Tamás Priskin

Tamás Priskin (Hungarian: [ˈpriʃkin ˈtɒmaːʃ]; born 27 September 1986) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

The native form of this personal name is Priskin Tamás. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Tamás Priskin
Priskin with Watford in 2007
Personal information
Full name Tamás Priskin[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986
Place of birth Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–2001 Komárno
2001–2003 Győri ETO
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Győri ETO 67 (24)
2006–2009 Watford 68 (15)
2008 → Preston North End (loan) 5 (2)
2009–2012 Ipswich Town 51 (5)
2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 13 (1)
2011 → Swansea City (loan) 4 (1)
2011–2012 → Derby County (loan) 5 (1)
2012–2014 Alania Vladikavkaz 35 (14)
2014 Austria Wien 0 (0)
2014 → Maccabi Haifa (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 Győri ETO 27 (11)
2015–2017 Slovan Bratislava 51 (22)
2017–2020 Ferencváros 19 (4)
2018–2019 → Haladás (loan) 21 (7)
2020–2023 Győri ETO 81 (32)
2020 → ETO Academy 2 (4)
International career
2005–2006 Hungary U21 6 (2)
2005–2017 Hungary 63 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his career in England, with Watford and Ipswich Town. His first season on arrival in 2006 was in the Premier League, and he spent the remainder in the Championship. Since his release from Ipswich in January 2012, Priskin has played in brief stints in Russia, Austria, Israel, Hungary and Slovakia.

A full international since 2005, Priskin has 63 caps and 17 international goals for Hungary.

Early life

Priskin was born in Komárno in Czechoslovakia to ethnic Hungarian parents. He joined the youth club of Győri ETO FC when he was 15 years old and received Hungarian citizenship in 2005 in addition to his Slovak passport.[3] He is the elder brother of Győri ETO FC striker Imre Vankó.

Club career

Győr

Priskin 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.[4] On 9 August 2006 he completed a move to Premier League club Watford on a four-year deal after impressing during a trial period, for an undisclosed fee.[5]

2006–07 season

Priskin made his debut for Watford ten days after signing as they opened the season away at Everton. After coming on in the 79th minute for Darius Henderson, he set up Damien Francis, who scored the consolation in a 2–1 defeat at Goodison Park.[6] His first goal for the club came on 24 October in a League Cup third round tie against Hull City at Vicarage Road, exploiting a Ryan France error to net the second in a 2–1 win for Watford's first normal-time victory of the season.[7]

He made his first start on 30 December, lining up against Wigan Athletic on 30 December due to an injury to Hamer Bouazza. A minute before half time, he equalised by heading in Jordan Stewart's cross for his first Premier League goal, but referee Steve Tanner abandoned the match in the 56th minute due to heavy rain, and the match was made void.[8][9] In a goalless draw away to Fulham two days later, Priskin was sent off by referee Steve Bennett six minutes into stoppage time for two yellow cards.[10]

Priskin's first official Premier League goal came on 9 April 2007 in a 4–2 win against Portsmouth at Vicarage Road, netting the third of the game in the 50th minute from Steve Kabba's cross.[11] He scored a second twelve days later against Manchester City on 21 April, equalising in the 75th minute from Douglas Rinaldi's pass for a 1–1 home draw, which nonetheless saw his team relegated.[12]

2007–08 season
A striker in a white and navy blue soccer strip has the ball. The defender, wearing a claret strip, attempts to make the tackle.
Priskin (right), attacking against Burnley's Clarke Carlisle, for Preston in 2008

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

On 8 March 2008, having not played a league game for three months, Priskin signed on a month-long loan at fellow Championship team Preston North End,[13] making his debut as a starter on the same day in a 2–1 win away at Charlton Athletic.[14] He scored his first goal for Preston to open a home win of the same margin against Lancashire rivals Burnley two weeks later.[15] In his last of five Preston matches, at Queens Park Rangers on 5 April, he came on at half-time for goalscorer Neil Mellor to double Preston's lead, but they conceded two added-time goals for a 2–2 draw.[16] He returned to Watford at the end of the loan, playing more regularly than before and featuring as a substitute in both legs of their 1–6 aggregate defeat to Hull in the play-off semi-finals.

2008–09 season

Priskin's first goals of the season came on 18 October, two first-half strikes in a 3–0 win at Southampton.[17] Three days later, in a home match against Cardiff City, Watford were 2–0 up when Priskin was sent off in the 29th minute for attacking Darren Purse, and eventually drew 2–2.[18]

He also scored goals against Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup and Chelsea in the FA Cup – the latter only two minutes after coming onto the pitch – although both games ended in a Watford defeat.[19][20] On 27 January 2009, he replaced Will Hoskins in the 76th minute against Burnley and again scored within two minutes of entering the pitch, scoring a second in added time for a 3–0 home win.[21] His improved performances came from November onwards under new manager Brendan Rodgers – during this time he scored most of his goals, established himself in the side, and became well known for his skill, pace, and deadly finishing.[22]

2009–10 season

However, Priskin's future at Watford remained in doubt, as he declined signing a new contract at the club. On 6 August 2009, Priskin joined Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1.7 million.[23] His first competitive goal for Ipswich came when he scored in a 2–1 League Cup second round 2–1 defeat at Peterborough United nineteen days after signing, later having a penalty saved by Joe Lewis.[24] His only league goal of the season came in a 3–3 away draw against Doncaster Rovers on 19 September, nine minutes after entering as a substitute for Jonathan Walters.[25]

In February 2010 Priskin went on loan to Queens Park Rangers. His only goal in 13 games came in a 2–2 draw away to his former club Preston on 27 March, equalising for a 2–2 draw on the edge of the penalty area after being set up by Adel Taarabt.[26]

2010–11 season

On 12 January 2011 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Ipswich Town over Arsenal in their League Cup semi-final first leg match. In March 2011, Priskin joined Swansea City on loan until the end of the season. He returned to Ipswich, injured, in late-April.

