Ákos Kecskés

Ákos Kecskés (born 4 January 1996) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for as a centre-back in Hungarian club Diósgyőri VTK.

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 29)
Place of birth	Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Diósgyőri VTK
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)
2024–2025	AEL Limassol	11	(0)
2025–	Diósgyőr	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)
2020–2022	Hungary	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2025 (UTC)

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]

On 8 July 2025, he was signed by Hungarian club Diósgyőri VTK.^[7]

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.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		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[b]	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
AEL Limassol	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
Diósgyőri VTK	2025–26	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			168	3	20	0	2	0	190	3

1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Polish Cup, Swiss Cup, Russian Cup, Cupa României, Cypriot Cup
2. 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