Daniils Turkovs (born 17 February 1988) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
 Turkovs playing for ZTE | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniils Turkovs | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth |
Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JFC Skonto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Olimps/RFS | 47 | (9) |
| 2010 | Skonto FC | 17 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Zalaegerszegi | 26 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Ventspils | 57 | (23) |
| 2014 | GKS Bełchatów | 17 | (2) |
| 2015 | Ventspils | 19 | (3) |
| 2016 | Jelgava | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Riga | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Latvia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Latvia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Latvia U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Latvia | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
As a youth player, Turkovs played for Skonto FC academy, starting his professional career in 2007 with Olimps/RFS. Over a period of three seasons, Turkovs played 47 matches in the Latvian Higher League, scoring nine goals. In 2010, he was one of several Olimps/RFS players brought to Skonto FC by the newly appointed manager Aleksandrs Starkovs. He scored eight goals in 17 matches, helping the team win the championship.[1]
After the season, Turkovs went on trial with the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Zalaegerszegi and signed a four-year contract with them in January 2011.[2] Playing in Hungary for two seasons, Turkovs appeared in 26 league matches, scoring six goals.
In March 2012, he returned to the Latvian Higher League, joining then champions Ventspils.[3] During two seasons Turkovs played 57 league games and scored 23 goals. In 2013, he helped his club become the champions of Latvia[4] and also win the Latvian Cup.[5] After the season, he was included in the sportacentrs.com team of the tournament.[6] On 9 December 2013, it was announced that Turkovs had joined the Polish I liga club GKS Bełchatów on a half-year contract.[7]
International career edit
Turkovs was a member of all youth national teams, including Latvia U17, Latvia U19 and Latvia U21. He made his full international debut on 17 November 2010 in a friendly match against China, starting the game in the first eleven and being replaced in the 76th minute by Vladislavs Kozlovs.[8] In total, Turkovs earned four international caps, scoring no goals.[9]
Honours edit
Skonto FC
Ventspils
- Latvian Higher League: 2013
- Latvian Cup: 2012–13
References edit
- ^ "Skonto – 2010. gada LMT Virslīgas čempions". sportacentrs.com. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Lazdiņš pagarina līgumu ar "Jelgavu", Turkovs iet Rudņeva pēdās". sportacentrs.com. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "FK "Ventspils" papildinās ar Turkovu; turpina sadarbību ar Jančuku". sportacentrs.com. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ ""Ventspils" uzvar Rīgā un kļūst par Latvijas čempioni". sportacentrs.com. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ ""Ventspils" iegūst kausu, liepājnieki zaudē trešo finālu pēc kārtas". sportacentrs.com. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Sportacentrs.com Virslīgas sezonas simboliskā izlase". sportacentrs.com. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Turkovs pievienojies Polijas pirmās līgas vicelīderiem". sportacentrs.com. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ LFF. "Draudzības spēle: ĶĪNA – LATVIJA 1:0". LFF.lv. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ LFF. "Latvijas nacionālās futbola izlases kandidāti*". LFF.lv. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
External links edit
- Daniils Turkovs at Soccerway
- Daniils Turkovs at FootballDatabase.eu
- Daniils Turkovs at National-Football-Teams.com