 Gulácsi withRB Leipzig in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Péter Gulácsi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-05-06)6 May 1990 (age 35)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | MTK Budapest | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | →Liverpool (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | →Hereford United (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | →Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | →Hull City (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Red Bull Salzburg | 65 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | RB Leipzig | 270 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Hungary U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Hungary U19 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Hungary U20 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Hungary U21 | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2025 | Hungary | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:18, 7 September 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Péter Gulácsi (born 6 May 1990) is aHungarianfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forBundesliga clubRB Leipzig.
Gulácsi began his career atLiverpool but did not make a senior appearance, spending loan spells atHereford United,Tranmere Rovers, andHull City. In 2013, he joinedRed Bull Salzburg, where he won a domestic double twice, namely theAustrian Bundesliga andAustrian Cup. He later moved toRB Leipzig in 2015, becoming a key figure in their rise to theBundesliga andUEFA Champions League contention, and playing a pivotal role in securing the club's first-everDFB-Pokal title. At the international level, he had represented Hungary in multiple major tournaments, featuring inEuro 2016,Euro 2020, andEuro 2024.
Liverpool signed Gulácsi fromMTK Budapest on a one-yearloan in 2007, with the player competing in the treble winning reserve team. Liverpool had an option to buy him at the end of this loan deal, which they exercised on the last day of the transfer window, 1 September 2008.[4] Gulácsi was the third person to sign for Liverpool from MTK,[5] with previous signingsAndrás Simon andKrisztián Németh.[citation needed]
On 29 July and 5 August 2010, he was the substitute goalkeeper in both of Liverpool'sUEFA Europa League ties againstRabotnički, with Liverpool winning 2–0 on both occasions. He also found himself on the bench on 26 August in Liverpool's Europa League tie againstTrabzonspor. He was a frequent presence on the subs bench in January 2011, withBrad Jones away at theAFC Asian Cup. With Jones still away at the Asian Cup, Gulácsi was the substitute keeper for their 1–0 Premier League win overChelsea atStamford Bridge. Gulácsi retained his spot as back-up toPepe Reina afterBrad Jones returned from international duty, with the Aussie goalkeeper going toDerby County on a loan transfer in March 2011.[citation needed]
In the 2009 January transfer window, Gulácsi was loaned toHereford United, where he made his league debut. He went on to make 18 league appearances for the club.[6]
On 16 April 2010, Gulácsi joinedTranmere Rovers on an emergency seven-day loan deal[7] and made his debut for the club on 17 April againstExeter City in a 3–1 win for Tranmere.[8] His loan was subsequently extended for an additional seven days[9] and into a third week.[10]
He re-joined Rovers on a one-month emergency loan on 17 September 2010 after Tranmere's two experienced goalkeepersGunnar Nielsen andSimon Miotto were ruled out with injuries[11] His loan period was extended into a second month until 24 November 2010.[12]
On 19 July 2011, he signed a new contract with Liverpool and joinedChampionship teamHull City in a year-long loan move.[13] He made his full debut for Hull in a start of the season clash against recently relegatedBlackpool at theKC Stadium.[14]
He received a knee injury in a 1–0 defeat atBurnley on 31 December 2011 and was substituted forAdriano Basso on the 42nd minute mark, shortly after conceding a goal, scored byMartin Paterson, as a result of a defensive mix-up withJack Hobbs.[15][16] Following the injury, Gulácsi returned to Liverpool for a scan on his knee.[17]
On 11 April 2012, Liverpool contacted Hull with a view to recalling Gulácsi from his loan subject to Premier League, Football League and FA approval.[18] Liverpool were at that time suffering a goalkeeper crisis, with bothPepe Reina andDoni serving suspensions, leavingBrad Jones as their only remaining senior goalkeeper.[19] He finished his time with Hull City with 15 appearances.[20]
The loan recall was approved and Gulácsi took his place on the bench for the FA Cup semi-final, which Liverpool won 2–1. He featured in all three of Liverpool's pre-season games in North America.[citation needed]
On 7 June 2013, Red Bull Salzburg announced they had signed Gulácsi on a free transfer from Liverpool on a four-year deal.[21] He played his first match in Salzburg's colours in theÖFB-Cup, againstUnion St. Florian from the third division, at an eventual 9–0 away win.[citation needed] On 20 July 2013, he made his debut in theAustrian Bundesliga againstWiener Neustadt at an eventual 5–1 away win.[citation needed]
On 1 July 2015, Gulácsi transferred toRB Leipzig,[22] the sister club of Red Bull Salzburg, for a fee of 3 million pounds. He finished the2015–16 season by making 15 appearances for the first team and two appearances in theRegionalliga Nordost for the reserve team.[20]
