Henrik Castegren leaves DVSC for a transfer fee and continues his career in the Swedish first-division at Sirius. The 29-year-old defender arrived in Debrecen in February and played in 12 league matches during the spring season. We would like to thank Henrik Castegren for his work and wish him good luck!
DVSC played the first pre-season match in the Austrian training camp. The opponent of Loki was a first-division Romanian team FK Miercurea Ciuc with János Ferenczi in their starting XI, who was warmly greeted by our club.
At the beginning of the match, Donát Pálfi had to deny first a close-range header, then Babati’s shot in the 5th minute. The danger was finally cleared with the help of Balázs Bodnár. In the 13th minute, our opponent hit to the goalpost from a 20-meter shot. DVSC responded through Imre Egri’s attempt, but it went just wide off the goal from 15 meters.
In the second part of the 1st half, a lot of young players came on from DVSC. In the 33rd minute, at the end of a nice action, Tamás Batai and Botond Nyikos worked well together, but Nyikos’ shot narrowly missed the targed. No goals were scored until the break.
In the following minutes, both teams had some promising attacks, but there were no dangerous chances at either of the goals. In the 63rd minute, Kaye Shedrach passed to Yacouba Silue, who found himself in a scoring opportunity, but the goalkeeper saved his close-range shot. Then came a corner and some turmoil in the box, at the end of which Silue did not miss the target. He shot the ball into the net from the six-yard box, thus, Loki took the lead (1-0). Our opponent tried to react quickly, but they could not use their chances. In the 82nd minute, DVSC was awarded a penalty as Kaye Shedrach was fouled within the box. However, David Nwachukwu missed the penalty and our opponent almost managed to equalize from a counter-attack, but Márk Balogh T. made a huge save. No more goals were scored, so the match ended with Debrecen’s victory.
Practice match.
DVSC-FK Miercurea Ciuc 1-0 (0-0).
DVSC: Pálfi – Szécsi, Lang, Szakál, Vajda, Szűcs T., Bodnár B., Kocsis D., Dzsudzsák, Egri, Bárány. Substitutions: Balogh T., Engedi, Gyenti, Asztalos, Fábián, Grassi, Hornyák, Doktor, Cibla, Nyikos, Shedrach, Nwachukwu, Bökönyi, Batai, Silue. Vezetőedző: Sergio Navarro.
Miercurea Ciuc: Pap – Bloj, Kelemen, Raul, Ferenczi, Végh, Szilágyi Sz., Babati, Anderson, Szalay Sz., Dolny. Substitutions: Erdei, Veres Csürös, Bencze, Szondi, Bödő, Torvund, Szabó B., Soufiane, Gergely, Karácsony, Deáky. Vezetőedző: Ilyés Róbert.
Goal: Silue (63.).
Brandon Domingues leaves DVSC and continues his career at the Spanish Real Oviedo for a transfer fee. The 25-year-old French winger arrived in Debrecen in the summer of 2023 and quickly became a fan favourite. His speed and great dribbling skills contributed a lot to the play of Loki, while most of his goals were highly enjoyable.
Overall, he played in 57 top-league matches in the ranks of DVSC, during which he scored 18 goals. His performance against ZTE this spring is unforgettable as our opponent was still leading in the 87th minute, but with the brace of Domingues, we could finish the match with a 4-3 victory.
We would like to thank Brandon Domingues for everything that he did for DVSC and wish him good luck in his future career!
Brandon Domingues’ message:
Dear DVSC family,
I have tears in my eyes while I’m writing this last text to you. It is time for me to leave, to say goodbye. I have to continue my childhood dream. I would like to thank all the people that contributed directly or indirectly to my progress both as a player and a man. I am grateful to the management and the President, who treated me in a great way. Thanks to my teammates, my brothers, without whom none of this would have been possible. I am honoured to have shared the field with you. Thanks to the fans, thank you for making me feel loved and respected. I had goosebumps on my skin when you shouted my name. I have accomplished my mission and my success will be yours too. Lots of love!
DVSC signed the Spanish Fran Manzanara. The 28-year-old defensive central midfielder spent the last season in the Spanish second division at Racing Ferrol, where he played in 24 matches and provided 1 assist.
The 182 cm tall player was raised in the youth teams of Valencia and Atletico Madrid. During his senior career, he played in the ranks of Levante and Numancia. Overall, Fran Manzanara made 73 appearances in the Spanish second division and 4 in the top league, playing against Sevilla and Atletica Madrid as well. Welcome to Loki!
Monday morning’s training is over and our players will have one more session in the evening, led by Sergio Navarro’s staff.
Early Sunday morning, the football team of DVSC departed to the training camp in Austria. Our players will be preparing for two weeks in Waidhofen an der Ybbs. In addition to the regular training sessions, Loki will also play practice matches against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
The travelling squad: Donát Pálfi, Márk Engedi, Benedek Erdélyi, Márk Balogh T. – goalkeepers, Bence Fábián, Csaba Hornyák, Elia Grassi, Árpád Mona, Noel Asztalos, Ádám Lang, Dénes Szakál, Bence Batik, Erik Kusnyir, Kristóf Gyenti, Márk Szécsi, Gergő Tercza, Martin Bökönyi, Soma Szuhodovszki, Botond Vajda, Tamás Szűcs, Zsolt Doktor, Amos Yougs, Balázs Bodnár, Flórián Cibla, Balázs Dzsudzsák, Dominik Kocsis, Imre Egri, Botond Nyikos, Tamás Batai, Donát Bárány, David Nwachukwu, Kaye Shedrach, Yacouba Silue – midfield players.
