Carl Yaya Priso (born 10 July 1979) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

His professional football career began in France with Poissy, moving on to Parisian side

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and German side Chemnitzer FC in July 2004. He played just four times for Chemnitz in the

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before joining Italian side

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in January 2005.

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signed him on a free transfer for

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in August 2005 at the same time as two other French players,

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and Mamadoli Sow. His Torquay debut came on 13 August 2005 in a 3–0 defeat away to

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. He made two more first team appearances before a foot injury kept him out of action. He was one of six players transfer-listed by Rosernior in October 2005 and was released by new manager Ian Atkins at the end of the 2005–06 season without making any further appearances for the Gulls. In October 2007, Priso joined Crawley Town on trial, playing in their Sussex Senior Cup win. Later that month he had trials with Shrewsbury Town and

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.Oxford look at Priso and Watkins
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Priso, Carl Living people 1979 births French footballers Association football forwards Regionalliga players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players English Football League players AS Poissy players Red Star F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Chemnitzer FC players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England