Ádám Kovácsik

The native form of this personal name is Kovácsik Ádám. This article uses the Western name order.

Ádám Kovácsik

Personal information
Full name	Ádám Gergely Kovácsik
Date of birth	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Videoton
Number	74
Youth career
0000–2002	Budapest Honvéd FC
2002–2007	Ferencvárosi TC
2007–2010	Reggina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Reggina	32	(0)
2012	→ Foligno (loan)	11	(0)
2012–2013	→ A.C. Pavia (loan)	27	(0)
2013–2014	→ Carpi (loan)	18	(0)
2014-2015	Reggina	28	(0)
2015-	Videoton	7	(0)
International career‡
2007	Hungary U17	6	(0)
2009	Hungary U19	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2011

Ádám Gergely Kovácsik (pronounced [ˈaːdaːm ˈkovaːt͡ʃik]; born 4 April 1991 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer who plays in Hungarian side Videoton FC as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Kovácsik began his career as a youth player by Budapest Honvéd FC. He played first as a field player, however, yet at the age of seven stood between the sticks. In 2002 he moved to city rivals Ferencvárosi TC. In his second year by Ferencváros, Kovácsik won the Christmas Cup ahead of the youth sides of A.C. Milan and FC Barcelona. In 2006 he was member of the team that won the European final of the Nike Premier Cup, one of the most prestigious tournaments in the younger age categories. For his performances in that year, he was handed the Tibor Simon Award (Simon Tibor-díj), a prize named after former loyal Ferencváros defender Tibor Simon, which is given to individual who showed the most spirited display throughout the season.

In the following year Kovácsik signed to Reggina Calcio. Although he made his senior debut for the Southern Italian side on 30 May 2010 against U.C. AlbinoLeffe as a late substitute, Kovácsik remained only a reserve player until the departure of first choice keeper Christian Puggioni in the summer of 2011. Starting from the 2011–12 season Kovácsik got more playing minutes and produced some excellent performances, including saving two penalties in a 3–0 win over Brescia in October 2011.

In the 2012 winter transfer window, Reggina loaned him to Italian third-division-side Foligno.

In the next season, he was loaned to third-division-side team Pavia.

On 13 July 2013, it was offially announced that Kovácsik would play the season with Serie B side Carpi. He made his debut in Coppa Italia against his mother-club Reggina, at a 1-0 away loss. He played his first match in his new club, in the Serie B, against Ternana.

In the summer 2014, Kovacsik was back to Reggina on Lega Pro.

International career

Kovácsik represented Hungary since his earliest time as a player. His best result on the international stage came at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he earned the bronze medal.

Club statistics

As of 10 January 2014

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reggina	2009–10	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2010–11	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
	2011-12	11	0	1	0	–		12	0
Total		12	0	3	0	–		15	0
Foligno (loan)	2012	11	0	0	0	–		11	0
Total		11	0	0	0	–		11	0
Pavia (loan)	2012–13	27	0	0	0	–		27	0
Total		27	0	0	0	–		27	0
Carpi (loan)	2013–14	14	0	1	0	–		15	0
Total		14	0	1	0	–		15	0
Career totals		64	0	4	0	0	0	68	0

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Third place: 2009

Awards

• Tibor Simon Award (2006)

External links

• Ádám Kovácsik at Soccerway
• Reggina Calcio Official Website Profile