Dominik Szoboszlai chant: Lyrics, tune and story behind Liverpool’s song for their Hungarian playmaker

There is nothing that Liverpool fans appreciate more than a player that will put everything on the line for the team, and it is from that appreciation that the Dominik Szoboszlai chant was born.

Since making the switch from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2023, the Hungary captain has established himself as a favourite on Merseyside, thanks to his immense engine and shooting prowess, traits that have drawn comparisons to Reds icon Steven Gerrard.

The number eight put pen to paper on a new long-term contract in July that will keep him at Anfield until 2031, and with manager Andoni Iraola considering the midfielder as vice-captain material, he will have a major role to play in the coming years.

Read on as Football Ground Guide covers all you need to know about the Dominik Szoboszlai chant – one of the catchiest Liverpool chants – including the song's lyrics, tune and origin.

Dominik Szoboszlai chant, lyrics and tune

The Dominik Szobsoszclai chant is sung to the tune of ‘This Is the Life’ by Amy Macdonald. The lyrics to the chant are as follows:

When we’re singing his song,

And we’ll sing it all night,

When he’s passing from the left,

And he’s shooting from the right,

Where’s he gonna go,

Where’s he gonna go,

Dominik Szoboszlai!

Dominik Szoboszlai chant background

The song was created by Andy Hodgson, who has made a bit of a reputation for himself in recent years as being a Liverpool ‘chantwriter' at Taggy's, a pub near Anfield.

Hodgson has effectively taken over the mantle from Liverpool musician Jamie Webster, who used to do this sort of thing before he went mainstream.

From a lyrical point of view, this football chant doesn't reference anything specific to Szoboszlai, but the tune used is an original one. It perhaps feels like Hodgson decided that the player's name fitted with the chorus of the song and went from there.

Liverpool fans singing the Dominik Szoboszlai chant

FGG says: A good tune, but there's a reason it hasn't fully taken off

In a world where football fans often just rehash tunes that other clubs sing, I'm never going to criticise someone for coming up with something original.

However, there is a reason why this hasn't exploded at Anfield like other Liverpool chants created by someone on an acoustic guitar, and it's probably because the lyrics could be applicable to any footballer in the world.