Péter Kurucz

Péter Kurucz
Personal information
Date of birth30 May 1988
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Ferencváros
Number1
Youth career
Újpest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009Újpest0(0)
2008Tatabánya (loan)9(0)
2009West Ham United (loan)0(0)
2009–2012West Ham United1(0)
2012→ Rochdale (loan)11(0)
2012–2013Siófok25(0)
2013–2014Ferencváros0(0)
2014–Soroksár
National team
2007–2010Hungary U-2111(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:41, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Péter Kurucz (born 30 May 1988) is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Ferencvárosi TC as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Kurucz began his career as a youth team player for Újpest. In February 2008, he played on loan for Tatabánya, making two appearances,[1] before returning to Újpest and signing a contract with them.

On 9 February 2009, he completed a loan move with a purchase option from to West Ham United, signing on a season long-loan.[2] Kurucz made his competitive debut for West Ham in the 2–0 Premier Reserve League South defeat to Aston Villa on 17 March 2009. Kurucz made 5 reserve-team appearances for West Ham in the 2008/09 season.

On 3 June 2009, it was announced that Kurucz had signed a four-year contract with West Ham for an undisclosed fee.[3]

On 5 December 2009, he made his first competitive appearance for West Ham, coming on as a substitute for Robert Green at Upton Park in a 4–0 defeat to Manchester United, although he did not concede any of the goals.[4] In August 2010, during a friendly at Burton Albion, Kurucz picked up an anterior cruciate injury that ruled him out for the 2010-11 season.

In January 2012 Kurucz signed on loan for Rochdale.[5] In May 2012 his contract with West Ham was terminated by mutual consent.[6] He joined Crystal Palace on trial and played in the second half in a preseason friendly match against Lewes conceding once and the full 90 minutes away at Dulwich Hamlet a few days later, keeping a clean sheet and saving a well struck penalty.

International career

Kurucz was a member of the under-21 national team at international level with Hungary.

References

  1. "TM Kurucz gia nháşp West Ham". Bao Bong Da. 2001-12-24. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. "Kurucz finalises his move". Whufc.com. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. Hammers sign up Hungarian keeper www.bbc.co.uk
  4. Ashenden, Mark (2009-12-05). "West Ham 0 – 4 Man Utd". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  5. "Kurucz loaned to Rochdale". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  6. "Kurucz departs". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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