Goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi has agreed to a one-year contract extension until 2023, with the option to extend for a further year.
The 29-year-old joined in summer 2015 from Red Bull Salzburg. The Hungary international has been the first-choice between the sticks for Leipzig since the second half of the 2015/16 season.
Gulácsi has had plenty of success to date with Leipzig, which includes reaching the final of last season's DFB-Pokal, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Europa League (2017/18) and winning promotion to the Bundesliga in 2015/16.
Last season, the Hungarian was named the Bundesliga's top goalkeeper. He kept a clean sheet in 16 matches, more than any other Bundesliga goalkeeper.
PROFILE:
- Born: 6th May 1990 (in Budapest)
- Age: 29
- Nationality: Hungarian
- Jersey number: 1
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 1,90 meters
- Position: Goalkeeper
APPEARANCES FOR RBL FIRST TEAM:
- 103 Bundesliga appearances
- 7 Champions League appearances
- 10 DFB-Pokal appearances
- 6 Europa League appearances | 1 Europa League qualifier appearance
- 14 second-division appearances
- Total:
141 appearances
- Achievements:
DFB-Pokal final (2019)
Europa League quarterfinals (2018)
Promotion to the Bundesliga (2016)