Ádám Nagy (; born 17 June 1995) is a Hungarian professional

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for Italian club

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and the Hungary national team. He began his career at

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, making his professional debut for the reserves in August 2013 and for the first team in May 2015. Nagy won eight caps and scored one goal for Hungary at youth level. He made his full international debut against

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on 7 September 2015 coming on as a substitute, and has represented the nation at the

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Club career

Early years

Nagy was born in

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, Hungary. After starting his career at Goldball '94 FC, he played for Tabáni Spartacus SKE and Szent István SE. In 2008, he had a brief spell at the

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club Aramis Sport Egyesület. At the age of 16, he went to La Manga Club to join the football academy created by English football development academy VisionPro Sports Institute. In January 2012, the academy moved to Portugal forming the VSI Rio Maior Football Club, and established themselves in the lower levels of the Santarém Football Association Juniors Championship. The project was led by former

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players such as

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and

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. The academy was coached by English coach Paul Simpson and the team was composed of young players, between the ages of 16 and 19, from Portugal, Hungary, Angola, Wales, England, Congo and Spain. The project ended in March 2013, due to mis-management of funds by the VSI Chairman and directors.

Ferencváros

On 13 August 2013, Nagy signed with Ferencváros. 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 in 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

, playing in a 3–0 home win against Honvéd in the 2014–15 Ligakupa. 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. On 20 May 2015, Nagy helped his team win the 2015 Magyar Kupa Final by playing 70 minutes in the final. On 2 April 2016, Nagy became Hungarian League champion with Ferencváros after losing to

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2–1 at the

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in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. On 10 June 2016, Nagy was listed among the top 10 young talents at the Euro 2016. The list was created by

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and includes football players such as Kingsley Coman, Julian Draxler, and Raphaël Guerreiro. During the European Championship, Nagy attracted attention from clubs such as Benfica,

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and

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Bologna

On 14 July 2016, Nagy joined Italian side

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after an impressive performance with the national team at the

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. In December 2016 he was voted Bologna's Player of the Month for December. In a friendly before the

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season, Nagy scored the 8th goal for Bologna. In April of the

season, he was voted as the third best player, preceded by Simone Verdi and Andrea Poli in the team by the voters of the official website of Bologna FC. However, the 2017-18 season was not as successful as the previous season for Nagy since he made only 12 appearances throughout the season. On 15 April 2018, he scored his first Serie A goal for Bologna against Hellas Verona F.C. in 94th minute at the

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. In the 2018–19 Serie A season Nagy made only 14 appearances among which 10 times he was in the starting line-up during the coaching of

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and

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, and during the summer of 2019 he repeatedly iterated that he would like to leave Bologna.

Bristol City

On 8 August 2019, Nagy joined English

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side

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on a three-year deal with the option for a fourth year. On 10 August 2019, he debuted in the 2019–20 EFL Championship against

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at St Andrew's and scored his first goal against QPR in the next game.

Pisa

On 27 August 2021, Nagy signed a four-year contract with

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club

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Spezia

On 31 January 2024, Nagy joined fellow Serie B club

on loan for the remainder of the season. On 14 June 2024, Spezia exercised the option to buy and signed a three-year contract with Nagy.

International career

Early international career

Having represented Hungary U-20 team at the

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, Nagy debuted for the Hungarian senior squad in a 1–1 draw against

in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F match at

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on 7 September 2015. In May 2016, Nagy was selected in Hungary's squad for

in France. He played the full 90 minutes of the team's first UEFA Euro 2016 Group F match on 15 June, as they beat

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2–0 in

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. Three days later, Nagy played in a 1–1 draw against

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at the

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. On 18 November 2018, Nagy scored his first goal for the national team against

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at the Groupama Aréna, Budapest, in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C match.

UEFA Euro 2020 onwards

On 1 June 2021, Nagy was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled

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tournament. He started all three matches as the ''Magyars'' finished bottom of

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, losing to Portugal and drawing with

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and

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. On 19 November 2023, Nagy scored the third goal in a 3–1 victory over

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in the last match of the

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at the

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. On 14 May 2024, Nagy was named in Hungary's squad for

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. He started against both

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and Germany in the team's first two matches, before appearing as a substitute for Callum Styles in the 1–0 victory against

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during final

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match. His appearance against Switzerland equalled former captain Ádám Szalai's record of seven

matches. He later became the nation's outright record holder with his eighth cap against Germany.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nagy goal.''

Honours

Ferencváros *

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: 2015–16 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 * Hungarian League Cup: 2014–15 *

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: 2015 Individual *

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Team of the Season: 2015–16

References

External links

Ferencváros profile

HLSZ statistics

MLS database
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