Márkó Futács (pronounced ; born 22 February 1990) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for MTK.

Club career

Early career

Futács started his youth career at III. Kerületi TUE from

Óbuda Óbuda was a town in Hungary that was merged with Buda and Pest on 17 November 1873; it now forms part of District III-Óbuda-Békásmegyer of Budapest. The name means ''Old Buda'' in Hungarian (in German, ''Alt-Ofen''). The name in Bosnian, ...

in his hometown Budapest. He soon transferred to second-tier club

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. In the summer of 2006, Futács went to France, signing for

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where he scored 18 goals in 21 matches with the under-18 team. In the 2007–08 season, he was part of ''AS Nancy B'', the club's second team.

Werder Bremen

In early 2009, Futács signed a professional contract at

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until June 2011. He made his Werder Bremen first-team debut on 20 July 2009 in a pre-season 2–1 win over

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, replacing

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in the 60th minute. Futács scored two goals in four friendly matches with Bremen in the summer of 2009 before going on to play for the club's

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Portsmouth

On 26 August 2011, Futács signed a one-year deal with

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side

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, with an option for a further year. He made his league debut as a late substitute in the 4–3 defeat away to

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in September 2011. He scored his first goal in October 2011, in a 2–0 friendly win against

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. He scored his first league goal on his starting debut in December 2011, in a 1–1 away draw against

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. Two days later, he scored his second for the club in the next match against

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. In January 2012, after scoring two goals in four appearances, his performances were described as "impressive" and Portsmouth announced that Futács would be staying for an extra season after the club activated a clause in his contract. On 21 January 2012, he scored his third goal for the club, as Portsmouth lost 3–2 against

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. During the winter transfer period,

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and Rangers expressed interest in signing Futács, with Rangers wanting him to replace the departing

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and Celtic seeking a target-man. No move materialised before the transfer deadline was closed, and Portsmouth was keen to keep Futács as their striker while he considered staying with Portsmouth Football Club to help them secure survival in the Championship after they were losing a number of key players due to financial problems. Futács scored his fourth goal for the club, as Portsmouth won 4–1 against

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on 20 March 2012, giving the club their first win since the club entered administration. On 14 April 2012, Futács replaced Rekik in the 76th minute against

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and scored in stoppage time to earn a 4–3 win for Pompey. However, Portsmouth was relegated from the Championship League, in the wake of financial problems. At the end of the season, Futács considered remaining with Portsmouth Football Club with manager Appleton stating Futács could play a key role at Portsmouth. On 2 July, however, Futács decided to leave Portsmouth after Appleton explained that the club could not offer him a better contract, in the midst of financial disarray. On 12 July, it was revealed that Futács was in talks with

about a proposed move after leaving

Leicester City

On 14 July 2012, Futács agreed to terms with Championship club

. He was seen as a replacement for former target man

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who left on 19 May 2012. As a result of the move, Portsmouth was given compensation, as Futacs was under 24, and highly desirable for Leicester City. He was given the number twenty-nine shirt. Futács joined up with the rest of the squad on 15 July, flying out to Austria for a pre-season week-long training camp. He scored his first goal for Leicester against

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in the

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on 28 August 2012. He scored his first league goal for City in their 6–0 rout of

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on 17 November 2012. On 5 March 2013, Futács agreed to a one-month loan for Blackpool. He made his debut against Birmingham the same day. After one month with Blackpool, he returned to Leicester City. In June 2014, following his loan to Diósgyőr, Futács was released from his contract.

Diósgyőr

For the 2013–14 season, Futács joined Hungarian team

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on a season-long loan,. He scored on his debut on 14 September 2013, in a 2–0 win over Puskás Akadémia. He scored in another match on 5 October 2013, as his club beat

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5–0. In the two games of the last season, Futacs added two goals to make it nine, scoring against

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on 17 May 2014 and another against

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on 1 June 2014. Futács continued to make an impressive display for the club, scoring twelve goals in all competitions. Diósgyőr was keen to sign him for another season.

Mersin İdmanyurdu

After his time at Diósgyőr, Futács joined the

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club

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on a two-year contract.

Hajduk Split

Futács signed for

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on 6 July 2016. In his first season he became the

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top scorer with 18 goals, the first from outside the former Yugoslavia. Futács injured his anterior cruciate ligament in a Round 4

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match against

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in June 2017 and was subsequently ruled out for six to eight months. Futács signed a one-year contract extension in January 2018, with his previous deal set to expire at the end of the 2017–18 season.

MTK

On 30 December 2021, Futács agreed to join MTK.

International career

Futács was a member of the Hungarian under-20 team, which won the bronze medal at the

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in Egypt. At the tournament, he scored one goal in the semi-finals against

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. He made his debut for the senior team on 5 March 2014, in a 2–1 defeat against

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in a

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Werder Bremen * DFB-Supercup: 2009–10 Diósgyőr *

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: 2013–14 Fehérvár *

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: 2018–19 Hungary *

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third place:

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Individual *

top scorer: 2016–17

References

External links

Márkó Futács profile at magyarfutball.hu
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Futacs, Marko 1990 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Hungary men's international footballers Men's association football forwards SV Werder Bremen II players FC Ingolstadt 04 players Portsmouth F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Diósgyőri VTK players Mersin İdman Yurdu footballers HNK Hajduk Split players Fehérvár FC players Zalaegerszegi TE players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players MTK Budapest FC players Championnat National 2 players 3. Liga players 2. Bundesliga players English Football League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Süper Lig players Croatian Football League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia