Tamás Nikitscher

Tamás Nikitscher (born 3 November 1999) is a Hungarian football player who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Rio Ave and the Hungary national team.

Career Kecskemét On 29 January 2023, he debuted in Kecskemét in a 2-1 victory over Fehérvár FC in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. The team finished the season as runner-up in the league.

In the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he played only six matches due to an injury. However, he scored his first goal for Kecskemét in a 2-1 victory over Zalaegerszegi TE in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.

In the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he scored his first and second goals in a 2-1 victory over Győri ETO FC on 16 August 2024.

Valladolid On 29 January 2025, Nikitscher was signed by La Liga team Real Valladolid. He debuted in a 5-1 defeat against Villarreal CF on the 22nd game week of the 2024–25 La Liga season. He entered the pitch as a substitute for Stanko Jurić in the 71st minute. On the 23rd match day, Nikitscher was included in the starting lineup and was not substituted. However, his team were defeated 1-0 by Rayo Vallecano on 7 February 2025. He ended up playing in a total of 13 matches for the team during the season but eventually, they were relegated from the first division.

On 15 August 2025, he debuted in La Liga 2 in a 3-0 win against AD Ceuta FC.

Rio Ave On 1 September 2025, he was signed by Primeira Liga club Rio Ave. He debuted in the 2025–26 Primeira Liga in Rio Ave in a 3-1 defeat against Moreirense F.C. as a substitute for Liavas in the 85th minute at the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas on 13 September 2025. On 23 September 2025, he gave an assist to André Luiz in a 1-1 draw against S.L. Benfica at the Estádio da Luz in the 2025–26 Primeira Liga.

International career Nikitscher made his debut for the Hungary national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Germany at the Merkur Spiel-Arena. He substituted Ádám Nagy in the 82nd minute as Germany won 5–0. In 2025 and 2025, he has not received any invitations from Marco Rossi. Rossi said "You were wrong to think he could be a starter. He played in a few Nations League matches for us, but there are better players than him at the six and eight positions in the Hungarian league as well. If I call him up, I’ll have to decide who to leave out Rajmund Tóth, Tamás Szűcs, Norbert Szendrei, Callum Styles, and András Schäfer are all there. I can’t call up 150 midfielders to the squad."

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