Péter Máté

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Péter Máté
Personal information
Date of birth	2 December 1984 (1984-12-02) (age 23)
Place of birth	Püspökladány, Hungary
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Debreceni VSC
Number	18
Youth clubs
	Tünet SE Olasz Focisuli
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000– 2004–2005 2006–2007	Debreceni VSC → Diósgyőri VTK (loan) → Reading (loan)	39 (6) 26 (2) 00 (0)
National team2
2004–2006 2005–	Hungary U21 Hungary	0? (?) 03 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:34, 30 April 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 00:21, 30 August 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Péter Máté (born 2 December 1984 in Püspökladány, Hungary) is a professional footballer currently playing for Debreceni VSC.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Club career

Máté started his career at his local football club, Tünet SE. His talents were spotted by the scouts of Debreceni Focisuli, where he spent the rest of his youth career.

He started football at senior level at Debreceni VSC, where he played two league matches in his first season, and one in his second. In his third season, he played 11 matches scoring one goal. Since he had few opportunities to play at senior level in 2004, he was sent on loan to Miskolc to play for Diósgyőri VTK. There he played 26 matches scoring two goals. This performance was good enough to convince the Debrecen board and coaching staff, so at the end of the season he returned to Debrecen. In the 2005-06 season, he played 25 matches scoring five goals, a good return for a centre back.

Máté started the 2006-07 season at Debrecen, but the club received an offer from English Premier League club Reading, and loaned him out on a season-long loan,^[1] making his debut and scoring a header against Darlington in the Carling Cup. However, Máté had little opportunity to impress on the pitch due to a serious injury he suffered in a reserve match against Chelsea. Reading agreed to fund his rehabilitation, and on 4 May 2007 it was announced that Máté's loan would be extended to the end of 2007.^[2]

[edit] International career

Máté has been capped by both the Hungary U21 and senior Hungary teams.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Péter Máté profile at readingfc.co.uk
• Péter Máté career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
NAME	Máté, Péter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	2 December 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH	Püspökladány, Hungary
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH