Krisztián Hegyi has left West Ham United for Sparta Prague on a permanent transfer, ending the Hungarian goalkeeper’s seven-year spell with the club.
The Hammers confirmed the 23-year-old’s exit on Friday, with West Ham United’s official announcement stating that Hegyi has joined the Czech side permanently.
Hegyi arrived in east London from Szombathelyi Haladás in 2019 and built his reputation in the academy and development sides, while also gaining senior experience through loan spells in England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Hungary.
He had been on loan at MTK Budapest during the second half of last season, but the latest update makes the next step definitive rather than temporary.
A Clear Academy Exit In West Ham’s Summer Reset
The move is not a first-team shock, but it still matters in the wider West Ham rebuild. Goalkeeper pathways are rarely simple, and Hegyi had reached the point where another loan would have felt like a holding pattern.
ReadWestHam previously reported that Hegyi was edging towards a Sparta Prague move, but the permanent nature of the transfer now gives both club and player clarity.
For West Ham, it trims another academy-era decision from the list during a summer already dominated by senior squad churn.
For Hegyi, the priority is simpler: regular football, a settled club, and the chance to turn youth pedigree into a proper senior platform.
