Krisztián Hegyi has joined on loan until the end of the season from West Ham United.
The 21-year-old goalkeeper has flown out to meet up with the rest of the squad in the Netherlands.
“Krisztián arrived late last night,” manager Stuart Kettlewell said.
“I’m pleased he has been able to join up with his new teammates and spend time with his new teammates.
“It can be tricky to recruit new keepers for a number of reasons but Krisztián brings quality and lots of potential.
“We now have two strong keepers at the club that can fight it out for that spot on the pitch come the start of the season. Krisztián has shown he has ability and with him only being 21, it’s clear he can still grow and this is the perfect environment for him to do that.”
Hegyi joined The Irons back in 2019, having been scouted from Szombathelyi Haladás in Hungary in 2019. Having seriously impressed with Szombathelyi Haladás, a number of high profile clubs sought to sign the Hungarian.
He moved to England where he continued to impress and eventually made his debut for the Under 18 side. After a couple of seasons, Hegyi was first-choice keeper for West Ham’s Under 23s, and was named captain for the 2022/23 campaign.
Having played for the national youth sides, he earned his first spot in the senior Hungarian squad in March 2023.
In the summer of 2023, the shot-stopper went out on loan to Stevenage, where he made six appearances in the first half of the 2023/24 campaign. For the second half of the season, he went out on loan to Dutch side FC Den Bosch, where he became first choice keeper and despite finishing second bottom of the table, kept six clean sheets in 17 appearances.