Adam Kovacsik

Adam Gergely Kovacsik (pronounced [ˈaːdaːm ˈkovaːt͡ʃik]; born 4 April 1991 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer who plays in Hungarian side MOL Vidi FC as a goalkeeper.

Club Career

Kovacsik began his career as a youth player by Budapest Honved FC. He played first as a field player, however, yet at the age of seven stood between the sticks. In 2002, he moved to city rivals Ferencvarosi TC. In his second year by Ferencvaros, Kovacsik won the Christmas Cup ahead of the youth sides of A.C. Milan and FC Barcelona. In 2006, he was member of the team that won the European final of the Nike Premier Cup, one of the most prestigious tournaments in the younger age categories. For his performances in that year, he was handed the Tibor Simon Award (Simon Tibor-dij), a prize named after former loyal Ferencvaros defender Tibor Simon, which is given to individual who showed the most spirited display throughout the season.

In the following year Kovacsik signed to Reggina Calcio. Although he made his senior debut for the Southern Italian side on 30 May 2010 against U.C. AlbinoLeffe as a late substitute, Kovacsik remained only a reserve player until the departure of first choice keeper Christian Puggioni in the summer of 2011. Starting from the 2011–12 season Kovacsik got more playing minutes and produced some excellent performances, including saving two penalties in a 3–0 win over Brescia in October 2011.

In the 2012 winter transfer window, Reggina loaned him to Italian third-division-side Foligno.

In the next season, he was loaned to third-division-side team Pavia.

On 13 July 2013, it was officially announced that Kovacsik would play the season with Serie B side Carpi. He made his debut in Coppa Italia against his mother-club Reggina, at a 1-0 away loss. He played his first match in his new club, in the Serie B, against Ternana.

In the summer 2014, Kovacsik was back to Reggina on Lega Pro.