Ákos Sándor Onódi (born 2 September 2001) is a Hungarian

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian club

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Club career

Aston Villa

Onódi made his debut for Aston Villa on 8 January 2021 in a

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match against

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. On 6 July 2021, Onódi was amongst several Academy players who were given new professional contracts. On 16 July 2021, Onódi joined

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side Bromsgrove Sporting on a season-long loan. He made his debut for Bromsgrove the following day, in a 1–0 pre-season friendly victory over

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. His first competitive appearance for the side was a 4–0 defeat to

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on the opening day of the Southern League Premier season. On 24 May 2022, Onódi announced on his social media that we would be leaving Aston Villa at the end of his current contract on 1 July. This was confirmed by the Premier League on 10 June.

Akritas Chlorakas

On 25 August 2022, Onódi signed for Cypriot First Division club

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, revealing that he had turned down interest from clubs in England and Italy due to them wanting him to act as third-choice goalkeeper. Onódi was backup goalkeeper in his first season for Akritas, making no first-team appearances, but appearing on the bench 32 times. On 1 July 2023, Onódi was released by the club, after their relegation to the second tier.

Szeged

In January 2024, Onódi signed for Hungarian second tier club

Personal life

Despite news reports suggesting that Ákos is the nephew of Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast

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, he has confirmed that they are not in fact related.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Onódi, Ákos 2001 births Living people Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Győri ETO FC players Aston Villa F.C. players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Footballers from Győr Bromsgrove Sporting F.C. players Southern Football League players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Akritas Chlorakas players Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia footballers