Ritus Krjauklis (born 23 April 1986) is a Latvian footballer who currently plays for Latvian Higher League club Daugavpils as a centre back.
 Ritus Krjauklis playing for Latvia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth |
Ilūkste, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Daugavpils | ||
| Number | - | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2002 | FK Ilūkste | ||
| 2002–2005 | Dinaburg Daugavpils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Dinaburg Daugavpils | ? | (?) |
| 2006 | Ventspils | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Dinaburg Daugavpils | 77 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Ventspils | 25 | (0) |
| 2011 | AZAL PFC | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 24 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Golden Arrows | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ajax Cape Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 30 | (0) |
| 2015 | FK Ventspils | 20 | (1) |
| 2016 | FK RFS | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | PKNP | 43 | (7) |
| 2019 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 26 | (3) |
| 2021 | Nanjing City | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Daugavpils | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Latvia | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
As a child and teenager, Ritus Krjauklis played for his local club FK Ilūkste under coach Vladimirs Vinokurovs from 1993 till 2002. In 2002, he moved to Daugavpils and continued playing for Dinaburg Daugavpils youth team. In 2005 Krjauklis was taken to the first team by Tamaz Pertia. In 2006 Krjauklis was signed by FK Ventspils but he couldn't prove his abilities there so he had to move back to Daugavpils just one year later. He spent the next 3 seasons there, from 2007 to 2009 respectively, and managed to become a vital player at the club, playing 77 matches and scoring 6 goals during those 3 seasons.[1]
In 2009, after Dinaburg Daugavpils were excluded from the Latvian Higher League because of suspect about betting against their own results, Krjauklis was set free.[2] Then he joined FK Ventspils again. This time he became a starting eleven player and played 25 matches in the 2010 season. After that season Krjauklis accepted an offer from Azerbaijan and signed a two-year contract with the Azerbaijan Premier League club AZAL PFC.[3] His start there was bright as he played in the starting eleven but then, after just 10 matches, in August 2011 he was released. Krjauklis returned home and after a few days was signed by the Latvian Higher League club Liepājas Metalurgs.[4] Until the end of the season he participated in 10 league matches and also managed to score once.
On 15 July 2012, he moved to the South African Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows.[5] Krjauklis was released from his contract after a single season at Golden Arrows and joined fellow Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town in August 2013.[6] Prior to the 2014 Latvian Higher League season he returned to Latvia, joining FK Spartaks Jūrmala.[7] At the end of January 2015 Krjauklis moved to the defending Latvian champions FK Ventspils.[8]
On 25 February 2019, Krjauklis transferred to the China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 16 July 2022.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinaburg Daugavpils | 2007 | Virslīga | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 82 | 6 | |||
| Ventspils | 2010 | Virslīga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| AZAL PFC | 2010–11 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 2011 | Virslīga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Golden Arrows | 2012–13 | South African Premier Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Ajax Cape Town | 2013–14 | South African Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 2014 | Virslīga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| FK Ventspils | 2015 | Virslīga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| FK RFS | 2016 | Virslīga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| PKNP | 2017 | Malaysia Premier League | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | – | 65 | 8 | |||
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2019 | China League One | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| Nanjing City | 2021 | China League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Daugavpils | 2022 | Virslīga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 318 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 359 | 18 | ||
International career edit
Ritus Krjauklis made his debut for Latvia in a friendly match against Bulgaria on 12 August 2009.[11] As of 2012, he has been capped 18 times, scoring no goals.[12] He received regular call-ups under the management of Aleksandrs Starkovs till 2012, but since the appointment of Marians Pahars in 2013 Krjauklis has not been called up to the team. As of February 2015, he has played 22 international matches for Latvia, scoring no goals.
Honours edit
FK Ventspils
- Latvian League: 2006
- Baltic League: 2010
Latvia
- Baltic Cup: 2012
References edit
- ^ Ritus Krjauklis at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Lapa īslaicīgi nav pieejama".
- ^ "Šteinbors un Krjauklis jūlija vidū pārcelsies uz Dienvidāfriku". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "New Faces at Ajax". SoccerLaduma. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ DELFI (6 March 2014). "Jūrmalas 'Spartaks' parakstījuši līgumus ar bijušajiem izlases spēlētājiem Gauraču, Krjaukli un Smirnovu". DELFI (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Ventspils vienojas ar Meļņičenko, Krjaukli, Jemeļinu, Jelgava - ar Ošu". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ 官方：前拉脱维亚国脚里图斯加盟新疆 (in Chinese)
- ^ "Ritus krjaujlis". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Bulgaria beats Latvia 1–0 in friendly". AP. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
External links edit
- Ritus Krjauklis at Soccerway
- Ritus Krjauklis at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ritus Krjauklis at National-Football-Teams.com