Emīls Birka (born 25 April 2000) is a Latvian football player who plays as a left-back for Valmiera and the Latvia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Limbaži, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valmiera | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Metta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Metta | 93 | (5) |
| 2022– | Valmiera | 95 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Latvia U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Latvia U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Latvia U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Latvia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
International career
editBirka made his debut for the Latvia national team on 8 June 2024 in a 0–2 Baltic Cup loss against Lithuania at the Daugava Stadium. He substituted Andrejs Cigaņiks in the 62nd minute.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Latvia v Lithuania game report". Soccerway. 8 June 2024.
External links
edit- Emīls Birka at Soccerway
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