Ákos Sándor Onódi (born 2 September 2001) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hungarian club Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ákos Sándor Onódi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Győr, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Szeged | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Mindszentpuszta SE | ||
| 2011–2018 | Győr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Győr | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Szeged | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Hungary U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Hungary U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 16 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:17, 8 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Aston Villa
Onódi made his debut for Aston Villa on 8 January 2021 in a FA Cup match against Liverpool.[3][4]
On 6 July 2021, Onódi was amongst several Academy players who were given new professional contracts.[5] On 16 July 2021, Onódi joined Southern League Premier Division side Bromsgrove Sporting on a season-long loan.[6] He made his debut for Bromsgrove the following day, in a 1–0 pre-season friendly victory over Romulus.[7] His first competitive appearance for the side was a 4–0 defeat to Leiston on the opening day of the Southern League Premier season.[8]
On 24 May 2022, Onódi announced on his social media that we would be leaving Aston Villa at the end of his current contract on 1 July.[9] This was confirmed by the Premier League on 10 June.[10]
Akritas Chlorakas
On 25 August 2022, Onódi signed for Cypriot First Division club Akritas Chlorakas, revealing that he had turned down interest from clubs in England and Italy due to them wanting him to act as third-choice goalkeeper.[11] Onódi was backup goalkeeper in his first season for Akritas, making no first-team appearances, but appearing on the bench 32 times.[12]
On 1 July 2023, Onódi was released by the club, after their relegation to the second tier.[13]
Szeged
In January 2024, Onódi signed for Hungarian second tier club Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia.[14]
Personal life
Despite news reports suggesting that Ákos is the nephew of Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Henrietta Ónodi, he has confirmed that they are not in fact related.[15][16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 January 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Győr | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) | 2021–22[18] | Southern League Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Akritas Chlorakas | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Szeged | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
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