István Bognár

Hungarian footballer

István Bognár
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder / Playmaker
Team information
Current team	MTK Budapest
Number	10
Youth career
1997–2003	MAC Népstadion
2003–2004	Újpest
2004–2005	Újbuda
2005–2007	MTK Budapest
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 Budapest	49	(12)
2020–2022	Paks	48	(16)
2022	→ Aris Limassol (loan)	9	(1)
2022–	MTK Budapest	54	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023

István Bognár (born 6 May 1991) is a Hungarian football midfielder who plays for MTK Budapest.

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
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasas
	2009–10	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	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
	Total	30	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	33	10
Career Total		270	51	33	10	15	7	4	0	322	68

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.