Dániel Gyollai

Dániel Gyollai (born 7 April 1997) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English League One club Peterborough United. He has represented Hungary at various youth levels.

Dániel Gyollai
Personal information
Full name Dániel Gyollai[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Békéscsaba, Hungary
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2011 Békéscsaba 1912 Előre
2011–2013 Budapest Honvéd
2013–2016 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Stoke City 0 (0)
2016 → Nantwich Town (loan) 8 (0)
2017 → Nantwich Town (loan)
2019–2020 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2020– Peterborough United 0 (0)
National team
Hungary U17
2015 Hungary U18 1 (0)
2015–2016 Hungary U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Hungary U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:31, 30 July 2020

Career

Gyollai was born in Békéscsaba and started his youth career at hometown club Békéscsaba 1912 Előre in 2005.[4] He left the club in 2011 to join the youth academy of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Budapest Honvéd.[5]

In 2013, he graduated from the Hungarian Football Academy and signed for English Premier League club Stoke City.[5][6] Originally placed into the under-18 squad, Gyollai was moved to the under-21 squad in 2015 and was a regular name on the teamsheet in Premier League 2 and EFL Trophy matches.[6]

After various senior games as an unused substitute for Stoke, in 2016, Gyollai joined Nantwich Town on loan. He went on to make 8 league appearances for the club.[7] Impressing on his loan spell, in 2017, Gyollai re-joined The Dabbers once again on loan.[8]

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Gyollai was released by Stoke City and on 1 August 2019 joined Championship side Wigan Athletic, penning a one-year deal.[2]

On 30 July 2020, Gyollai signed for League One club Peterborough United on a two-year deal.[9] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020, starting in a 3–3 draw at home to Burton Albion in the EFL Trophy, which The Posh won 5–4 on penalties.[10]

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. "Daniel Gyollai". Wigan Athletic FC.
  3. "Hungary - D. Gyollai - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. Tamás, Such (29 January 2020). [„22 éves voltam és 197 centis, de még mindig én voltam Dani, az akadémiás” ""22 éves voltam és 197 centis, de még mindig én voltam Dani, az akadémiás" ("I was 22 and 197 inches, but I was still Dani, the academician")"] Check |url= value (help). Behir.hu (in Hungarian).
  5. "GYOLLAI DÁNIEL". MLSZ.hu (in Hungarian).
  6. Endrődi, Dávid (4 July 2016). "ÚJABB FIATAL MAGYAR A STOKE CITYNÉL (Another Young Hungarian at Stoke City)". Fociclub.hu (in Hungarian).
  7. "On loan Nantwich Town keeper Daniel Gyollai happy with start". Nantwich News. 29 March 2016.
  8. "Stoke Keeper Involved In Seven Goal Thriller". Stoke Loud and Proud. 26 January 2017.
  9. "Daniel Gyollai: Peterborough United sign former Wigan Athletic goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020.
  10. "REPORT: PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3-3 BURTON ALBION". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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