2011–12 season

He was again loaned out in November 2011, when he joined Derby County on a six-week deal.[27] On 2 January 2012, it was confirmed that Priskin would return to Ipswich at the end of his loan spell; Priskin appeared 5 times for Derby, scoring one goal in his debut at West Ham United, a game which Derby lost 3–1.[28][29] On 17 January 2012, Priskin was released from his contract at Ipswich Town.[27]

Alania Vladikavkaz

On 19 January 2012, Priskin signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Football National League side Alania Vladikavkaz.[30] He made his debut on 12 March 2012 against FC Torpedo Moscow, scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over the capital team.[31] On 21 July 2012 Priskin debuted in the Russian Premier League for the first time after spending six months in the Football National League however his team lost Spartak Moscow 2–1 at home. On 17 November 2013, Priskin ended his contract with Alania and left the club.[32]

Spring of 2014

Austria Wien signed him during the winter transfer market of 2014. However, the team didn't counted with Priskin at the team, so he went immediately on loan to Maccabi Haifa with the same transfer for a half year. In 11 matches, he scored one goal.[33]

Back to Győr

After his performance at loan, Austria didn't want to keep the player, therefore he moved back to Győri ETO after eight years.[34] The fans were happy about his arrival, even though he didn't really found himself on the first matches. In March 2015, the owner and main sponsor of the Győr filed for bankruptcy, which relegated the club to the third tier of the Hungarian football league system.[35] Even though the conditions weren't the finest, Priskin played the whole season at the club. He scored 11 goals in 27 matches.

Ferencváros

On 1 June 2017, Priskin was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC.[36]

On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[37]

International career
Tamás Priskin and Poland's Paweł Brożek in 2011

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 three days later, replacing Péter Halmosi for the final 21 minutes of a 1–2 friendly defeat against Argentina at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium in Budapest. 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.

Due to his good performances for Watford towards the end of the 2008–09 he earned a recall to the Hungary squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Malta.

On 7 September 2012, as Hungary started 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification with a 5–0 win in Andorra, Priskin scored the fourth goal.[38]

On 5 June 2015, he scored the 4th goal for Hungary against Lithuania in the 30th minute, 35 seconds after teammate Nemanja Nikolić had scored.

On 15 November 2015, he scored the first goal in the second leg of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs against Norway.[39] Priskin was called up in Hungary's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.[40]

On 14 June 2016, Priskin played in the first group match in a 2–0 victory over Austria at the UEFA Euro 2016 Group F match at Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.[41] Three days later on 18 June 2016 he played in a 1–1 draw against Iceland at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille.[42]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 4 December 2019[43][44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Győri ETO 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 3000000030
2003–04 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 145000000145
2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 268000000268
2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25110000002511
Total 68240000006824
Watford 2006–07[45] Premier League 162303100223
2007–08[46] Championship 161202100202
2008–09[47] Championship 36122131004114
Total 68157183008319
Preston North End (loan) 2007–08[46] Championship 5200000052
Ipswich Town 2009–10[48] Championship 171101100192
2010–11[49] Championship 324106300397
2011–12[50] Championship 2000000020
Total 515207400609
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2009–10[48] Championship 131000000131
Swansea City (loan) 2010–11[49] Championship 4100000041
Derby County (loan) 2011–12[50] Championship 5100000051
Alania 2011–12 Russian Football National League 6200000062
2012–13 Russian Premier League 235000000235
2013–14 Russian Football National League 6710000077
Total 35141000003614
Maccabi Haifa 2013–14 Israeli Premier League 111000000111
Győri ETO 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27111010002911
Slovan Bratislava 2015–16 Slovak Super Liga 261132003[lower-alpha 1]13214
2016–17 Slovak Super Liga 251053001[lower-alpha 1]03113
Total 51218500416327
Ferencváros 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 17410004[lower-alpha 1]1225
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0000000000
2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2030003[lower-alpha 2]080
Total 194400071305
Szombathelyi Haladás (loan) 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 217000000217
Győri ETO 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 3100000031
Career total 381108236167112431123
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[51]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary 200530
200611
2007115
200831
200960
201061
201183
201231
201310
201453
201572
201660
201730
Total6317
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Priskin goal.
List of international goals scored by Tamás Priskin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 November 2006Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Canada1–01–0Friendly
26 February 2007Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Cyprus1–21–2Friendly
37 February 2007Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Latvia1–02–0Friendly
42–0
524 March 2007Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro1–02–1Friendly
628 March 2007Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Moldova1–02–0UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
720 August 2008Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Montenegro1–03–3Friendly
817 November 2010Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Lithuania1–02–0Friendly
911 November 2011Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Liechtenstein1–05–0Friendly
102–0
1115 November 2011Miejski Stadion Sportowy, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland Poland1–12–1Friendly
127 September 2012Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra4–05–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
134 June 2014Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Albania1–01–0Friendly
147 June 2014Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Kazakhstan1–03–0Friendly
157 September 2014Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary Northern Ireland1–01–2UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification
165 June 2015Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary Lithuania4–04–0Friendly
1715 November 2015Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary Norway1–02–1UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Honours

Alania

Slovan Bratislava

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