Kristers Tobers (born 13 December 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers and captains the Latvia national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobele, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshoppers | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Liepāja | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Liepāja | 47 | (7) |
| 2020 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Lechia Gdańsk | 59 | (0) |
| 2023– | Grasshoppers | 39 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Latvia U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Latvia U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018 | Latvia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Latvia | 37 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 | |||
Career
editClub career
editIn January 2020, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on a loan with an option of permanent transfer after the end of the season.[2] On 7 February 2020 he made his Ekstraklasa debut against Śląsk Wrocław playing as a midfielder. After only seven games, Lechia triggered the option and Tobers signed a permanent deal until June 2023.[3]
On 2 July 2023, he signed with Swiss record champion Grasshoppers, who play in the Swiss Super League.[4] He signed a two-year contract with an option to extend. He quickly established himself as the lead in Grasshopper's defense, as he started in 32 games for the club.[5]
On 24 August 2024, he finally scored his first goal for Grasshoppers, a skillful volley into the upper right corner of the goal, in a 3–1 victory over FC Sion.[6]
International career
editTobers made his international debut for Latvia on 21 March 2019, coming on as a substitute for Artūrs Karašausks in the 68th minute of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against North Macedonia, which finished as a 1–3 away loss.[7]
Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs.[8] In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 December 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FK Liepāja | 2017 | Virslīga | — | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Virslīga | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Virslīga | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 60 | 5 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 70 | 0 | |||
| Grasshoppers | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 146 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Latvian Cup, Polish Cup, Swiss Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the relegation play-off
International
edit- As of match played 17 November 2024[7]
| Latvia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 June 2023 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Turkey |
2–2 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Kristers Tobers at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kristers Tobers nowym piłkarzem Lechii!
- ^ PKO Ekstraklasa. Kristers Tobers został wykupiony. Lechia Gdańsk związała się na dłużej z Łotyszem, sportowefakty.wp.pl, 22 May 2020
- ^ "GC Zurich signs Kristers Tobers". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b Kristers Tobers at Soccerway
- ^ "Tor-Premieren für Lee und Tobers: GC schlägt Sion mit 3:1". SRF. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Kristers Tobers". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "National team captain Tober will continue his career in the Swiss club "Grasshopper"". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
edit- Kristers Tobers – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kristers Tobers at Soccerway
- Kristers Tobers at National-Football-Teams.com
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