Oļegs Laizāns (born 28 March 1987) is a Latvian former professional footballer.
 Oļegs Laizāns in training | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oļegs Laizāns | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth |
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JFC Skonto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2011 | Skonto Riga | 56 | (11) |
| 2010 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Gulbene (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Ventspils | 30 | (3) |
| 2012 | ŁKS Łódź | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 81 | (5) |
| 2015 | Ventspils | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2022 | Riga | 44 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Auda (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 36 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Super Nova | 26 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Latvia U19 | |||
| Latvia U21 | |||
| 2011–2019 | Latvia | 54 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Early career, Skonto and loans edit
As a young player Oļegs Laizāns played for JFC Skonto, being taken to the first team in 2005. He played there for 5 and a half years before being loaned to the Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk and Latvian First League team FB Gulbene-2005 in 2010.[1] While on loan Laizāns played 8 matches and scored 1 goal in Poland, whilst in Latvia he played 7 games and scored 4 times. In 2010, he helped FB Gulbene-2005 to win the Latvian First League championship and qualify for the Latvian Higher League for the first time in the history of the club. In 2006, he was named the best young player of the year. IN total over five and a half years Laizāns played 56 matches, scoring 11 goals for Skonto Riga in the Latvian football championship before being released at the start of 2011. With Skonto he reached the second place in the league in 2005 and was runner-up for the Latvian Cup in 2006 but didn't win any major trophies.
FK Ventspils edit
At the start of 2011, after some ups-and-downs in the football career, Oļegs was signed by another Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils, who were completing their squad for the upcoming season.[2] Right after joining Laizāns proved his ability, becoming a first eleven player. All in all he played 30 matches that season and scored 3 goals, also being elected the captain of the team. This year turned out to be really lucky, as he not only managed to become the champion of the league but also won the Latvian Cup.[3] After a very good season he was included in both - LFF and sportacentrs.com championship all-star teams and was also named the biggest surprise of the season by fans via sportacentrs.com.[4]
ŁKS Łódź edit
On 16 February 2012 Laizāns joined the Polish Ekstraklasa club ŁKS Łódź.[5] He made his debut 2 days later in a league match against Polonia Warsaw, playing 90 minutes and collecting a yellow card in a 0–2 loss.[6] All in all he played 9 league matches for LKS, leaving the team after its relegation to the I liga in July 2012.
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk edit
Laizāns joined the Russian National Football League club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on 7 July 2012.[7] In his first season with the club Laizāns scored 2 goals in 23 league matches.
International career edit
Laizāns has represented Latvia at all youth level national teams and received his first call-up for the senior national team in 2011 for a friendly match against Finland on 10 August.[8] He made a total of 54 appearances for Latvia, scoring no goals yet.[9]
Honours edit
Ventspils[10]
Riga[10]
References edit
- ^ Maciej Kusina (28 September 2012). "Oļegs Laizāns piłkarzem Lechii". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "O.Laizāns pievienojas "Ventspilij", Soloņicins atgriežas "Metalurgā" – Virslīga – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "LFF: Vispārējā informācija". Lff.lv. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "O. Laizāns turpmāk pārstāvēs Lodzas LKS – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Gorkšs jau trijniekā, Rudņevs šoreiz neiesit, Čekulajevs Maltā debitē ar vārtiem – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Oļegs Laizāns turpinās karjeru Krasnojarskas "Enisey" – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija". Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Oļegs Laizāns". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
External links edit
- Oļegs Laizāns at National-Football-Teams.com