Tamás Priskin

Tamás Priskin

Personal information
Full name	Tamás Priskin
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Watford
Number	17
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2007

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

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. 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.

He had been linked first with a move to FC Köln as a replacement for Lukas Podolski. 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. The undisclosed fee, initially said to be around £150k, was said by some sources to be as high as £1m.

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.

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.

International appearances and goals

International appearances

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Hungary	2005–06	3	0
	2006–07	7	6
	2007–08	7	0
Total		17	6

(Statistics correct as of March 26, 2008)

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

External links

• Tamás Priskin UK at Soccerbase