Márkó Futács

Márkó Futács

Futács in 2009
Personal information
Full name Márkó Futács[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mersin İdmanyurdu
Number 99
Youth career
III. Kerület
0000–2006 Ferencváros
2006–2009 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2011 Werder Bremen II 13 (3)
2010–2011 → Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 23 (2)
2011–2012 Portsmouth 29 (5)
2012–2014 Leicester City 9 (1)
2013 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2014 → Diósgyőr (loan) 22 (9)
2014– Mersin İdmanyurdu 30 (4)
National team‡
2007–2009 Hungary U18 3 (5)
2009–2010 Hungary U20 8 (4)
2010–2012 Hungary U21 18 (8)
2014– Hungary 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2015-11-05.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2014-06-07

Márkó Futács (pronounced [ˈmaːrkoː ˈfutaːt͡ʃ]; born 22 February 1990) is a Hungarian footballer who is in the midst of a two-year contract as a striker for Turkish Super League Football Club Mersin İdmanyurdu SK after finishing his contract for British Premier League Football Club Leicester City.

Club career

Werder Bremen F.C.

Futács with Werder
Futács with Werder

Futács started his youth career at III. Kerületi TUE 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.[2]

In early 2009, Futács signed a professional contract at SV Werder Bremen II until June 2011.[3] 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.

Portsmouth F.C.

Futacs in a match during his time at Werder Bremen.

On 26 August 2011, Futács signed a one-year deal for Portsmouth, with an option for a further year.[4] After he joined Portsmouth he said, "Portsmouth is a great club with big names such as Kanu".[5] He made his league debut as a late substitute in the 4–3 defeat away to West Ham United F.C. in September 2011. He scored his first goal in October 2011, in a 2–0 friendly win against Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.[6]

His first league goal came in December 2011, during his first league start, in a 1–1 away draw against Leicester City.[7] Two days later, he scored his second for the club in their next match against Watford.[8][9] On 8 January 2012, Futacs' playing ability was described as "impressive" during a match against Chelsea Football Club. On 21 January 2012, Futács scored his third goal for the club, as Portsmouth lost 3–2 against Cardiff City.[10] Futács scored his fourth goal for the club, as Portsmouth won 4–1 against Birmingham City on 20 March 2012, giving the club their first win since the club entered administration.[11]

After scoring two goals in two starts for Portsmouth under Michael Appleton, Portsmouth announced that Futács would be staying for an extra season after the club activated a clause in his contract.[12] Additionally, Celtic and Rangers expressed interest in signing Futács, with Rangers wanting him to replace the departing Nikica Jelavić and Celtic seeking a target-man.[13] However, no move materialised before the winter transfer deadline was closed, and Portsmouth was keen to keep Futács as their striker. Futács considered staying with Portsmouth Football Club to help them secure survival in the Championship after they were losing a number of key players due to financial problems.[14] On 14 April 2012, Futács replaced Rekik in the 76th minute against Doncaster Rovers and scored in stoppage time to earn a 4–3 win for Pompey.[15][16] However, Portsmouth was relegated from the Championship League, in the wake of financial problems.

Futács considered remaining with Portsmouth Football Club.[17] Appleton said Futács could play a key role at Portsmouth.[18] However, on 2 July, Futács decided to leave Portsmouth after Appleton explained that the club could not offer him a better contract, in the midst of financial disarray.[19] On 12 July, it was revealed that Futács was in talks with Leicester City about a proposed move after leaving Portsmouth.[20]

Leicester City F.C.

On 14 July 2012, Futács agreed to terms with British Premier League Leicester City Football Club.[21] He was seen as a replacement for former target man Steve Howard who left Leicester City on 19 May 2012.[22] As a result of the move, Portsmouth was given compensation, as Futacs was under 24, and highly desirable for Leicester City.[23] Futacs cited joining Leicester City not only aiming to score ten goals and finish in the top-six, but also suits his playing style in English football.[24][25] Futacs was given number twenty-nine shirt.[26]

Futács joined up with the rest of the squad on 15 July, flying out to Austria for a pre-season week-long training camp.[23] He scored his first goal for Leicester against Burton Albion in the League Cup on 28 August 2012.[27] Futacs scored his first league goal for City in their 6–0 rout of Ipswich Town on 17 November 2012.[28] Futacs is a strong talent with expectations to match, so he considered leaving the club in January, if he needed to play in the first team.[29]

On 5 March 2013, Futacs agreed to a one-month loan for Blackpool. He made his debut against Birmingham that night. After one month with Blackpool, Futacs decided to go back to Leicester City. After spending two years with Leicester City, Futacs decided to sign a contract with the Turkish Super League.[30]

Diósgyőr F.C.

During the 2013-14 season, Futacs joined the Hungarian team Diósgyőr on a season long loan, which kept him until the end of the 2013-14 season.[31] He scored on his debut on 14 September 2013, in a 2-0 win over Puskás Akadémia after Augusto Batioja made a pass for Futacs to score.[32] Futacs scored in another match on 5 October 2013, as they beat Mezőkövesd 5-0.[33] Futacs continued to make an impressive display for the club, scoring twelve goals in all competitions. In the two games of the last season, Futacs added two goals to make it nine, as he scored against Pécs on 17 May 2014[34] and another against Székesfehérvár on 1 June 2014.[35]

His times at Diósgyőr went well and the club was keen to sign him for another season. [36] He decided to sign a contract for the Turkish Super League Mersin Idman Yurdu.

Mersin İdmanyurdu F.C.

After his time at Diósgyőr F.C., Futacs joined the Turkish Super League Mersin İdmanyurdu on a two-year contract.[37]

International career

Futács was a member of the bronze medal winning U-20 Hungary squad in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[38] Futács scored one goal in the tournament in the semi-finals against Ghana.[39]

He made his debut for the senior national team of his country on 5 March 2014, in the 1:2 loss against Finland in a friendly match after coming on as a second-half substitute for Vladimir Koman.[40]

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen

Diósgyőr

International

Hungary

Career statistics

As of 22 January 2013
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nancy B 2008–09 123---123
Total 123---123
Werder Bremen II 2009–10 133---133
Total 133---133
Ingolstadt (Loan) 2010–11 23220--252
Total 23220--252
Portsmouth 2011–12 29510--305
Total 29510--305
Leicester City 2012–13 911011-112
Total 911011-112
Career total 85144011009015

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "FTC: a 16-year-old Mark, Futács signed a two-year Nancy". 9 August 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Werder sign young Hungarian". SkySports.com. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Portsmouth sign Hungarian striker Markos Futacs". BBC. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Pompey Sign Futacs". portsmouthfc.co.uk. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Weld, Neil (6 October 2011). "Pompey 2 FC Rostov 0". Portsmouth F.C. Archived from the original on 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Leicester 1–1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Portsmouth 2 - 0 Watford". BBC. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Pompey ace tips Futacs for big things". portsmouth.co.uk. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Cardiff City 3–2 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Portsmouth 4–1 Birmingham City". Birmingham Mail. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Futacs staying with Portsmouth". Sky Sports. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Old Firm rivals want Futacs". Sky Sports. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "Futacs makes Pompey vow". Sky Sports. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "Marko's Magic". Portsmouth FC. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "Doncaster 3-4 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  17. ↑ "Futacs wants Pompey stay". Sky Sports. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  18. ↑ "Pompey offer Futacs deal". Sky Sports. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  19. ↑ "Futacs set for Pompey exit". Sky Sports. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "Leicester line up Futacs move". Sky Sports. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "Futacs makes Foxes switch". Portsmouth News. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "Leicester City release Vassell, Howard, Oakley, Weale, Tunchev and Chamberlain". thisisleicestershire. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  23. 1 2 "Nominal fee seals deal for Marko". Leicester Mercury. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "Futacs explains Foxes move". Sky Sports. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  25. ↑ "Futacs - I suit British style". Sky Sports. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  26. ↑ "Leicester City announce numbers for players this season". Leicester Mercury. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  27. ↑ "Leicester 2 - 4 Burton Albion". BBC. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  28. ↑ "Leicester 6 Ipswich 0: McCarthy revival is hit for six". Daily Mail. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  29. ↑ "Leicester striker Marko Futacs could be set for a move in January, his agent has confirmed". Sky Sports. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  30. ↑ "Futacs' City Contract Cancelled". Leicester City F.C. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  31. ↑ "Hungarian Loan For Futacs". Leicester City F.C. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  32. ↑ "Futács was able to be celebrated" [Futács góllal ünnepelt] (in Hungarian). Rangado.hu. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  33. ↑ "Kiütötte a DVTK a borsodi rangadón a Mezőkövesdet" [Kiütötte a DVTK a borsodi rangadón a Mezőkövesdet] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  34. ↑ "Heated DVTK win the new cup final" [Győzelemmel melegített a DVTK az újabb kupadöntőre] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  35. ↑ "Videoton FC - Diósgyőr (NB I, 2014, 06, 01.)" [Videoton FC - Diósgyőr (NB I, 2014. 06. 01.)] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  36. ↑ "Transfer news: Leicester's Marko Futacs wanted back in Hungary by Diosgyor". Sky Sports. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  37. ↑ "2 transfers from Mersin İdmanyurdu'nun!" [Mersin İdmanyurdu'ndan 2 transfer!] (in Turkish). Dogan News Agency. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  38. ↑ "2009 FIFA World Cup U-20". UEFA.com. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  39. ↑ "Ghana to face Brazil in U20 final". BBC. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  40. ↑ "Hungary vs. Finland 1:2". flashscore.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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