Juris Laizāns

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Not to be confused with Oļegs Laizāns.
Juris Laizāns

With Fakel in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979
Place of birthRiga, Latvia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubSkonto Riga
Number5
Youth career
Skonto-2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–2000Skonto Riga81(10)
2001–2005CSKA Moscow79(5)
2005Torpedo Moscow9(1)
2006Rostov21(1)
2007Kuban Krasnodar24(4)
2008Shinnik Yaroslavl24(1)
2009RFS/Olimps10(0)
2009Ventspils6(1)
2010Skonto Riga11(1)
2010Salyut Belgorod13(1)
2011Skonto Riga14(2)
2011-2012Fakel Voronezh17(3)
2012-Skonto Riga35(3)
National team‡
1998–Latvia108(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2011

Juris Laizāns (born 6 January 1979 in Riga) is a Latvian football midfielder, currently playing for Skonto Riga in the Latvian Higher League and Latvia national football team.[1]

Club career

Laizāns started his career with Skonto FC and moved to the Russian team CSKA Moscow in 2000. His team managed to win the UEFA Cup. After leaving CSKA Laizāns kept playing in Russia for FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Rostov, FC Kuban Krasnodar and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. In 2009 he came back to Latvia, signing for Olimps/RFS, later also playing for FK Ventspils and participating in the UEFA Europa League group stages. Laizāns signed for Skonto FC at the start of 2010, but left the team soon - he joined the Russian team FC Salyut Belgorod. At the end of the season he was released, and he returned to Skonto FC once again. Playing 14 matches and scoring 2 goals, he once again left Riga, this time in July 2011 for Fakel Voronezh, playing in the Russian First League.[2] After a season spent in Russia, Juris once again joined Skonto on 30 August 2012.[3]

International career

As of January 2011 Laizāns has played 106 international matches and scored 15 goals for Latvia. He debuted in 1998 and played at the Euro 2004.

Playing career

Honours

References

  1. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/jurijs-laizans/profil/spieler_15394.html
  2. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/24072011-laizans_parcelas_uz_krievijas_1_ligas_vaj
  3. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/29082012-juris_laizans_atgriezas_skonto

External links

Skonto FC – current squad
Latvia squad – UEFA Euro 2004
Latvia
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