August Priske
Danish footballer (born 2004)
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August Priske Flyger (born 23 March 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. He is the son of former Danish international footballer Brian Priske.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | August Priske Flyger | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Genk, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stensballe IK[1] | |||
| –2014 | Horsens | ||
| 2014–2016 | Midtjylland | ||
| 2016–2017 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2017–2021 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Midtjylland | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Jong PSV (loan) | 42 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → FC Eindhoven (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | Djurgårdens IF | 35 | (18) |
| 2026– | Birmingham City | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U-18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Denmark U-20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2025– | Denmark U-21 | 7 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:10, 20 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:00, 2 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Priske started playing in Denmark at AC Horsens, and then went to FC Copenhagen, where he played there for one and-a-half year. He then moved to FC Midtjylland.[2]
Priske went on loan from FC Midtjylland to PSV Eindhoven in September 2021.[3] He started playing for their under-18 team, and made his senior debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie in January 2022, scoring on his debut in a 5–1 win against Almere City.[4][5] The loan was repeated for the 2022–23 season but PSV stipulated an option to buy in the deal.[6][7]
Priske returned to Midtjylland ahead of the 2023–24 season and was given his Danish Superliga debut against Lyngby Boldklub on 6 August 2023.[8] However, two weeks later, he moved to Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven on a one-year loan deal and—at the same time—extended his contract with Midtjylland until June 2028.[9][10] After finishing his loan spell, Priske returned to Midtjylland.[11]
Djurgårdens
In August 2024, he signed for Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, agreeing to a four-year contract.[2] He made his debut for the club appearing as a substitute in the UEFA Conference League against Finnish side Ilves on 8 August 2024.[12]
In 2025, Priske scored 18 league goals in 27 games to finish top scorer in Sweden’s Allsvenskan and also featured prominently in the UEFA Conference League as Djurgårdens reached the semi-finals, where they were eventually beaten by Chelsea.[13]
Birmingham City
On 20 January 2026, Priske signed a five-and-a-half year contract at EFL Championship club Birmingham City, joining for an undisclosed fee.[13]
International career
Priske has represented the Denmark national under-19 football team.[14]
Personal life
He was born in Belgium, and is the son of football manager and former Danish international football player Brian Priske.[15][1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 January 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jong PSV (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 4 | — | — | — | 42 | 4 | |||||
| FC Eindhoven (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 13[a] | 1 | 28 | 20 | ||
| Total | 35 | 18 | 4 | 5 | — | 13 | 1 | 52 | 24 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 107 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 126 | 31 | ||
- Appearacnes in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Individual
- Allsvenskan top scorer: 2025 (shared with Ibrahim Diabate)[17]
- Allsvenskan Forward of the Year: 2025[citation needed]