Tamás Priskin

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Tamás Priskin
Personal information
Full name Tamás Priskin
Date of birth 27 September 1986 (1986-09-27) (age 21)
Place of birth    Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Watford
Number 17
Youth clubs
1996–2001
2001–2003		 FC Komárno
Győri ETO FC
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2006
2006–
2008		 Győri ETO FC
Watford
→ Preston North End (loan)		 67 (24)
30 0(3)
05 0(2)   
National team2
2005- Hungary 17 0(6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20:05, 24 April 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 28 March 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Tamás Priskin (born 27 September 1986 in Komárno, Slovakia) is a footballer currently playing for Watford and Hungarian national team. He is a striker.

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[edit] Club career

Priskin joined the youth club of Győri ETO FC when he was 15 years old and received Hungarian citizenship in 2005, in addition to his Slovakian passport.[citation needed] He made his debut for Győri ETO FC in the first Hungarian League on 23 April 2003 at the age of 16 years and 7 months.[citation needed]

He had been linked first with a move to FC Köln as a replacement for Lukas Podolski.[citation needed] On 9 August 2006 he completed a move to Premiership club Watford on a four year deal after impressing during a trial period in which he scored four goals and set up three more.[citation needed] The undisclosed fee, initially said to be around £150k, was said by some sources to be as high as £1m.[1]

Priskin made his debut for Watford on 19 August 2006 away at Everton. During this game he set up the club's first goal of the season as he fed a pass to Damien Francis who scored. His first goal for the club came on 24 October 2006 in a League Cup tie against Hull City. He scored his first Premiership goal with a header against Wigan Athletic on 30 December 2006. However the game was later abandoned due to poor weather conditions.

In a game against Fulham just days after the abandoned game, Priskin was sent off by referee Steve Bennett six minutes into stoppage time for two yellow cards. Priskin's first official Premiership goal came on 9 April 2007 in a 4–2 win against Portsmouth at Vicarage Road. The goal came in the 50th minute, following a direct cross from teammate Steve Kabba. His second goal of the season came in a 1–1 draw against Manchester City on 21 April 2007, finishing with a low shot in the 75th minute after receiving a pass from Douglas Rinaldi.

With Watford back in the Championship in 2007–08 following relegation. Priskin has only made sparse appearances, being kept out of the side by Marlon King, Darius Henderson and new signing Nathan Ellington.

In March 2008 Priskin signed on a month long loan at Preston North End. He made his debut in Preston's 2–1 win away at Charlton Athletic on 8 March 2008. He scored his first goal for Preston in a 2–1 home win against Lancashire rivals Burnley. He was recalled to Watford at the end of his loan spell.

[edit] International career

Priskin played for Ferenc Puskás XI against Real Madrid on 14 August 2005 in an unofficial match. He officially made his international debut for Hungary 17 August 2005 against Argentina at home. His greatest success with the national team came in late 2006 and early 2007, when he managed to score in five consecutive international games, a performance unseen in Hungary since the days of legendary players like Puskás or Ferenc Bene.

[edit] International appearances and goals

(Statistics correct as of March 26, 2008)

National Team Performance
Team Year Friendlies World Cup Qual. Euro Cup Qual. Other Total
App Conceded App Conceded App Conceded App Conceded App Conceded
Hungary 2008 2 0 - - - - - - 2 0
Hungary 2007 5 4 - - 6 1 - - 11 5
Hungary 2006 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1
Hungary 2005 3 0 - - - - - - 3 0
Total 11 5 - - 6 1 - - 17 6


International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2006 Székesfehérvár, Hungary Flag of Canada Canada 1-0 Win Friendly
2. 6 February 2007 Limassol, Cyprus Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1-2 Loss Friendly
3. 7 February 2007 Limassol, Cyprus Flag of Latvia Latvia 2-0 Win Friendly
4. 7 February 2007 Limassol, Cyprus Flag of Latvia Latvia 2-0 Win Friendly
5. 24 March 2007 Podgorica, Montenegro Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 1-2 Loss Friendly
6. 28 March 2007 Budapest, Hungary Flag of Moldova Moldova 2-0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Watford seal Priskin deal. Sky Sports. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.

[edit] External links

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Persondata
NAME Tamás Priskintina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tamás Priskin
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 27 September 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Komárno, Slovakia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH