| Krisztián Hegyi | |
| Full Name: | Krisztián Hegyi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Motherwell (on loan from West Ham United) |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Haladás |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2023 |
| Youthclubs2: | West Ham United |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | West Ham United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Stevenage (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Den Bosch (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Motherwell (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017-2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Hungary U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018-2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Hungary U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Hungary U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam4: | Hungary U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:45, 11 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 11:25, 4 August 2024 (UTC) |
Krisztián Hegyi (born 24 September 2002) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for side Motherwell on loan from 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 loan from 1 July 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | |
| Career Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||