Krisztián Hegyi

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

Krisztián Hegyi (born 24 September 2002) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the Hungary under-21 national team.

Krisztián Hegyi

Personal information
Full name	Krisztián Hegyi[1]
Date of birth	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	West Ham United
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)
2024–2025	→ Motherwell (loan)	0	(0)
2025	→ Debrecen (loan)	7	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Hungary U16	6	(0)
2018–2019	Hungary U17	18	(0)
2019	Hungary U18	3	(0)
2021–	Hungary U21	22	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:44, 3 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:25, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Career

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 loan from 1 July for the 2024–25 season.^[9] Hegyi was recalled by West Ham United on 11 January 2025.^[10]

On 13 January 2025, Hegyi was loaned to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Debreceni VSC for the remainder of the season.^[11]

International career

In March 2023, after previously representing Hungary at youth level, Hegyi was called up for the senior team for the first time.^[12]

Style of play

West Ham United first-team goalkeeper coach Xavi Valero has praised Hegyi's mentality and maturity, while 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."^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup[a]		Other		Total
		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[b]	0	1	0
	2020–21	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[b]	0	3	0
	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[b]	0	2	0
	2023–24	Premier League	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	EFL League One	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
Den Bosch (loan)	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Motherwell (loan)	2024–25	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Debrecen (loan)	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career Total			28	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	38	0

1. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
2. Appearances for U21 team in EFL Trophy