Former Sunderland goalkeeper Marton Fulop has died at the age of 32 after suffering from cancer, his former club MTK Budapest have announced.

The Hungarian international Fulop played in England between 2004 and 2010. He is best remembered for his time with Sunderland but he was also on the books of Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion and also had loan spells with Manchester City, Stoke City, Leicester City, Chesterfield and Coventry City.

He had a tumour removed from his arm in 2013 and was cleared to return to football. Fulop last played professional football for Asteras Tripoli in 2012-13 and won 24 caps for Hungary during his career.

A statement on MTK’s official website read: “We are deeply sorrowful and grieved to announce that after a long illness, Marton Fulop has died.”