Kristers Tobers
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000
Place of birth Dobele, Latvia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grasshopper Club Zürich
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2017 Liepāja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Liepāja 47 (7)
2020 → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2023 Lechia Gdańsk 59 (0)
2023– Grasshopper 16 (0)
International career‡
2016 Latvia U17 11 (4)
2017–2018 Latvia U19 10 (2)
2018 Latvia U21 4 (0)
2019– Latvia 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:58, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Kristers Tobers (born 13 December 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich and the Latvia national team.[1]

Career

Club career

In January 2020, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on a loan with an option of permanent transfer after the end of the season.[2] On 7 February 2020 he made his Ekstraklasa debut against Śląsk Wrocław playing as a midfielder. After only seven games, Lechia triggered the option and Tobers signed a permanent deal until June 2023.[3]

On 2 July 2023, he signed with Swiss record champion Grasshopper Club Zürich, who play in the Swiss Super League.[4] He signed a two-year contract with an option to extend.

International career

Tobers made his international debut for Latvia on 21 March 2019, coming on as a substitute for Artūrs Karašausks in the 68th minute of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against North Macedonia, which finished as a 1–3 away loss.[5]

Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs.[6] In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 9 December 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FK Liepāja 2017 Virslīga —202[lower-alpha 1]020
2018 Virslīga 232302[lower-alpha 2]0282
2019 Virslīga 243204[lower-alpha 2]0303
Total 4757080605
Lechia Gdańsk 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 10010—110
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 17010—180
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 110——110
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 270102[lower-alpha 3]0300
Total 6503020700
Grasshopper 2023–24 Super League 16010—170
Career Total 12851101001495

International

As of 13 December 2023[5]
Latvia
YearAppsGoals
201960
202030
202130
202280
202391
Total291
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 June 2023Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Turkey2–22–3UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Kristers Tobers at WorldFootball.net
    2. ↑ Kristers Tobers nowym piłkarzem Lechii!
    3. ↑ PKO Ekstraklasa. Kristers Tobers został wykupiony. Lechia Gdańsk związała się na dłużej z Łotyszem, sportowefakty.wp.pl, 22 May 2020
    4. ↑ "GC Zurich signs Kristers Tobers". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
    5. 1 2 "Kristers Tobers". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
    6. ↑ "National team captain Tober will continue his career in the Swiss club "Grasshopper"". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
    7. ↑ Kristers Tobers at Soccerway
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