 Bogdán playing forBolton Wanderers in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ádám Bogdán[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (age 38)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Vasas | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Vecsés (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 104 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | →Wigan Athletic (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Hibernian (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Ferencváros | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Hungary U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2021 | Hungary | 21 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:20, 15 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:11, 12 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ádám Bogdán (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈaːdaːmˈboɡdaːn]; born 27 September 1987) is a Hungarian professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper and is currently afree agent.
Bogdán began his career in Hungary atVasas before spending time on loan atVecsés. In 2007, he moved to English clubBolton Wanderers, for whom he made 120 appearances across all competitions, before moving toLiverpool in 2015. Rarely used at Liverpool, he had a loan atWigan Athletic in 2016, cut short by a knee injury. After a long period recovering from the injury, Bogdán was loaned to Scottish clubHibernian in July 2018. He was released by Liverpool in the summer of 2019, and then signed with Hibernian.
He made his senior international debut forHungary in 2011. Bogdán has since earned 20 caps and represented Hungary in2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Born inBudapest, Bogdán started his career with HungarianNemzeti Bajnokság I (Division One) teamVasas SC. He also had a loan spell atVecsés where in his 9 games he impressed Bolton scouts.[4]
He signed forBolton Wanderers on a two-year contract on 1 August 2007.[5] His contract was extended in 2009 until June 2011.[6]
In September 2009, Bogdán joinedLeague Two teamCrewe Alexandra on a one-monthloan.[7] He made his debut on 29 September 2009 in a 3–2 home defeat toBury, during which he made an error that cost Alexandra a point.[8]
He made his Bolton debut in a 1–0League Cup victory overSouthampton on 24 August 2010.[9] On 29 August 2010, Bogdán made hisPremier League debut when he replacedJussi Jääskeläinen, who had been sent off for violent conduct, 37 minutes into the home game againstBirmingham City.[10] He made his first Premier League start in the away game atArsenal on 11 September. Following Jääskeläinen's return, Bogdán returned to the bench but managerOwen Coyle gave Bogdán starts in both the League Cup andFA Cup. On 31 March 2011, he signed an extension to his existing contract, which would keep him at the club until 2014.[11]
The2011–12 season gave Bogdán more playing time after Jääskeläinen suffered an injury during an international break,[12] but in his first league game, on 2 October, he conceded five goals againstChelsea and Jääskeläinen returned for the next league game. Three months later on 4 January, after Jääskeläinen suffered another injury, Bogdán returned for a game atEverton where he was beaten by a 102-yard wind assisted clearance byEverton goalkeeperTim Howard from his own penalty area in a 2–1 victory atGoodison Park.[13] On 14 January 2012, Bogdán saved apenalty kick fromWayne Rooney, although Bolton lost 3–0 toManchester United.[14]
He performed well during Jääskeläinen's absence and when the Finn returned from injury, Bogdán kept his place for the home game against Arsenal on 1 February, in which he kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw. Despite Jääskeläinen's return to full fitness, Bogdán remained first choice goalkeeper. On 11 March 2012, after Bolton's victory overQPR, and on 1 April 2012, after Bolton's 3–2 victory overWolverhampton Wanderers, Bogdán was selected for in the "team of the week" byGarth Crooks.[15][16] On 14 May 2012, Bolton Wanderers held their annual end of season dinner, with Bogdán the recipient of the main accolade as he was named the club's Player of the Year, which is voted by the supporters.[17] Bogdán admitted he felt mixed emotions after getting the award[18] due to the draw againstStoke City which resulted in Bolton's relegation from thePremier League.[19]
Bogdán signed a contract extension on 29 November 2012, which extended his contract to summer 2015.[20] During the 2014–15 season, Bogdán only made 10 appearances for Bolton, after being displaced as the team's first-choice goalkeeper byAndy Lonergan.
On 12 June 2015, it was confirmed that Bogdán would joinLiverpool on a free transfer on 1 July, when his contract expired.[21] He made his debut on 23 September, in aLeague Cup third round tie againstCarlisle United atAnfield, and saved three penalties in the shootout, enabling his side to win the shootout 3–2.[22]
On 20 December, he made his Premier League debut for the Reds in a 3–0 loss toWatford atVicarage Road, dropping a corner kick after three minutes to allowNathan Aké to open the scoring.[23] Bogdán also played in a much-changed Liverpool side away toExeter City on 8 January 2016 in the third round of the FA Cup, conceding direct fromLee Holmes' corner kick in a 2–2 draw.[24]
On the last match of the 2015–16 Premier League season, Bogdán was named in the starting line up againstWest Brom after a long absence from the first team squad. West Brom opened the scoring throughSalomón Rondón in the 13th minute, beforeJordon Ibe leveled in the 23rd minute – the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[25][26]
On 20 July 2016, Bogdán joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2016–17 season.[27] Bogdán made 17 appearances for Wigan, keeping five clean sheets. In his final game, a 0–0 draw againstBarnsley on 19 November, Bogdán suffered a tear in hisanterior cruciate ligament and was substituted in the 59th minute. Bogdán then returned to his parent club Liverpool for rehabilitation.[28]
On 2 July 2018, Bogdán moved on a season-long loan toScottish Premiership clubHibernian.[29] Bogdán played regularly for Hibernian during the early part of the 2018–19 season, but then missed several games due to concussion symptoms.[30]
He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2018–19 season.[31]
Bogdán signed a short-term contract withHibernian, where he had been on loan in the previous season, in November 2019.[32] His contract was extended in January 2020 to the end of the 2019–20 season, as the loan ofChris Maxwell was expected to be curtailed.[33] Bogdán was one of three first team players released by Hibs at the end of the 2019–20 season.[34]
On 1 July 2020, Bogdán returned to Hungary and signing for reigning championsFerencváros.[35]
On 5 May 2023, he won the2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I withFerencváros, afterKecskemét lost 1–0 toHonvéd at theBozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[36][37]
Bogdán received his first call up forHungary in October 2008, and was an unused substitute in their 1–0 win overMalta. In June 2011 he made his first full international appearance, in a 1–0 win againstLuxembourg. He was named as Hungarian Player of the Year for 2012.[38][39] On 11 October 2013, he kept goal in the nation's record defeat, 1–8 to theNetherlands at theAmsterdam Arena in2014 World Cup qualification.[40] He was named as the Hungarian Player of the Year for the second year in a row for 2013.[41]
On 1 June 2021, Bogdán was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduledUEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[42]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2009–10 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Championship | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Championship | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 104 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 120 | 0 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2009–10 | League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Liverpool | 2015–16 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2016–17 | Championship | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2018–19[note 1] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Hibernian | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferencváros | 2020–21[note 2] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[note 3] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[note 4] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 157 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
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