Antons Kurakins (born 1 January 1990) is a Latvian professional football defender who last played as a left-back for Riga FC and the Latvia national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antons Kurakins | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rīga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Multibanka Rīga | ||
| 2007 | RSK Dižvanagi Rēzekne | ||
| 2008 | FK Blāzma Rēzekne | 30 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Brechin City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Stranraer FC (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | FK Ventspils | 76 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Riga FC | 102 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Latvia | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 20 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2017 | |||
Career edit
After starting his career in his home country with Multibanka Rīga, RSK Dižvanagi Rēzekne and FK Blāzma Rēzekne Kurakins then moved to Scotland, signing for Celtic, where he played in the club's youth side. During his time at Celtic, he went out on loan to Brechin City in April 2010[2] and to Stranraer in February 2011.[3]
After a spell with FK Ventspils, Kurakins returned to Scotland in July 2015, signing for Hamilton Academical.[4] He was released by the club on 24 August 2016.[5] He then returned to Latvia, where he spent several months training with Riga FC,[6] and joined the club in 2017. Kurakins stayed with the club for five seasons, departing at the end of the 2022 season.[7]
International career edit
Kurakins made his first international appearance in a friendly against Macedonia on 5 March 2014, playing the entire match.[8]
Honours edit
Club
- Ventspils[9]
- Virslīga (2): 2013, 2014
- Latvian Cup (1): 2012–13
National Team[9]
- Baltic Cup (2): 2014, 2016
References edit
- ^ "Antons Kurakins Steckbrief" (in German). weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Two Celtic youth players move to Brechin City on loan". BBC Sport. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Transfer deadline day in the SFL: club by club". Daily Record. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (18 July 2015). "Hamilton defender Antons Kurakins is looking to launch his career at New Douglas Park". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "One Arrival, One Departure". Hamilton Academical F.C. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Birjuks, Arkādijs (9 March 2017). ""Riga": krievu investors prom, Ronaldinju tika piedāvāts līgums". Sporta Centrs. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "PALDIES, KURA!" [Thank You, Kura!]. rigafc.lv (in Latvian). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Macedonia football team defeated Latvia 2:1, 5 March 2014". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ a b "A. Kurakins". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links edit
- Antons Kurakins at National-Football-Teams.com
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