István Bognár
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Bognár playing for Mezőkövesd in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MTK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | MAC Népstadion | ||
| 2003–2004 | Újpest | ||
| 2004–2005 | Újbuda | ||
| 2005–2007 | MTK | ||
| 2007–2010 | Vasas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Újpest | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Újpest II | 41 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Mezőkövesd | 53 | (11) |
| 2014–2017 | Diósgyőr | 60 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Ferencváros | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | Mezőkövesd | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | MTK | 49 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | Paks | 48 | (16) |
| 2022 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | MTK | 112 | (24) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 January 2026 | |||
István Bognár (born 6 May 1991) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club MTK.
Club career
He played in Újpest FC B, but was a member of Újpest FC first squad. He is the son of former Hungarian international player György Bognár.
Ferencváros
On 10 January 2017, Bognár was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC.[1] Two days later it was also revealed that Ferencváros did not pay for Bognár for Diósgyőri VTK because the two clubs rather exchanged their two players. Busai was exchanged for Bognár by the two clubs.[2]
Aris Limassol
On 1 February 2022, Bognár joined Aris Limassol in Cyprus on loan.[3]
International career
He was called up to the senior Hungary squad to face Faroe Islands in August 2016.[4]
Club statistics
- As of 15 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasas | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Újpest | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Újpest II | 2010–11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| 2011–12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| Total | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | |
| Mezőkövesd | 2012–13 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 67 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 17 | |
| Diósgyőr | 2014–15 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | 67 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 14 | |
| Ferencváros | 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| MTK Budapest | 2018–19 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | |
| Total | 49 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 15 | |
| Paks | 2020–21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
| Career total | 270 | 51 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 68 | |
Honours
Individual
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Player of the Month: October 2025[5]
References
- ^ "Ferencváros: Bognár István aláírt – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 10 January 2017.
- ^ "DVTK: a Fradi nem ad pénzt Bognárért – sajtóhír". Nemzeti Sport. 12 January 2017.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING FROM HUNGARY" (Press release). Aris Limassol. 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Bernd Storck announces 18-man squad for training camp". en.mlsz.hu. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Award: Player of the Month, October 2025 — M4 Sport". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). M4 Sport. 20 November 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to István Bognár (footballer).
- István Bognár at Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ) (in Hungarian)
- István Bognár at Hivatásos Labdarúgók Szervezete (HLSZ) [hu] (in Hungarian) (archive)
- István Bognár at Soccerway (archive)