he participated at his first major tournament a year later. initially, he was not named to the travelling squad for the 2012 european championship, however, after tamás iváncsik's injury he was called up as a late replacement. szöllősi got a total of 41 playing minutes in the tournament, during which time he scored two goals and also forced out a penalty shot in the dying seconds against spain, which gábor császár converted, saving the match for a draw. in acknowledgement of his achievements, he was awarded the "sportsman of somogy county" prize in january 2012.