Dāvis Ikaunieks (born 7 January 1994) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Jablonec and the Latvia national team.[1]
 Ikaunieks with Latvia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuldīga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FA Šiauliai | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 17 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Liepāja | 68 | (26) |
| 2016 | → Vysočina Jihlava (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Vysočina Jihlava | 41 | (16) |
| 2018–2024 | Jablonec | 43 | (3) |
| 2019 | → FK RFS (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 2020 | → Fastav Zlín (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Liepāja (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2024– | FA Šiauliai | 34 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Latvia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Latvia U17 | 20 | (9) |
| 2012 | Latvia U19 | 15 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Latvia U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 2016– | Latvia | 43 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 20 June 2018, Ikaunieks signed a three-year deal with Czech First league team FK Jablonec. [2] After spending half a season on loan at FK RFS in Latvia, at the end of 2019 he went on loan to FC Fastav Zlín. [3]
Personal life
editHis younger brother Jānis is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Rīgas FS.[4]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2016 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 12 June 2017 |  Estonia |
1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 3. | 10 October 2017 |  Andorra |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 13 November 2017 | Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo |  Kosovo |
2–1 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 5. | 30 March 2021 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
3–3 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 10 June 2021 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 Baltic Cup |
Honours
editLiepājas Metalurgs II
- Latvian First League: 2012
FK Liepāja
FK RFS
Latvia
- Baltic Cup: 2016
- Baltic Cup runner up: 2022
Individual
- Latvian Higher League top scorer: 2015 (15 goals)
- Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2018
References
edit- ^ LETA. "Dāvis Ikaunieks atgriezīsies Liepājā | Sportazinas.com". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Dāvis Ikaunieks paraksta trīs gadu līgumu ar "Jablonec"". sportacentrs.com. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Nová posila! Do Zlína přichází Davis Ikaunieks - FC Fastav Zlín".
- ^ "Latvia - J. Ikaunieks - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Ikaunieks, Dāvis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
edit- Dāvis Ikaunieks at Soccerway
- Dāvis Ikaunieks at National-Football-Teams.com