Martin Ádám (born 6 November 1994) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for Nemzeti Bajnokság club

Paks Paks is a small town in Tolna (county), Tolna county, in the south of Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube River, 100 km south of Budapest. Paks as a former agricultural settlement is now the home of the only Hungarian Paks Nuclear Pow ...

and the Hungary national team.

Club career

While playing for

, Ádám became the top goalscorer of the

2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2021–22 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 123rd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the ...

season with 31 goals, becoming the first player to score over 30 goals in the league since 1980.

Ulsan

In July 2022, Ádám moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for

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team

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan HD FC (), formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in 198 ...

. He scored his first goal for Ulsan in his second appearance for the club, on 13 August, in a 4–0 victory over

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. With Ulsan, Ádám won two consecutive K League 1 titles, in

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and

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. On 5 July 2024, his contract with the club was terminated. Later that month, on 21 July, he joined Greek side

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by signing a contract until 2026.

Paks

On 18 December 2024, he returned to Paks. In an interview published on Nemzeri Sport, he said that he is happy to return home. On 14 May 2025, he won the

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with

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after beating

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

4–3 on penalty shoot-out.

International career

On 23 March 2023, Ádám scored his first goal for the Hungary national team in a

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against

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. On 16 November 2023, he scored the first goal of the game against

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in the penultimate match of the

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. The match ended in a 2–2 draw, securing Hungary qualification for the final tournament. On 14 May 2024, Ádám was named in Hungary's squad for

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. He appeared as a substitute in all three of the team's

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matches, playing a total of 42 minutes.

Personal life

Ádám met his wife Gitta in primary school. They have a son, Konor, and live in

Forráskút Forráskút is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 2265 people (2015). Demographics As of 2022, 93.7% of the population was Hungarian, 2 ...

. During

, Ádám attracted the attention of international fans and media due to his physical appearance, being referred to as an "absolute unit" and nicknamed the "Hungarian Viking".

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Vasas *

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runner-up: 2016–17 Paks *Magyar Kupa: 2024–25; runner-up: 2021–22 Ulsan Hyundai *

Individual *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

top scorer: 2021–22

References

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