Raivis Jurkovskis

Raivis Jurkovskis

Personal information
Full name	Raivis Andris Jurkovskis[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Liepāja, Latvia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Riga
Number	13
Youth career
	FK Liepājas Metalurgs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Liepājas Metalurgs 2
2014–2015	FK Liepāja	15	(2)
2016	FK RFS	27	(6)
2017–2020	FK Liepāja	91	(7)
2021	Dundalk	29	(0)
2022–	Riga	87	(5)
International career^‡
2014	Latvia U19	18	(1)
2015–2018	Latvia U21	21	(1)
2018–	Latvia	49	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024

Raivis Andris Jurkovskis (born 7 December 1996) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Vīrisliga club Riga and the Latvia national team.

Club career

Born in Liepāja, he has played club football for Liepājas Metalurgs 2, FK Liepāja and FK RFS.^[1] In January 2021 he signed for Irish club Dundalk.^[2] In December 2021, it was announced that Jurkovskis had returned to Latvia to sign for Riga.^[3]

International career

After playing for multiple Latvia national youth teams,^[4] he made his senior international debut for the Latvia in 2018.^[1]

References

1. "Raivis Jurkovskis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
2. Fitzmaurice, Aidan (8 January 2021). "Dane Massey leaves Dundalk as Giovagnoli swoops for Latvian international". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
3. ""Riga" signs Latvian national team defender Jurkovskis - Riga Football Club". rigafc.lv.
4. "Raivis Andris Jurkovskis - Latvijas Futbola federācija". lff.lv.