On 17 December 2017, Gulácsi signed a new contract with RB Leipzig. His contract with the club would have expired in 2020 but he prolonged it by 2022.[23] He finished the2016–17 season with 34 appearances.[24] Gulácsi was selected as the best goalkeeper of the autumn part of the2017–18 Bundesliga season by the German sport magazineKicker.[25] He finished the2017–18 season with 47 appearances.[26] According to leading German sports magazineKicker, Gulácsi performed best in the Bundesliga's2018–19 season matchday ratings with an average score of 2.61 and 16 clean sheets.[27][28]
In the 2019–20 season, Gulácsi made history by qualifying as the first Hungarian for theUEFA Champions League semi-finals, the first time ever for RB Leipzig.[29]
Following the departure ofMarcel Sabitzer, Gulácsi was appointed as the new club captain.[30] On 7 May 2021, Gulácsi signed a contract extension with Leipzig, keeping him at the club until 2025.[31] On 23 May 2022, Gulácsi helped Leipzig claim their first piece of major silverware in club history in winning theDFB-Pokal.[32] In thefinal againstFreiburg, Gulácsi forced two misses in the penalty shoot-out.[32] On 5 October 2022, he tore theanterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, in a 3–1 win againstCeltic in theChampions League,[33][34] which forced him to miss the rest of the season.
On 27 September 2023, he returned from his injury and played a whole match againstWehen Wiesbaden in theDFB-Pokal, which ended with a 3–2 away victory for Leipzig.[35] On 4 February 2024, he played his first Bundesliga match in a 2–0 victory overUnion Berlin on game week 20 of the2023–24 season, returning to the starting line-up after a lengthy absence.[36] In December 2024, he was rated as the best goalkeeper of the first half of the2024–25 Bundesliga season byKicker.[37][38]
Gulácsi was Hungary's hero against theCzech Republic in the FIFA U20 World Cup in the penalty shootouts.[39] In the third place match between Hungary and Costa Rica at the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup, he saved three penalties during the penalty shoot-out, leading his team to victory and bronze medals.[40]
Gulácsi debuted for theHungary on 22 May 2014 in a 2–2 friendly draw againstDenmark.[41] He was selected for Hungary'sUEFA Euro 2016 squad,[42] serving as understudy toGábor Király.[43] After Király's retirement from the national team in August 2016,[44] Gulácsi became Hungary's starting goalkeeper, playing in every match during the2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[45]
On 1 June 2021, Gulácsi was included in the final 26-man squad of Hungary for the rescheduledUEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[46] He played all threeGroup F matches as the Hungarians lost toPortugal and drew with bothFrance andGermany.[47][better source needed]
On 23 September 2022, Gulácsi made his 50th appearance for Hungary, keeping a clean sheet against Germany in a 1–0UEFA Nations League fixture at Leipzig'sRed Bull Arena.[48] His cruciate ligament injury in October sawDénes Dibusz replacing him in the goalkeeper section for theUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, with the Hungarians going unbeaten throughout 2023.[49] Gulácsi returned to the Hungarian line-up on 22 March 2024, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory againstTurkey at thePuskás Aréna.[50]
On 14 May 2024, Gulácsi was named in Hungary's squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[51] He was selected to start ahead of Dibusz by coachMarco Rossi for the team's openingGroup A match againstSwitzerland which they lost 3–1.[52] On 23 June, he kept his first clean sheet at a major international tournament as Hungary beatScotland 1–0 in Stuttgart.[53]
Gulácsi retired from international football in May 2025.[54]
In 2021, a post on Gulácsi's Facebook page expressed his wish to join the Family Is Family campaign in Hungary, a campaign that promotes acceptance of same-sex marriage andLGBT rights in Hungary.[55] FormerHungary international playerJános Hrutka stood by Gulácsi. Subsequently, Hrutka was fired from the TV channel Spíler TV he was working for as a commentator.[56]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MTK Budapest | 2007–08 | NB I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool (loan) | 2007–08 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hereford United (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2009–10 | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Hull City (loan) | 2011–12 | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14[c] | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 100 | 0 | |||
| RB Leipzig II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nordost | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| RB Leipzig | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[24] | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[26] | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[f] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11[h] | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[g] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 270 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 349 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 387 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 503 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 0 | |
Red Bull Salzburg[58]
RB Leipzig
Hungary U20
Individual
Hungary squads | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||
