Career
Born in Târgu Mureș, Romania, Kovács started playing football in his hometown. Later he moved to Cluj-Napoca at Ardealul Cluj and in 2010 he joined Universitatea Cluj together with other teammates. In 2012 he was loaned to the lower division team Central Saint Martins Metalul Reșița but at the end of the year, he returned to Universitatea Cluj.
Kovács made his debut in Liga I in may 2013, in a match against Football Club Rapid București.