Daniels Balodis (born 10 June 1998) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a defender for Valmiera and the Latvia national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniels Balodis | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valmiera | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skonto FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016-2017 | Skonto FC | ||
| 2018 | FK RFS | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → BFC Daugavpils (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2020 | → FK Jelgava | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Valmiera | 109 | (6) |
| 2024– | FK RFS | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Latvia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Latvia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Latvia U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Latvia U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2022– | Latvia | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 | |||
Career
editOn 4 July 2024, Balodis was announced as a player for RFS, signing for an undisclosed fee.[1] Just 6 days later, on 10 July 2024, Balodis scored a header against Larne of Northern Ireland in a 3–0 home victory in the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.[2]
Balodis made his international debut for Latvia on 16 November 2022 in the 2022 Baltic Cup against Estonia.[3]
International goal
edit- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2023 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Armenia |
2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2024 qualifier |
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| Latvia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "D. Balodis Atgriežas RFS". fkrfs.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Larne fell 3-0 away to Latvian champions RFS in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round tie". bbc.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Latvia v Estonia match sheet - LFF.lv". LFF.lv. LFF.
- ^ Ārmanis, Toms (12 October 2023). "Ikaunieks un Balodis iesit, Latvija svin pirmo uzvaru" (in Latvian). lff.lv. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
External links
edit- [1] at LFF.lv
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