Daniels Balodis
Latvian footballer
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniels Balodis | ||
Date of birth | (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 |
Daniels Balodis (born 10 June 1998) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a defender for Valmiera and the Latvia national team.
Career
On 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
- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.[4]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 October 2023 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2024 qualifier |
Career statistics
International
Latvia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2022 | 5 | 0 |
2023 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 10 | 1 |
References
- ^ "D. Balodis Atgriežas RFS". fkrfs.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "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
- [1] at LFF.lv
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