Nottingham Forest’s Ethan Horvath has been branded one of the finest goalkeepers in the Championship amid his impressive loan spell with Luton Town.
The American joined Luton at the start of the season to secure first-team football, and it is proving to be the perfect loan spell with the Hatters chasing promotion to the Premier League. His status at Forest will probably hinge on the respective futures of Dean Henderson and Keylor Navas, who are on loan from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
But Horvath has certainly enhanced his reputation this season and he will be hoping to secure regular Premier League football next season, whether with Forest or another club.
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The 27-year-old has even received glowing praise from one of his goalkeeping rivals at Luton, who had to leave the club to secure regular football of his own. Matt Macey, currently on loan from the Hatters at League One Portsmouth, has heaped praise on Horvath.
“Being at a club like Luton in the Championship there’s obviously competition for places,” the former Hibs stopper told Portsmouth title The News.
“I think it’s clear to everyone that Ethan, who has played this season, has been one of the best keepers in the Championship. That’s not just my opinion, but others’ too.
“His consistency levels have been as good as anyone I have seen in that league. There is a very high level in the Championship this season, so many big clubs in that league now, so many ex-Premier League clubs.
“Ethan is on loan from Forest, a Premier League club, which just shows the quality he has, with 16 clean sheets so far. Defensively, Luton are very solid and he has performed really well week in, week out.
“For the other goalkeepers there it’s great because the team is doing well and we support each other as a group, but it obviously means there aren’t many opportunities and not much of a chance the manager is going to change it.
“That’s the way it is at the moment, that’s just the reality of the situation. I’m not playing there and it has not worked out so far.
“It has been frustrating, I played regularly at Hibs and absolutely loved my time there. I always had ambitions to play in the Championship, that’s why I made the decision to have a go at Luton.
“It has not happened at the moment, but there is no reason why it can’t happen in the future.”
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