Barnabás Kovács

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

Barnabás Kovács (born 14 November 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kecskemét. He represented Hungary at youth level.

Barnabás Kovács

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Dunaújváros, Hungary
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kecskemét
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2012	DVSI
2012–2014	DUFK
2014–2019	Dunaújváros
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Dunaújváros	31	(3)
2020–2024	Zalaegerszeg II	31	(3)
2020–2024	Zalaegerszeg	42	(0)
2021–2022	→ Tiszakécske (loan)	36	(5)
2024–	Kecskemét	27	(2)
International career‡
2022–2023	Hungary U21	10	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023

Career

Zalaegerszeg

On 3 May 2023, he helped Zalaegerszeg to win their first ever Magyar Kupa title in a 2–0 win against Budafok, coming as a substitute in the 112th minute for Bojan Sanković.^[1]

Kecskemét

On 11 June 2024, Kovács was sold to Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Kecskemét.^[2] He scored his first top division goal on 30 November 2024 in a 2–1 win against Győr.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Magyar Kupa		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunaújváros	2018–19	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	14	0	—		—		14	0
	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	17	3	5	0	—		22	3
	Total		31	3	5	0	—		36	3
Zalaegerszeg II	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	19	1	—		—		19	1
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	8	1	—		—		8	1
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	4	1	—		—		4	1
	Total		31	3	—		—		31	3
Zalaegerszeg	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	12	0	3	0	—		15	0
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	16	0	3	0	—		19	0
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	14	0	1	0	2[a]	0	17	0
	Total		42	0	7	0	2	0	51	0
Tiszakécske (loan)	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	36	5	1	0	—		37	5
Kecskemét	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	22	1	1	0	—		23	1
	2025–26	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
	Total		27	2	1	0	—		28	2
Career total			167	13	14	0	2	0	183	13

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Zalaegerszeg

• Magyar Kupa: 2022–23^[5]