Raimonds Krollis

Latvian footballer

Raimonds Krollis
Personal information
Krollis with Latvia in 2022
Date of birth	(2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Riga, Latvia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Triestina (on loan from Spezia)
Number	73
Youth career
0000–2018	Metta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Metta	49	(16)
2021–2022	Valmiera	59	(37)
2023–	Spezia	13	(0)
2024	→ Vyškov (loan)	12	(5)
2024–	→ Triestina (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2020	Latvia U19	13	(10)
2020–	Latvia	37	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:37, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Raimonds Krollis (born 28 October 2001) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group A club Triestina on loan from Spezia, and the Latvia national team.^[2]

Career

Valmiera

Krollis joined Valmiera in 2021 and was a key part of the 2022 season title-winners, scoring twenty-four goals across the season.^[3] At the end of season awards, Krollis won award for the best Young Player of the Year, the top goal-scorer, the best striker and Player of the Season.^[4]

Spezia

On January 20, 2023, Krollis joined Serie A club Spezia on a three-and-a-half-year contract. On January 23, 2023, Krollis was brought on for his first Seria A start, which he remained on the bench for the entire game. Krollis got his Serie A-debut on February 2, 2023 during a 0-3 loss to Napoli.^[5] Which Krollis was substituted in during the 76' minute of the match.^[6]^[7] Since, he has broken into the Spezia team-sheet. Consistently appearing on the bench.

On 27 February 2024, Spezia loaned Krollis to Czech National Football League club Vyškov until the end of the season with option to make transfer permanent.^[8]

On 6 August 2024, Krollis moved on loan to Triestina in Serie C, with an option to buy.^[9]

International career

Krollis made his international debut for Latvia on 6 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against Malta.^[10]

Career statistics

International

As of 26 March 2024^[10]

Latvia
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	4	1
2021	13	1
2022	10	1
2023	9	0
2024	1	1
Total	37	4

International goals

Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Compedition
1.	17 November 2020	Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	5–0	5–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
2.	16 November 2021	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	3–1	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	16 November 2022	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Estonia	1–1	1–1	2022 Baltic Cup
4.	26 March 2024	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Liechtenstein	1–1	1–1	Friendly match

Honours

Valmiera

Latvian Higher League: 2022^[3]

Individual

Virsliga Player of the Year: 2022^[4]
Ilmars Liepens Young Player of the Year: 2022^[4]
Virsliga Top Goalscorer: 2022^[4]
Virsliga Best Striker: 2022^[4]

References

^ Raimonds Krollis at Soccerway
^ Raimonds Krollis at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "We are the champions". valmierafc.com. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "TRIUMPH AT LATVIAN FOOTBALL AWARDS CEREMONY". valmierafc.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Spezia-Juventus: giovedì 9 febbraio al via la prevendita". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "UFFICIALE : RAIMONDS KROLLIS È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" [OFFICIAL : RAIMONDS KROLLIS IS A NEW PLAYER FROM SPEZIA]. www.acspezia.com (in Italian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "KROLLIS NO VALMIERAS IELEC ITĀLIJAS A SĒRIJĀ" [KROLLIS – A JUMP FROM VALMIERA TO ITALIAN SERIE A]. valmierafc.com (in Latvian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Krollis in prestito all'MFK Vyškov" [Krollis on loan to MFK Vyškov]. speziacalcio.com (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Raimonds Krollis joins Triestina". Triestina. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Raimonds Krollis". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.