| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandrs Cauņa | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Dinaburg | ||
| 2002–2005 | Skonto Riga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006 | Olimps Riga | 10 | (2) |
| 2006–2011 | Skonto Riga | 61 | (14) |
| 2009 | → Watford (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | CSKA Moscow | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Latvia | 26 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 27 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Aleksandrs Cauņa (born 19 January 1988) is a Latvian football player, currently playing for PFC CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League.[1]
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Born in Daugavpils, at youth level Cauņa played for Dinaburg, being brought to Skonto Riga system in 2002, where he spent 3 years. In 2006 he joined the Latvian First League side Olimps Riga, playing 10 matches and scoring 2 goals. In 2006 he re-joined Skonto Riga. He was named the best youth player in Latvia despite playing only half the season in 2006.
On 2 February 2009 he joined English Championship club Watford on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season, with a view to a permanent move.[2] On 3 March he made his debut, coming on as a 74th minute substitute for Jon Harley in the 2–1 defeat at to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. Cauņa scored his first Watford goal on his full debut for the club, firing a powerful half-volley in a 2–2 draw with Southampton at Vicarage Road on 7 April 2009.[2] He returned to Skonto at the end of the season.
On 25 August 2010 he went on trial with English Premier League side Blackpool, playing in their Lancashire Senior Cup tie against Morecambe later the same day at Bloomfield Road, but didn't stay with the club.[3]
At the start of 2011 Cauņa went on trial with the Russian Premier League side PFC CSKA Moscow, and on 1 February 2011 he was loaned to the club for 4 months.[4] He made his debut on 17 February in the UEFA Europa League match against PAOK.[5]
On 27 June 2011 CSKA bought out his rights from Skonto and he signed a five-year contract with CSKA.[1] On October 18, 2011 Cauņa scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League group stages in a 3-0 victory over Trabzonspor.[6]
Cauņa has been a vital member of the Latvian side since his international debut in 2007. He scored his first two international goals in 2009 - in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg (a 4-0 win) and Switzerland (a 2-2 draw). His third goal came on 11 August 2010 in a 4-1 friendly match defeat to Czech Republic. It was his first appearance after recovering from a serious injury and being out of football for almost six months. On 12 October he scored an excellent last minute bicycle kick to level against Georgia on UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match. In 2008 he helped the team win the Baltic Cup.[7] As of 29 June 2011 he has made 26 appearances for the national team, scoring 8 goals.[8]
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