Personal information | |||
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Full name | Krisztián Hegyi [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
Number | 47 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2019 | Haladás | ||
2019–2023 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Stevenage (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2024 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2024- | → Motherwell (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017-2018 | Hungary U16 | 6 | (0) |
2018-2019 | Hungary U17 | 18 | (0) |
2019 | Hungary U18 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Hungary U21 | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 11 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:45, 11 March 2023 (UTC) |
Krisztián Hegyi (born 24 September 2002) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Motherwell on loan from Premier League club West Ham United, and the Hungary under-21 national team.
In May 2019, Hegyi joined the youth academy of English Premier League side West Ham United despite receiving offers from a number of high profile clubs around Europe. [2]
During the 2022–23 season, Hegyi was a regular first-choice goalkeeper and occasional captain for the club's U21 side, featuring in the Premier League 2 and EFL Trophy. He has also made several appearances on the bench for the first-team. [3]
On 21 July 2023, Hegyi joined newly-promoted League One club Stevenage on a season-long loan. [4] He made his Stevenage debut on 8 August 2023 in the first round of the EFL Cup, against Watford. Hegyi made a late save from Watford's Rhys Healey to deny Watford a winning goal. As the match went to penalties Hegyi saved a spot-kick from Healey as Stevenage won 4-3 on penalties after the match had finished 1-1 after normal time. [5] On 12 August 2023, he debuted in the 2023–24 EFL League One season against Shrewsbury Town F.C. with a 2-0 victory. [6] Having struggled to establish himself in the first-team, he returned to West Ham United in January 2024. [7]
On 8 January 2024, Hegyi joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Den Bosch on loan for the remainder of the season. [8]
On 28 June 2024, he renewed his West Ham United contract until 2027 and joined Motherwell on a loan, to begin on 1 July and for the 2024–25 season. [9]
In March 2023, after previously representing Hungary at youth level, Hegyi was called up for the senior team for the first time. [10]
West Ham United first-team goalkeeper coach Xavi Valero has praised Hegyi's mentality and maturity, whilst also stating he strongly believes he will go on to become the long-term No1 for his national team. Valero also added "he has all the tools needed to play at the highest level.” [11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Stevenage (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 |