Born on 6 May 1990, Hungarian Peter Gulacsi is presently the goalkeeper for RB Leipzig, sporting the number 1 jersey. Standing at a towering 6ft 3in (1.91m) and weighing 13st (83kg), the stalwart has indeed made his mark in the world of football. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €3.00m, which comes to around £2.5m, snugly fitting into his contract, which is to honour RB Leipzig until 30 June 2026.
Gulacsi first set foot on English soil in July 2007, when he joined Liverpool's training programme. However, he got his first taste of playing time while on loan at Hereford United in the Southern Football League during the 2008-2009 season, putting on the goalkeeper's gloves for 18 league games. In April 2010, a prance back to Merseyside ended abruptly with a loan transfer to Tranmere Rovers, where he managed to feature in five and 12 league fixtures respectively over two seasons.
Gulácsi's time with Liverpool continued to see him jostled about in loans, next to Championship side Hull City in July 2011. He made 15 appearances in the first team while stationed there for the 2011-2012 season.
In a dramatic shifting of gears, RB Leipzig in Germany beckoned in July 2015, a period coming in the wake of a two-year stint in Austria with Red Bull Salzburg. Acquisition details remain tucked away under 'undisclosed'; yet, in the years that have followed, Gulacsi's prominence within the first team has soared. Particularly noteworthy was the period from the 2016-2017 season through to the 2021-2022 season when he was virtually immovable from his post for 33 games a season. As of the ongoing 2024-2025 season, Gulacsi has already graced the turf nine times in league matches.
His cv also boasts glittering instances of representing RB Leipzig in the Champions League, both in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons, and his homeland Hungary in Euro 2024 and the Nations League in 2024-2025. Make no mistake; this number 1 goes way beyond his jersey.
