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Ádám Bogdán (; born 27 September 1987) is a Hungarian professional
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, who plays as a
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for Hungarian club Ferencváros. Bogdán began his career in Hungary at Vasas before spending time on loan at
Vecsés Vecsés (german: Wetschesch) is a town of 20,550 inhabitants in Budapest metropolitan area, Pest County, Hungary, situated adjacent to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. History The village was first mentioned in records in 1318. In ...
. In 2007, he moved to English club
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, for whom he made 120 appearances across all competitions, before moving to
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in 2015. Rarely used at Liverpool, he had a loan at
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in 2016, cut short by a knee injury. After a long period recovering from the injury, Bogdán was loaned to Scottish club Hibernian in July 2018. He was released by Liverpool in the summer of 2019, and then signed with Hibernian. He made his senior international debut for
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
in 2011. Bogdán has since earned 20 caps and represented Hungary in
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matches.


Club career


Early career

Born in
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, Bogdán started his career with Hungarian
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(Division One) team Vasas SC. He also had a loan spell at
Vecsés Vecsés (german: Wetschesch) is a town of 20,550 inhabitants in Budapest metropolitan area, Pest County, Hungary, situated adjacent to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. History The village was first mentioned in records in 1318. In ...
where in his 9 games he impressed Bolton scouts.


Bolton Wanderers

He signed for
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on a two-year contract on 1 August 2007. His contract was extended in 2009 until June 2011. In September 2009, Bogdán joined
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team Crewe Alexandra on a one-month
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. He made his debut on 29 September 2009 in a 3–2 home defeat to
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, during which he made an error that cost Alexandra a point. He made his Bolton debut in a 1–0 League Cup victory over
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on 24 August 2010. On 29 August 2010, Bogdán made his
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debut when he replaced Jussi Jääskeläinen, who had been sent off for violent conduct, 37 minutes into the home game against
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. He made his first Premier League start in the away game at
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on 11 September. Following Jääskeläinen's return, Bogdán returned to the bench but manager Owen Coyle gave Bogdán starts in both the League Cup and
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. On 31 March 2011, he signed an extension to his existing contract, which would keep him at the club until 2014. The 2011–12 season gave Bogdán more playing time after Jääskeläinen suffered an injury during an international break, but in his first league game, on 2 October, he conceded five goals against Chelsea and Jääskeläinen returned for the next league game. Three months later on 4 January, after Jääskeläinen suffered another injury, Bogdán returned for a game at Everton where he was beaten by a 102-yard wind assisted clearance by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard from his own penalty area in a 2–1 victory at
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. On 14 January 2012, Bogdán saved a
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from
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, although Bolton lost 3–0 to
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. He performed well during Jääskeläinen's absence and when the Finn returned from injury, Bogdán kept his place for the home game against Arsenal on 1 February, in which he kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw. Despite Jääskeläinen's return to full fitness, Bogdán remained first choice goalkeeper. On 11 March 2012, after Bolton's victory over QPR, and on 1 April 2012, after Bolton's 3–2 victory over
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, Bogdán was selected for in the "team of the week" by Garth Crooks. On 14 May 2012, Bolton Wanderers held their annual end of season dinner, with Bogdán the recipient of the main accolade as he was named the club's Player of the Year, which is voted by the supporters. Bogdán admitted he felt mixed emotions after getting the award due to the draw against
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which resulted in Bolton's relegation from the
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. Bogdán signed a contract extension on 29 November 2012, which extended his contract to summer 2015. During the 2014–15 season, Bogdán only made 10 appearances for Bolton, after being displaced as the team's first-choice goalkeeper by
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.


Liverpool

On 12 June 2015, it was confirmed that Bogdán would join
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on a free transfer on 1 July, when his contract expired. He made his debut on 23 September, in a League Cup third round tie against
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at
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, and saved three penalties in the shootout, enabling his side to win the shootout 3–2. On 20 December, he made his Premier League debut for the Reds in a 3–0 loss to
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at Vicarage Road, dropping a corner kick after three minutes to allow
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to open the scoring. Bogdán also played in a much-changed Liverpool side away to Exeter City on 8 January 2016 in the third round of the FA Cup, conceding direct from
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' corner kick in a 2–2 draw. On the last match of the 2015–16 Premier League season, Bogdán was named in the starting line up against West Brom after a long absence from the first team squad. West Brom opened the scoring through
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in the 13th minute, before
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leveled in the 23rd minute – the match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 20 July 2016, Bogdán joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2016–17 season. Bogdán made 17 appearances for Wigan, keeping five clean sheets. In his final game, a 0–0 draw against
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on 19 November, Bogdán suffered a tear in his
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and was substituted in the 59th minute. Bogdán then returned to his parent club Liverpool for rehabilitation. On 2 July 2018, Bogdán moved on a season-long loan to
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club Hibernian. Bogdán played regularly for Hibernian during the early part of the 2018–19 season, but then missed several games due to concussion symptoms. He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.


Hibernian

Bogdán signed a short-term contract with Hibernian, where he had been on loan in the previous season, in November 2019. His contract was extended in January 2020 to the end of the 2019–20 season, as the loan of Chris Maxwell was expected to be curtailed. Bogdán was one of three first team players released by Hibs at the end of the 2019–20 season.


Ferencváros

On 1 July 2020, Bogdán returned to Hungary and signing for reigning champions Ferencváros.


International career

Bogdán received his first call up for
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in October 2008, and was an unused substitute in their 1–0 win over
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. In June 2011 he made his first full international appearance, in a 1–0 win against
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. He was named as Hungarian Player of the Year for 2012. On 11 October 2013, he kept goal in the nation's record defeat, 1–8 to the
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at the Amsterdam Arena in 2014 World Cup qualification. He was named as the Hungarian Player of the Year for the second year in a row for 2013.Díjazás: az MLSZ-nél Bogdán, a pólósoknál Varga Dániel a legjobb
/ref> On 1 June 2021, Bogdán was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled
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tournament.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours


Club

Liverpool *
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runner-up: 2015–16 Ferencvárosi TC *
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:
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, 2021–22 * Magyar Kupa: 2021–22


Individual

*
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
Player of the Year: 2012 *Hungarian Player of the Year: 2012, 2013


References


External links


Liverpool F.C. profile

Ádám Bogdán
profile at hungarianfootball.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdan, Adam 1987 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian footballers Hungary international footballers Hungary under-21 international footballers Association football goalkeepers Vasas SC players Vecsés FC footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Premier League players English Football League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players UEFA Euro 2020 players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Scotland Hungarian expatriate footballers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Scottish Professional Football League players