017–18 season, he made his debut against
Austria Wien on 27 May 2018. He entered the pitch in the 57th minute as a substitute for
Enock Mwepu. He scored his first goal for the club in 6–0
Austrian Cup win against SC Eglo Schwarz. He scored his first league goal against
Wacker Innsbruck on 17 March 2019. On 17 September 2019, he made his
Champions League debut and scored his first goal in this competition against
Genk in a 6–2 victory. He scored a hat-trick as Salzburg won 5–1 against
Sturm Graz on 10 June 2020. He finished the season with 9 goals and 14 assists in 27 league matches, and was voted player of the season for
2019–20 in Austrian football's top tier, the
Bundesliga.
RB Leipzig On 17 December 2020,
RB Leipzig announced the signing of Szoboszlai on a four-and-a-half-year contract, until June 2025. With a reported price of €20 million, Szoboszlai became the most expensive Hungarian player in history. However, he could not feature in any match for RB Leipzig in the 2020–21 season due to a long-term injury. Szoboszlai debuted for Leipzig on 7 August 2021 in a
German Cup game against
SV Sandhausen, where he entered the pitch in the 78th minute and scored three minutes later. On 20 August, he scored his first two goals in the
Bundesliga in a 4–0 win over
VfB Stuttgart. On 17 April 2022, he scored the only goal of the match between
Bayer Leverkusen and Leipzig on the 30th game week of the
2021–22 Bundesliga. Throughout the 2021–22 league season, he made 31 appearances and scored 6 goals. In the
2022–23 Bundesliga season, Szoboszlai again totalled 31 appearances and 6 goals. He scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 victory against
Borussia Dortmund on 10 September 2022. On 27 January 2023, he scored a double against
VfB Stuttgart to secure a 2–1 victory at the
Red Bull Arena on the 18th matchday. He later scored the third goal in a surprise 3–1 win over
Bayern Munich at the
Allianz Arena on 20 May on the 33rd matchday. On 3 June, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against
Eintracht Frankfurt in the
DFB-Pokal final at the
Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Liverpool 2023–24 season On 2 July 2023,
Premier League club
Liverpool signed Szoboszlai on a five-year contract after triggering his
release clause which was reportedly worth £60 million. He is the third Hungarian player to make a first-team appearance at the club. On 13 August, Szoboszlai made his debut for Liverpool in their opening game of the
2023–24 season, a 1–1 away draw against
Chelsea. On 19 August, he made his competitive debut at
Anfield, in a 3–1 victory against
Bournemouth. He was widely praised for his performance and Liverpool fans voted to name him the
player of the match. On 3 September, Szoboszlai scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 3–0 win over
Aston Villa, using his weak foot to strike from outside the box in the third minute and becoming the first Hungarian to score for the club. On 19 September, he was named Liverpool's Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month. By October 2023, Szoboszlai had created the most chances for Liverpool in the Premier League in the 2023–24 season, with 21. This was the highest number of chances created by a Liverpool player in their first nine Premier League appearances for the club since 2003. On 1 January 2024, he suffered a
hamstring injury in a Premier League match against
Newcastle United. He returned from his injury in a 5–2 win against
Norwich City in the
FA Cup on 28 January. However, on 7 February, it was revealed that he returned from his injury too early; therefore, he had to miss several matches in February. On 2 March, he again returned from injury in a 1–0 victory over
Nottingham Forest.
2024–25 season in 2025 Szoboszlai was named in the starting line-up in Liverpool's first four matches of the
2024–25 season. However, he was criticised by manager
Arne Slot for not scoring goals and creating chances. He scored his first goal for Liverpool in the
UEFA Champions League in a 3–1 away win against
AC Milan at the
San Siro on 17 September 2024. On 24 November, Szoboszlai scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 3–2 away victory over
Southampton. On 25 January 2025, Szoboszlai scored the opening goal in a 4–1 victory over
Ipswich Town at Anfield. On 6 February, he scored in a 4–0 semi-final victory against
Tottenham Hotspur in the
EFL Cup, helping his team advance to the
final. On 23 February, Szoboszlai both scored a goal and assisted one for
Mohamed Salah in a 2–0 victory against
Manchester City at the
Etihad Stadium. In the following match against
Newcastle United on 26 February, he was named player of the match by fans as he scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory to help extend Liverpool's lead to 13 points at the top of the table. On 27 April, Szoboszlai became the first Hungarian footballer to win the Premier League, following Liverpool's 5–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in which he provided two assists for Mohamed Salah and
Luis Díaz.
2025–26 season in 2026 On 10 August 2025, Szoboszlai scored a penalty in the
shoot-out against
Crystal Palace in the
FA Community Shield after a 2–2 draw at
Wembley Stadium, which his side would ultimately lose. On 25 August, he was voted the player of the match in a 3–2 league victory against
Newcastle United, in which he started as a
right-back and played a crucial role in the winning goal for
Rio Ngumoha. On 31 August, Szoboszlai scored a free kick from 32 yards out in a 1–0 win over
Arsenal and was again named player of the match. The goal was later voted the
Premier League Goal of the Month for August, making Szoboszlai the first Hungarian player to win a Premier League monthly award. On 21 January 2026, Szoboszlai netted a free-kick in a 3–0 victory over
Marseille in the
UEFA Champions League and was voted Player of the Match. On 8 February, he scored a free-kick in a 2–1 defeat against
Manchester City, however, he was sent off in the
stoppage time after committing a foul against
Erling Haaland in the penalty area. == International career ==