Daniils Turkovs
 Turkovs playing for ZTE | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniils Turkovs | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | GKS Bełchatów | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JFC Skonto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Olimps/RFS | 47 | (9) |
| 2010 | Skonto FC | 17 | (8) |
| 2011-2012 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 26 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | FK Ventspils | 57 | (23) |
| 2014– | GKS Bełchatów | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Latvia U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Latvia U-19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Latvia U-21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2010– | Latvia | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daniils Turkovs (born 17 February 1988 in Jūrmala) is a Latvian footballer, who currently plays for the Polish I liga club GKS Bełchatów and Latvia national football team.[1]
Club career
As a youth player Turkovs played for Skonto FC academy, starting his professional career in 2007 with Olimps/RFS. During a period of three seasons Turkovs played 47 matches in the Latvian Higher League, scoring 9 goals. In 2010 he was one of several Olimps/RFS players brought to Skonto FC by the newly appointed manager Aleksandrs Starkovs. He scored 8 goals in 17 matches, helping the team win the championship.[2] After the season Turkovs went on trial with the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Zalaegerszegi TE and signed a four-year contract with them in January 2011.[3] Playing in Hungary for two seasons, Turkovs appeared in 26 league matches, scoring 6 goals. In March 2012 he returned to the Latvian Higher League, joining then champions FK Ventspils.[4] During two seasons Turkovs played 57 league games and scored 23 goals. In 2013 he helped his club become the champions of Latvia[5] and also win the Latvian Cup.[6] After the season he was included in the sportacentrs.com team of the tournament.[7] On 9 December 2013 it was announced that Turkovs had joined the Polish I liga club GKS Bełchatów on a half-year contract.[8]
International career
Turkovs has been a member of all youth national teams, including Latvia U-17, Latvia U-19 and Latvia U-21. He made his full international debut on 17 November 2010 in a friendly match against China, starting the game in the first eleven and being replaced in the 76th minute by Vladislavs Kozlovs.[9] Currently Turkovs has 4 international caps, scoring no goals.[10]
Honours
- Skonto FC
- Latvian Higher League champion (1): 2010
- FK Ventspils
- Latvian Higher League champion (1): 2013
- Latvian Cup winner (1): 2013
References
- ↑ "Daniils Turkovs - Player profile". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Skonto - 2010. gada LMT Virslīgas čempions". sportacentrs.com. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Lazdiņš pagarina līgumu ar "Jelgavu", Turkovs iet Rudņeva pēdās". sportacentrs.com. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "FK "Ventspils" papildinās ar Turkovu; turpina sadarbību ar Jančuku". sportacentrs.com. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ ""Ventspils" uzvar Rīgā un kļūst par Latvijas čempioni". sportacentrs.com. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ ""Ventspils" iegūst kausu, liepājnieki zaudē trešo finālu pēc kārtas". sportacentrs.com. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sportacentrs.com Virslīgas sezonas simboliskā izlase". sportacentrs.com. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Turkovs pievienojies Polijas pirmās līgas vicelīderiem". sportacentrs.com. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ LFF. "Draudzības spēle: ĶĪNA - LATVIJA 1:0". LFF.lv. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ LFF. "Latvijas nacionālās futbola izlases kandidāti*". LFF.lv. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
External links
- Player's profile transfermarkt.co.uk.
- Player's profile soccerway.com
- Player's profile footballdatabase.eu
- Player's profile NationalFootballTeams.com
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