*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024, 23:21 (UTC)
On 6 August 2023, Varga scored his first goal in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season against Fehérvár FC at the Sóstói Stadion.[4] On 27 August, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory over former club Paks in the fifth game day of the league season.[5] He followed this up with another hat-trick in the club's next league match, a 6–2 win over Zalaegerszeg on 3 September.
On 22 October 2023, Varga was injured in a Nemzeti Bajnokság I match against Diósgyőri VTK.[6] Ferencváros manager, Dejan Stanković, said that Varga paid for his matches in the national team.[7][8] Therefore, he had to miss the UEFA Europa League match against K.R.C. Genk.[9]
In an interview with M4 Sport, Gábor Kubatov, the president of Ferencváros, said that he is happy that he had been convinced to purchase the top scorer of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. However, Kubatov was hesitating during the summer of 2023 to sign or not to sign Varga.[10]
In January 2024, Varga started training with the team after his injury.[11]
On 6 February 2024, Varga scored four goals in a 5–1 victory over arch-rivals MTK Budapest FC.[12][13][14] After the match, Dejan Stanković, Ferencváros manager, said that Varga is a fascinating football player.[15] In an interview, published on Nemzeti Sport, Varga said that scoring four goals was really beneficial for his soul after his long injury.[16]
On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[17] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[18][19]
On 7 November 2024, he scored twice in a 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase match against FC Dynamo Kyiv.[24] After the match, he was included in the 4th match day of the Europa League.[25] He scored twice again in the next round of the league phase against the Swedish Malmö FF, bringing his goal tally to five goals in the first five games of the EL season.[26]
On 14 October 2023, Varga scored the first Hungarian goal in a 2–1 victory over Serbia at the Puskás Aréna in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match.[30][31]
On 23 June 2024, during the Euro 2024 group match against Scotland, Varga was rendered unconscious and landed in a fencing response,[38] following a free kick and clash with Scotland's goalkeeper Angus Gunn. After a 10 minute wait he was stretchered off the pitch. After the match, it was reported Varga was in a conscious and stable condition.[39]
Personal life
In an article, published on Nemzeti Sport, Gábor Thury said that Varga is a player who reached his peak at the end of his career.[40] Varga was about to give up his career in his early 20s, when he received an offer from SV Mattersburg.
Varga resides in a small village, Szentpéterfa, located close to the Austrian border. In an interview published on Nemzeti Sport, he said that when he retires he wants to spend his life there.[41]
