Dániel Gyollai
Dániel Gyollai (born 7 April 1997) is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Maidenhead United. He has represented Hungary at various youth levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dániel Gyollai[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Békéscsaba, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maidenhead United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2022 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Maidenhead United | 39 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Hungary U17 | |||
| 2015 | Hungary U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Hungary U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Hungary U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 29 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
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]
On 11 May 2021, he was made available for transfer by Peterborough.[11] He moved on loan to Maidenhead United in December 2021.[12] After two league appearances,[3] the transfer was made permanent in January 2022.[13] He won the Supporters' Player of the Season award for the 2021-22 season.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 7 February 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City U21 | 2017–18 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nantwich Town (loan) | 2015–16 | NPL Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Nantwich Town (loan) | 2016–17 | NPL Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Peterborough United | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Maidenhead United (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maidenhead United | 2021–22 | National League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | National League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Daniel Gyollai". Wiganathletic.com.
- Dániel Gyollai at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- Tamás, Such (29 January 2020). ""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")". Behir.hu (in Hungarian).
- "GYOLLAI DÁNIEL". Adatbank.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian).
- Endrődi, Dávid (4 July 2016). "ÚJABB FIATAL MAGYAR A STOKE CITYNÉL (Another Young Hungarian at Stoke City)". Fociclub.hu (in Hungarian).
- "On loan Nantwich Town keeper Daniel Gyollai happy with start". Nantwich News. 29 March 2016.
- "Stoke Keeper Involved In Seven Goal Thriller". Stokeloudandproud.com. 26 January 2017.
- "Daniel Gyollai: Peterborough United sign former Wigan Athletic goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020.
- "REPORT: PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3-3 BURTON ALBION". Burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Posh Confirm Retained List For Next Season". Theposh.com.
- "Gyollai Makes Loan Move To Maidenhead | Peterborough United - POSH". Theposh.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "He is here to stay! 🤝 Goalkeeper, Daniel Gyollai, has joined the Magpies on a permanent deal after his initial one-month loan spell". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Your Supporters' Player of the Season, @danielgyollai_". Twitter.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.