Ákos Kecskés

The native form of this personal name is Kecskés Ákos. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ákos Kecskés

Kecskés in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ákos Kecskés[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	AEL Limassol
Number	34
Youth career
2003–2004	Makó
2004–2012	Tisza Volán
2012–2015	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Atalanta	0	(0)
2015–2017	→ Újpest (loan)	31	(0)
2017	→ Termalica Nieciecza (loan)	12	(0)
2018	→ Korona Kielce (loan)	4	(0)
2018–2021	Lugano	62	(2)
2021–2022	Nizhny Novgorod	20	(1)
2022–2023	LASK	6	(0)
2023–2024	Sepsi OSK	29	(0)
2024–	AEL Limassol	0	(0)
International career^‡
2011	Hungary U16	1	(0)
2012–2013	Hungary U17	4	(0)
2014	Hungary U18	5	(0)
2014	Hungary U19	2	(0)
2015–2017	Hungary U20[2]	7	(0)
2015–2018	Hungary U21	15	(0)
2020–	Hungary	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Ákos Kecskés (born 4 January 1996) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for AEL Limassol as a centre-back.

Club career

On 29 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod.^[3]

On 4 August 2022, Kecskés joined LASK in Austria on a contract until 2026.^[4]

On 2 September 2023, he was signed by Liga I club Sepsi OSK.^[5]

On 7 September 2024, he signed for Limassol on a free transfer.^[6]

International career

On 1 June 2021, Kecskés was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 30 August 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Újpest	2015–16	NB I	9	0	5	0	—		14	0
	2016–17	NB I	22	0	4	0	—		26	0
	Total		31	0	9	0	—		40	0
Bruk-Bet Termalica (loan)	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
Korona Kielce (loan)	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
Lugano	2018–19	Swiss Super League	7	0	1	0	—		8	0
	2019–20	Swiss Super League	26	2	1	0	2[a]	0	29	2
	2020–21	Swiss Super League	29	0	2	0	—		31	0
	Total		62	2	4	0	2	0	68	2
Nizhny Novgorod	2021–22	RPL	19	1	1	0	—		20	1
	2022–23	RPL	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
LASK	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	6	0	2	0	—		8	0
Sepsi OSK	2023–24	Liga I	26	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2024–25	Liga I	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		29	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
Career total			164	3	19	0	2	0	185	3

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 29 March 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hungary	2020	1	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	2	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Újpest

• Magyar Kupa runner-up: 2015–16

References

1. "Kecskés Ákos" [Ákos Kecskés]. MLSZ adatbank (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
2. "A. Kecskés". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
3. "Акош Кечкеш, добро пожаловать в "Нижний Новгород"!" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 29 July 2021.
4. "INNENVERTEIDIGER ÁKOS KECSKÉS WIRD LASKLER" (in German). LASK. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
5. nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Légiósok: Kecskés Ákos a Sepsi OSK-hoz igazolt – hivatalos - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
6. "Ákos Kecskés". AEL Limassol (in Greek). 7 September 2024.
7. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.

External links

• Ákos Kecskés – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• [1] (in Hungarian)
• [2] (in Hungarian)
• Ákos Kecskés at 90minut.pl (in Polish)