Andrejs Cigaņiks (born 12 April 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or wing-back for Swiss club Luzern and the Latvia national team.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luzern | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skonto FC | |||
| 2013–2016 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Viktoria Köln (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Schalke 04 II | 20 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | SC Cambuur | 27 | (0) |
| 2019 | RFS | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Zorya Luhansk | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 38 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Widzew Łódź | 43 | (4) |
| 2024– | Luzern | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Latvia U16 | 2 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Latvia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Latvia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Latvia U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2018– | Latvia | 52 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Riga,[3] Cigaņiks started playing football in the youth teams of Skonto FC, before signing for German club Bayer 04 Leverkusenin 2013.[4] In June 2016 he was loaned to FC Viktoria Köln,[5] before playing for FC Schalke 04 II.[6] Cigaņiks transferred to Dutch club SC Cambuur in July 2018.[7]
He returned to Latvia in 2019 and spent the second half of the season at Premier League club RFS.[8] In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk.[9] In July 2021 he signed for Slovakian club DAC Dunajská Streda.[10][11]
On 2 January 2023, Cigaņiks joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź on a deal until June 2024, with an option to extend for another year.[12] On 10 February 2024, he penned a new contract, keeping him with the club until mid-2026.[13]
On 5 July 2024, Swiss Super League club Luzern announced the signing of Cigaņiks on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[14]
International career
editAfter playing for the Latvian youth teams,[15] he made his senior international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2018, appearing as a substitute in the 67th minute, against Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League match.[16][3][17] He scored his first goal for the national team on 1 September 2021 against Gibraltar in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[18]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 11 June 2024 [19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | |||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 52 | 4 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ciganiks goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Gibraltar |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 19 November 2022 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Iceland |
1–1 | 1–1 (8–9 p) |
2022 Baltic Cup final |
| 3 | 21 March 2024 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 June 2024 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia |  Faroe Islands |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Baltic Cup third place match |
Personal life
editCigaņiks's father is from Ukraine and is a cousin of Ukrainian sports journalist and commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Zawodnik Widzew Łódź: Andrejs Ciganiks". Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Andrejs Cigaņiks at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Andrejs Cigaņiks". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Kļava nepaliks Norvēģijā, Cigaņiks pievienojas "Bayer" akadēmijai" (in Latvian). Sporta Centrs. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "LETTISCHES TALENT KOMMT VON BAYER LEVERKUSEN". viktoria1904.de (in German). 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "U23 spielt 2:2 gegen die Zweite von Roda Kerkrade". schalke04.de (in German). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Latvijas U21 izlases pussargs Cigaņiks karjeru turpinās Nīderlandes 1. līgā". sporta-klubi.lv (in Latvian). 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Latvijas izlases futbolists Cigaņiks pievienojies RFS". jauns.lv (in Latvian). 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "CIGAŅIKS NOSLĒDZIS DIVU AR PUSI GADU LĪGUMU AR UKRAINAS KOMANDU "ZORYA"". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Andrejs Ciganiks novým hráčom DAC-u". dac1904.sk (in Slovak). 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Cigaņiks gūst pirmos vārtus Slovākijas čempionātā". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Andrejs Ciganiks podpisał kontrakt z Widzewem" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Andrejs Ciganiks na dłużej w Widzewie!" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Andrejs Ciganiks zum FCL". FC Luzern. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Andrejs Cigaņiks - Latvijas Futbola federācija". lff.lv. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "LATVIJAS IZLASE SPĒLĒ NEIZŠĶIRTI AR KAZAHSTĀNU". lff.lv (in Latvian). 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Ej un uzzīmē – Andrejs Cigaņiks par iejušanos izlasē 0". La.lv. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "LATVIJA SVIN PIRMO UZVARU PK KVALIFIKĀCIJĀ". lff.lv (in Latvian). 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Andrejs CIGANIKS". footballdatabase. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Племінник Циганика, який забивав МЮ в Юнацькій Лізі чемпіонів, перейшов у Шальке" (in Ukrainian). Football24.ua. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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