Igors Labuts

Igors Labuts

Labuts in training with Blāzma Rēzekne
Personal information
Full name Igors Labuts
Date of birth (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990
Place of birth Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Atlético CP
Number 71
Youth career
2002-2006 Ditton Daugavpils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007-2009 Blāzma Rēzekne 9 (0)
2009-2010 Sporting Fingal 3 (0)
2010−2012 FB Gulbene 26 (0)
2013 Daugava Daugavpils 0 (0)
2013 → Ilūkstes NSS (loan) 14 (0)
2014 FC Jūrmala 8 (0)
2014− Atlético CP 36 (0)
National team‡
2006−2007 Latvia U-17 5 (0)
2007−2008 Latvia U-18 7 (0)
2008−2009 Latvia U-19 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2015

Igors Labuts (born 7 June 1990), is a Latvian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Portuguese Segunda Liga club Atlético CP.

Club career

Born in Daugavpils, Labuts career started in Ditton Daugavpils, being a member of the youth system since 2002. After five years, in 2007, at the age of 16, he was invited to join the Latvian Higher League newcomers Blāzma Rēzekne. Initially, he was the club's third-choice keeper, later that season he became the second choice. Labuts made his debut for Blāzma on 8 November 2008 in a 2-2 draw against Vindava Ventspils for the Latvian First League.

In summer of 2009 Labuts moved abroad, joining the League of Ireland Premier Division club Sporting Fingal. After six months, with the Irish club unable to pay the requested transfer fee for a further stay, Labuts returned to Latvia.

In January 2010, he joined the Latvian First League club FB Gulbene, helping them win the league and earn a promotion to the Latvian Higher League for the 2011 season.[1] For the next two seasons Labuts played in the top tier of Latvian football, but after Gulbene's relegation in 2012, he switched clubs and moved to the incumbent Latvian champions Daugava Daugavpils at the beginning of 2013. Serving as a back-up keeper for half a season, Labuts was loaned out to Ilūkstes NSS in July 2013 in order to retain playing practice.[2]

Before the start of the 2014 season, Labuts joined the Latvian Higher League club FC Jūrmala.[3] After the club was struck by financial problems, he was let go and eventually ended up in Portugal, joining the Portuguese Segunda Liga club Atlético CP.[4] On 9 August 2014 Labuts made his professional debut with Atlético in a Segunda Liga match against Freamunde.[5]

International career

Labuts was a member of Latvia U-17, Latvia U-18 and Latvia U-19 football teams, but has not been called up to the senior side yet.

Honours

FB Gulbene

Personal life

Aside from his own professional footballer's career Labuts also works at the Just4Keepers International Goalkeeper Academy as a youth coach for aspiring keepers in Latvia. While playing in Latvia, Labuts was also studying at the Latvian Sports Academy, acquiring a bachelor's degree in Sports Science.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Gulbenē ienāk lielais futbols" (in Latvian). Sporto.lv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Andris Riherts: Labuts ir labs vārtsargs, bet viņš noteikti ir pārspējams" (in Latvian). Futbolavirsliga.lv. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  3. ↑ ""Jūrmala" plāno 8-9 leģionārus, ar komandu trenējas arī Daniels Ola" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Labuts pievienojies Portugāles 2.līgas pastarītei" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  5. ↑ "Freamunde 1-0 Atlético CP". ZeroZero. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Just4Keepers Starptautiskā Vārtsargu Akadēmija" (in Latvian). just4keepers-latvia.com. Retrieved 2014-11-17.

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