Martin Ádám

Martin Ádám
Ádám playing for Hungary in 2023
Personal information
Full name Martin Ádám[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Paks
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2008 Bordány
2008–2009 Tisza Volán
2009–2012 Vasas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Vasas 139 (27)
2018–2020 Kaposvári Rákóczi 43 (13)
2020–2022 Paks 60 (39)
2022–2024 Ulsan HD 54 (17)
2024 Asteras Tripolis 8 (0)
2024– Paks 22 (4)
International career‡
2012 Hungary U18 2 (0)
2015 Hungary U21 2 (0)
2022–2024 Hungary 28 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Martin Ádám (born 6 November 1994) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Nemzeti Bajnokság club Paks.

Club career

While playing for Paks, Ádám became the top goalscorer of the 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with 31 goals,[4][5] becoming the first player to score over 30 goals in the league since 1980.[6]

Ulsan

In July 2022, Ádám moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for K League 1 team Ulsan Hyundai.[7] He scored his first goal for Ulsan in his second appearance for the club, on 13 August, in a 4–0 victory over Daegu FC.[8] With Ulsan, Ádám won two consecutive K League 1 titles, in 2022 and 2023.[9] On 5 July 2024, his contract with the club was terminated.[10] Later that month, on 21 July, he joined Greek side Asteras Tripolis by signing a contract until 2026.[11]

Paks

On 18 December 2024, he returned to Paks.[12] In an interview published on Nemzeri Sport, he said that he is happy to return home.[13]

On 14 May 2025, he won the 2025 Magyar Kupa final with Paksi FC after beating Ferencvárosi TC 4–3 on penalty shoot-out.[14]

International career

On 23 March 2023, Ádám scored his first goal for the Hungary national team in a friendly match against Estonia.[15][16] On 16 November 2023, he scored the first goal of the game against Bulgaria in the penultimate match of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. The match ended in a 2–2 draw, securing Hungary qualification for the final tournament.[17]

On 14 May 2024, Ádám was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[18] He appeared as a substitute in all three of the team's Group A matches, playing a total of 42 minutes.[19]

Personal life

Ádám met his wife Gitta in primary school. They have a son, Konor, and live in Forráskút.[20]

During UEFA Euro 2024, Ádám attracted the attention of international fans and media due to his physical appearance, being referred to as an "absolute unit" and nicknamed the "Hungarian Viking".[21][22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasas 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 11220—132
2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 184——184
2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 237——237
2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21210—222
2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 24761—308
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 272102[b]0302
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 15323—176
Total 139271242015331
Kaposvár 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 13810—148
2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 30521—326
Total 431331—4614
Paks 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 28830—318
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 323130—3531
Total 603960—6639
Ulsan HD 2022 K League 1 14910—159
2023 K League 1 305225[c]53712
2024 K League 1 103005[c]0153
Total 5417321056724
Asteras Tripolis 2024–25 Super League Greece 8012—92
Paks 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 9230—122
2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 9210—102
Total 18440—224
Career total 322100299125363114

International

As of match played 12 November 2024[3]
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ádám goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Martin Ádám
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2023Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary Estonia1–01–0Friendly
2 27 March 2023 Bulgaria3–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
3 16 November 2023Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria1–02–2

Honours

Vasas

Paks

Ulsan Hyundai

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Nations League 2023 Booking List before League phase Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 12 June 2022. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Martin Ádám". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Martin Ádám (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Ádám Martin a gólkirály". telepaks.net (in Hungarian). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Players – NB I – Hungary – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Absolute unit' Martin Ádám of Hungary Goes Viral During Euro 2024". Hungarian Conservative. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "울산, 헝가리 국가대표 출신 공격수 마틴 아담 영입". biz.chosun.com (in Korean). 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Martin Ádám » K League 1 2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Légiósok: Ádám Martinnal a soraiban újra bajnok lett az Ulszan". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ádám Martintól elbúcsúzott az Ulszan – a távozó csatár szeretne szintet lépni". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ο Martin Ádám στον ASTERAS AKTOR!" (in Greek). Asteras Tripolis F.C. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ádám Martin visszatért Paksra – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  13. ↑ ""Boldog vagyok, hogy hazajöttem Paksra" – Ádám Martin a Nemzeti Sportnak". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bognár udvaribolondozta Kubatovot, majd megnyerte a kupadöntőt a Pakssal a Fradi ellen". telex (in Hungarian). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Martin Ádám, international football player". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Vissza a jövőbe! 457 helyett 41 ezer, 0–1 helyett 1–0". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "European Qualifiers: Hungary and Slovakia latest to book place at finals". UEFA. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad". Reuters. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Martin Ádám | Hungary | UEFA Euro 2024". UEFA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  20. ↑ ""Innen indultam, ide is térek vissza" – karácsonyi látogatás Forráskúton Ádám Martinnál". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 24 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  21. ↑ Young-Myles, Oliver (22 June 2024). "How Hungary's 'absolute unit' became the poster boy for the anti-Pep brigade". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  22. ↑ Radnedge, Christian (18 June 2024). "Hungary coach hopes striker Adam scores to shut up internet trolls". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Hungary – M. Ádám – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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