Péter Gulácsi

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Péter Gulácsi (born 6 May 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Villarreal.
Gulácsi began his career at Liverpool but did not make a senior appearance, spending loan spells at fellow English clubs Hereford United, Tranmere Rovers, and Hull City. In 2013, he joined Red Bull Salzburg, where he won a domestic double twice, namely the Austrian Bundesliga and Austrian Cup. He later moved to RB Leipzig in 2015, becoming a key figure in their rise to the Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League contention. Appointed captain in 2021, he played a key role in securing the club’s first-ever DFB-Pokal title in 2022. After eleven years at the German club, Gulácsi signed for La Liga side Villarreal in 2026.
A full international for Hungary between 2014 and 2025, Gulácsi had represented his country in multiple major tournaments, featuring in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 editions of the UEFA European Championship.

English Premier League club Liverpool signed Gulácsi from MTK Budapest on a one-year loan in 2007, with the player competing in the treble winning reserve team. Liverpool had an option to buy him at the end of this…