Márkó Futács
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Márkó Futács is a Hungarian footballer who plays as striker for Football League Championship
club Portsmouth
.
from Óbuda
in his hometown Budapest. He soon transferred to second-tier club Ferencvárosi TC from the IXth district of Budapest
. In the summer of 2006, he went to France, signing for AS Nancy
. Futács quickly ascended up the ranks, scoring 18 goals in 21 matches with the under-18 team. In the 2007–08 season, Futács was already part of AS Nancy B, the club's second team. In early 2009, Futács signed a professional contract at SV Werder Bremen II
until June 2011. About the transfer, manager Klaus Allofs
said: "Marko is a young player with perspective who we have observed for some time now. The opportunity was good to bring him to us so we decided to take the step. We hope that he can continue to develop with us." He made his Werder Bremen first-team debut on 20 July 2009 in a pre-season 2–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg
, replacing Marcelo Moreno Martins
in the 60th minute. Futács scored two goals in four friendly matches with Bremen in the summer of 2009.
, with an option for a further year. After he joined Portsmouth he said, "Portsmouth is a great club with big names such as Kanu
". He made his league debut as a late substitute in the 4–3 defeat away to West Ham in September 2011. He obtained his first goal for Portsmouth
in a friendly game against Russian Premier League
side FC Rostov
squad in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
in Egypt
. Futács scored one goal in the tournament in the semi-finals against Ghana
. Futács is currently playing for the U-21 squad.
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
.
Werder Bremen
Futács started his youth career at III. Kerületi TUEIII. Kerületi TUE
III. Kerületi TUE - formerly also known as III. Kerületi TVE - is a Hungarian football club based in Óbuda in the III district of Budapest. It was founded 24 January, 1887. The club colors are blue and white. The home stadium of the club is the Hévízi út...
from Óbuda
Óbuda
Óbuda was a historical city in Hungary. United with Buda and Pest in 1873 it now forms part of District III-Óbuda-Békásmegyer of Budapest. The name means Old Buda in Hungarian...
in his hometown Budapest. He soon transferred to second-tier club Ferencvárosi TC from the IXth district of Budapest
Ferencváros
Ferencváros is the 9th district of Budapest , Hungary.- Name :The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.- History :The development of Ferencváros began in the late 18th century....
. In the summer of 2006, he went to France, signing for AS Nancy
AS Nancy
Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...
. Futács quickly ascended up the ranks, scoring 18 goals in 21 matches with the under-18 team. In the 2007–08 season, Futács was already part of AS Nancy B, the club's second team. In early 2009, Futács signed a professional contract at SV Werder Bremen II
SV Werder Bremen II
SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of Werder Bremen. It currently plays in the 3. Liga and has been a regular fixture at 3rd level football in Germany...
until June 2011. About the transfer, manager Klaus Allofs
Klaus Allofs
Klaus Allofs is a retired German footballer, who played as a striker.A prolific goalscorer for club and country , his younger brother, Thomas, was also a professional footballer – and a striker.-Club career:Allofs began playing...
said: "Marko is a young player with perspective who we have observed for some time now. The opportunity was good to bring him to us so we decided to take the step. We hope that he can continue to develop with us." He made his Werder Bremen first-team debut on 20 July 2009 in a pre-season 2–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
, replacing Marcelo Moreno Martins
Marcelo Moreno Martins
Marcelo Moreno Martins , is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays for the Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk, as well as the Bolivian national team....
in the 60th minute. Futács scored two goals in four friendly matches with Bremen in the summer of 2009.
Portsmouth
On 26 August 2011, Futács signed a one-year deal with PortsmouthPortsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
, with an option for a further year. After he joined Portsmouth he said, "Portsmouth is a great club with big names such as Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu, OON , or simply Kanu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010...
". He made his league debut as a late substitute in the 4–3 defeat away to West Ham in September 2011. He obtained his first goal for Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
in a friendly game against Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
side FC Rostov
FC Rostov
FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:...
International career
Futács was a member of the bronze medal winning U-20 HungaryHungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
squad in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. Futács scored one goal in the tournament in the semi-finals against Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
. Futács is currently playing for the U-21 squad.
Honours
- DFB-SupercupDFB-SupercupThe DFL-Supercup is a match between the winner of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. In 1997, this was superseded by a league cup called DFB-Ligapokal. In 2008, although not officially sanctioned by the DFB, the match returned as the T-Home Supercup featuring Bundesliga champions FC...
: 2009–10 with Werder BremenSV Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
(unofficial)
- FIFA U-20 World CupFIFA U-20 World CupThe FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
:- Third place: 20092009 FIFA U-20 World CupThe 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
- Third place: 2009
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League The Football League The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football... |
Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| Nancy B AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of... |
2008–09 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 12 | 3 | |- | Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of Werder Bremen. It currently plays in the 3. Liga and has been a regular fixture at 3rd level football in Germany... | 2009–10 2009–10 3rd Liga The 2009–10 3rd Liga season was the second season for the newly formed tier III of the German football league system. The season began on 25 July 2009 and ended on 8 May 2010.-Exchange between 2nd Bundesliga and 3rd Liga:... |
13 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 3 | |- | Ingolstadt FC Ingolstadt 04 FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:... (loan) | 2010–11 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga The 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga was the 37th season of the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's second tier of its football league system. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 and ended with the last games on 15 May 2011... |
23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |- | 25 | 2 | |||||||||
| Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
2011–12 2011–12 Football League Championship The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
External links
- Márkó Futács at transfermarkt.de