On Friday, DVSC continued the training with two sessions in the training centre in Pallag. Botond Vajda and Tamás Szűcs, who received a few more days to rest due to their responsibilities for the U21 national team, have also joined the squad. Amos Youga is missing due to family reasons, while Maximilian Hofmann underwent an arm surgery and he will join the team soon. Neven Djurasek is doing medical examinations in Croatia, so he is not in Debrecen. However, several of our young talents are training with the first team, thus, Sergio Navarro’s staff can get the picture as soon as possible.
From Sunday until July 5, Loki will be in a training camp in Austria, playing practice matches against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
Upon the expiration of his contract, the two-time league and two-time cup winner János Ferenczi is leaving DVSC. The 34-year-old footballer was born in Debrecen and came up through the ranks of the youth teams as a homegrown player of Loki. In the 2011/12 season, he made his debut in the first division. Over the years, János Ferenczi transitioned from a left-winger to a left-back, playing a total of 331 competitive matches in the ranks of DVSC. In the top league, he appeared in 254 games in red and white, which places him in the 8th position on the club’s all-time appearances list. Even though his role has changed over the years, he managed to score 11 goals and provide 40 assists during these matches. His royalty to the club is exemplary and rare in today’s football world, which marks a truly valuable career.
János Ferenczi has also made two appearances for the Hungarian national team, further enhancing the reputation of DVSC. We would like to thank our player for everything that he did for our club and wish him good luck in his future career! In our hearts, he will always stay part of the DVSC family.
DVSC started the preparation for the 2025/26 championship. On Wednesday, our players did medical examinations and tests at SET (Sport Diagnostic, Lifestyle and Therapy Centre), located at Nagyerdei Stadium. Laboratory tests were conducted and the players underwent cardiological and comprehensive sports medical examinations, as well as fitness assessments. From Sunday until July 5, the team will be in a training camp in Austria, playing practice matches against against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
Upon the expiration of their contract, Balázs Megyeri, Gergő Kocsis and Shuichi Gonda are leaving DVSC. The players that have been on loan at our club, such as Krisztián Hegyi (his return is still under discussion), Arandel Stojkovic and Maurides Roque Junior are also leaving. In addition, our club has terminated the contract of Kristiyan Malinov by mutual agreement as the player will continue his career at another club. There are ongoing negotiations about the sale of the player’s rights of Henrik Castegren.
We would like to thank our players for their services at Loki and wish them good luck in their future careers!
Sergio Navarro head coach and president Ike Thierry Zaengel president
The first-division football team of DVSC starts the pre-season on Wednesday, led by the Spanish Sergio Navarro.
The 46-year-old Spanish professional is arriving from Athletic Bilbao, having led one of the most effective football academy in the world during the last three years. The pro-licence coach, who had also played at Villarreal, previously worked in various roles at Villarreal (youth methodology director), Levante (assistant coach), Rubin Kazan (assistant coach, head of youth development) and Karpaty Lviv (head coach), before taking over the leadership of the Athletic Club de Bilbao Academy (Lezama). Sergio Navarro obtained his university degrees in football studies at the universities of Valencia and Barcelona.
The selection of the new head coach was strongly influenced by his extensive and valuable experience and work in international football, particularly within the elite level of youth development. His appointment is symbolic of our club’s intention to move forward and develop along the path of integrating young homegrown players into the first team more efficiently and effectively. The experience, work ethic and philosophy represented by Sergio Navarro perfectly fits with our concept as we have many talented young players with great potential (a recent example is the two Hungarian Youth Cup titles that we’ve won last weekend). With the help of such a professional, our players can develop further for the benefit of both Debrecen and Hungarian football overall. We are glad and hopeful that such an expert has accepted our invitation and will support us in building this strategic direction.
The direct assistants of Sergio Navarro will include Álex Pallarés, who has previously worked as head coach at first-division Latin American clubs and Bilbao B in the 2022/23 season, now joining as assistant coach, as well as Sergio Manas Garcia, who will take on the role of strength and conditioning coach, having previously worked at the academies of Castellón and Villarreal. Pablo Alberola, who spent the last three years at the DVSC Football Academy as the local head of methodology as part of the cooperation with Villarreal CF, will also be a member of the staff. His responsibilities will include maintaining communication between the first and the second team as well as facilitating and coordinating the upward movement of players. János Balogh goalkeeper coach, Tibor Dombi assistant coach, Dávid Szalóczy analyst and Patrik Kalydy physiotherapist will stay as members of the staff.
The team will start the pre-season with medical examinations and trainings on Wednesday. From Sunday until July 5, the squad will be in a training camp in Austria, playing practice matches against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
Hayk Hovakimyan is leaving DVSC upon the expiration of his contract. The 31-year-old Armenian professional has worked at DVSC over the past three years, first as sporting director and later as international director.
We would like to thank Hayk Hovakimyan for his dedicated and professional work for the club and wish him good luck in his future career!
