Ádám Nagy

The native form of this personal name is Nagy Ádám. This article uses the Western name order.
Ádám Nagy

Nagy playing for Hungary at UEFA Euro 2016
Personal information
Full name Ádám Nagy
Date of birth (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 16
Youth career
2003–2005 Goldball '94
2005–2007 Vasas
2008 Aramis SE
2009 Kelen SC
2009–2010 Tabáni Sparatcus
2010–2011 Szent István SE
2012–2013 VSI Rio Maior
2013 Ferencváros
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ferencváros II 26 (1)
2015–2016 Ferencváros 26 (0)
2016– Bologna 11 (0)
National team‡
2015 Hungary U20 7 (1)
2015– Hungary U21 1 (0)
2015– Hungary 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016

Ádám Nagy (born 17 June 1995) is a Hungarian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Bologna and the Hungary national team.

He began his career at Ferencváros, making his professional debut for the reserves in August 2013 and for the first team in May 2015.

Nagy won 8 caps and scored 1 goal for Hungary at youth level. He made his full international debut against Northern Ireland on 7 September 2015 coming on as a substitute[2] and was chosen for UEFA Euro 2016.

Career

Early years

Nagy was born in Budapest, Hungary. After starting his career at Goldball '94 FC, he played for Tabáni Spartacus SKE and Szent István SE.[3] In 2008 he had a briefly spell at the futsal club Aramis Sport Egyesület.[4]

At the age of 16, he went to La Manga to join football academy created by English football development academy VisionPro Sports Institute. On January 2012, the academy moved to Portugal forming the VSI Rio Maior Football Club, and establishing themselves in the lower levels of the Santarém Football Association Juniors Championship.[5] The project was led by former Premier League players such as Ian Wright and Mark Hughes and the team was composed of young players, between the ages of 16 and 19, from Portugal, Hungary, Angola, Wales, England, Congo and Spain.[6] The project ended in March 2013.[7]

Ferencváros

On 13 August 2013, Nagy signed with Ferencváros.[8] He made his professional debut in the 2013–14 campaign, with the II-team in the third division. He made his first appearance in the competition on 24 August 2013, playing the 0–2 home loss against Felsőtárkány. On 30 August 2015 he scored his first goal in their 7–0 win at Ebes.

On 12 May 2015, Nagy made his debut for made his official debut for Ferencvárosi TC, playing in a 3–0 home win against Honvéd for the season's League Cup. Four days later, he played his first match in the Nemzeti Bajnokság against Paksi FC. The match ended with a 1-0 victory for the Budapest team. Nagy entered the pitch in the 46th minute as a substitute for Ugrai.[9] On 20 May 2015, Nagy helped his team winning the Magyar Kupa by playing 70 minutes in the final.

On 2 April 2016, Nagy became Hungarian League champion with Ferencváros after losing to Debreceni VSC 2-1 at the Nagyerdei Stadion in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[10]

On 10 June 2016, Nagy was listed among the top 10 young talents at the Euro 2016. The list was created by Sports Illustrated and includes football players such as Kingsley Coman, Julian Draxler, and Raphaël Guerreiro.[11]

During the European Championship, Nagy attracted attention from clubs such as Benfica, Olympique de Marseille and Leicester City.[12]

Bologna

On 14 July 2016, Nagy joined Italian side Bologna after impressing at the Euro.[13]

International career

Nagy was part of the Hungarian U-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[14] playing in four games games (three starts) in an eventual Round of 16 exit.

On 7 September 2015 Nagy played his first match in the Hungary national football team in a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F match at Windsor Park. He entered the pitch in the 23rd minute as a substitute for Elek.[15]

Nagy was selected for Hungary's Euro 2016 squad.[16]

On 14 June 2016, Nagy played in the first group match in a 2–0 victory over Austria at the UEFA Euro 2016 Group F match at Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.[17] Three days later on 18 June 2016 he played in a 1–1 draw against Iceland at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 August 2016[19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ferencváros II 2013–14 261--------261
Total 261--------261
Ferencváros 2014–15 101050000070
2015–16 25040000010300
Total 26050500010370
Bologna 2016–17 9010--0000100
Total 9010--0000100
Career total 61160500010731
Notes

    International

    As of match played 6 September 2016

    National teamSeasonAppsGoals
    Hungary 2015 50
    2016 100
    Total 150

    Honours

    Club

    Ferencváros

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ https://www.bolognafc.it/player/adam-nagy
    2. ↑ at National-Football-Teams.com
    3. ↑ "Három éve figyelte Nagy Ádámot a FourFourTwo" [Three years ago, we watched Ádám Nagy at FourFourTwo] (in Hungarian). FourFourTwo. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
    4. ↑ "Akit eltanácsoltak a futballtól, most a legértékesebb" (in Hungarian). Index. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
    5. ↑ "Destaque da Hungria já jogou em Rio Maior" [Highlight of Hungary has played in Rio Maior]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
    6. ↑ "A Wright good business plan". A Marca. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
    7. ↑ "VISIONPRO SPORTS FECHA ACADEMIA DE FUTEBOL EM PORTUGAL" [VISIONPRO SPORTS CLOSES FOOTBALL ACADEMY IN PORTUGAL]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
    8. ↑ "Nagy Ádám aláírt" [Nagy Ádám signed] (in Hungarian). Ferencváros TC. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
    9. ↑ "Paks 0-1 Ferencváros". Soccerway.com. 16 May 2015.
    10. ↑ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions". UEFA.com. 2 April 2016.
    11. ↑ "EB 2016: NAGY ÁDÁM A 10 LEGNAGYOBB TEHETSÉG KÖZÖTT A SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDNÉL". nemzetisportNemzeti Sport. 10 June 2016.
    12. ↑ "Leicester City corre contra o Benfica por Nagy" [Leicester City runs against Benfica by Nagy] (in Portuguese). maisfutebol. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
    13. ↑ "Official: Bologna sign Nagy". Football Italia. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
    14. ↑ Fifa u20 world cup squad (hungarian)
    15. ↑ "Northern Ireland 1-1 Hungary". Soccerway.com. 7 September 2015.
    16. ↑ "Hungary on the offensive with EURO squad". UEFA.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
    17. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2016: Austria 0-2 Hungary". UEFA.com.
    18. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2016: Iceland 1–1 Hungary". UEFA.com.
    19. ↑ Ádám Nagy profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
    20. ↑ "Keserédes bajnokavatás – debreceni vereség után lett biztos az FTC-arany" (in Hungarian).
    21. ↑ "Gólzápor a zivatarban - kupagyőztes a Ferencváros!" (in Hungarian).
    22. ↑ "Kupagyőztes a bajnokcsapat – Gera döntötte el az MK-finálét" (in Hungarian).
    23. ↑ "A Ferencvárosé lett a "történelmi" Ligakupa" (in Hungarian).
    24. ↑ "A Fradié a Szuperkupa is – újra legyőzte a Vidit!" (in Hungarian).
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