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Daniels Balodis

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Daniels Balodis
Personal information
Full name Daniels Balodis
Date of birth (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Valmiera
Number 2
Youth career
Skonto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016-2017 Skonto FC
2018 FK RFS 2 (0)
2019BFC Daugavpils (loan) 27 (2)
2020FK Jelgava 7 (0)
2020–2024 Valmiera 109 (6)
2024– FK RFS 0 (0)
International career
2014 Latvia U19 2 (0)
2014–2015 Latvia U19 7 (0)
2015–2016 Latvia U19 16 (0)
2019–2020 Latvia U21 13 (2)
2022– Latvia 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Daniels Balodis (born 10 June 1998) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a defender for Valmiera and the Latvia national team.

Career

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On 4 July 2024, Balodis was announced as a player for RFS, signing for an undisclosed fee.[1] Just 6 days later, on 10 July 2024, Balodis scored a header against Larne of Northern Ireland in a 3–0 home victory in the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.[2]

Balodis made his international debut for Latvia on 16 November 2022 in the 2022 Baltic Cup against Estonia.[3]

International goal

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Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2023 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Armenia 2–0 2–0 Euro 2024 qualifier

Career statistics

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International

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Latvia
Year Apps Goals
2022 5 0
2023 5 1
Total 10 1

References

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  1. ^ "D. Balodis Atgriežas RFS". fkrfs.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Larne fell 3-0 away to Latvian champions RFS in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round tie". bbc.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Latvia v Estonia match sheet - LFF.lv". LFF.lv. LFF.
  4. ^ Ārmanis, Toms (12 October 2023). "Ikaunieks un Balodis iesit, Latvija svin pirmo uzvaru" (in Latvian). lff.lv. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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