Antons Kurakins
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antons Kurakins | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Rīga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 |
Multibanka Rīga | ||
| 2007 | RSK Dižvanagi Rēzekne | ||
| 2008 | FK Blāzma Rēzekne | 30 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 |
→ Brechin City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Stranraer FC (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | FK Ventspils | 76 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Riga FC | 102 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Latvia | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 20 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2017 | |||
Antons Kurakins (born 1 January 1990) is a Latvian professional football defender who last played as a left-back for Riga FC and the Latvia national football team.
Career
After starting his career in his home country with
After a spell with FK Ventspils, Kurakins returned to Scotland in July 2015, signing for Hamilton Academical.[4] He was released by the club on 24 August 2016.[5] He then returned to Latvia, where he spent several months training with Riga FC,[6] and joined the club in 2017. Kurakins stayed with the club for five seasons, departing at the end of the 2022 season.[7]
International career
Kurakins made his first international appearance in a friendly against
Honours
Club
- Ventspils[9]
- Virslīga (2): 2013, 2014
- Latvian Cup (1): 2012–13
National Team[9]
- Baltic Cup (2): 2014, 2016
References
- ^ "Antons Kurakins Steckbrief" (in German). weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Two Celtic youth players move to Brechin City on loan". BBC Sport. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Transfer deadline day in the SFL: club by club". Daily Record. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (18 July 2015). "Hamilton defender Antons Kurakins is looking to launch his career at New Douglas Park". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "One Arrival, One Departure". Hamilton Academical F.C. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Birjuks, Arkādijs (9 March 2017). ""Riga": krievu investors prom, Ronaldinju tika piedāvāts līgums". Sporta Centrs. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "PALDIES, KURA!" [Thank You, Kura!]. rigafc.lv (in Latvian). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Macedonia football team defeated Latvia 2:1, 5 March 2014". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ a b "A. Kurakins". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
- Antons Kurakins at National-Football-Teams.com
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