Hungary Under-21 goalkeeper Peter Kurucz joined West Ham United on loan from Ujpest FC for the remainder of the 2008/09 season in January 2009.
Born on 30 May 1988, the 20-year-old made nine first-team appearances for Budapest-based Ujpest and also spent a period on loan at FC Tatabanya.
Kurucz made his competitive debut for West Ham in the 2-0 Barclays Premier Reserve League South defeat to Aston Villa on 17 March 2009.
The youngster is working closely with goalkeeping coach Ludek Miklosko and travelled with the first-team squad to the Premier League fixture at Bolton Wanderers before being an unused substitute in the penultimate game of the season away to Everton.