Vladislavs Kozlovs

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Vladislavs Kozlovs
Personal information
Full name Vladislavs Kozlovs
Date of birth (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth
Republic of Latvia
)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2004 BSK Dižvanagi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 SK Dižvanagi 23 (1)
2007–2009
FS Metta-Latvijas Universitāte
 57 (13)
2010–2012
FK Jelgava
 71 (28)
2012–2013 FK Ventspils 32 (3)
2014
FK Jelgava
 34 (15)
2015
FC Infonet
 27 (12)
2016–2018 FK Spartaks Jūrmala 41 (8)
2018
FK Jelgava
 19 (4)
2019 FK Liepāja 6 (0)
International career
2010–2012 Latvia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

Vladislavs Kozlovs (born 30 November 1987 in

FK Liepaja in the Latvian Higher League
.

Club career

Early career

As a youth player Kozlovs played for his local club

Metta-Latvijas Universitāte
. Kozlovs had 3 successful seasons in the Latvian First League with them, playing there until 2010.

FK Jelgava

In 2010 the starlet was spotted by the

Latvian Cup, as well as made a margin in FK Jelgava history in a friendly match against Blackpool as the first player to score a goal against a club from the Premier League, as well as the first player to score a goal in the club's new stadium – Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs.[3] In the 2011 season Kozlovs scored 16 goals in 31 league appearances, being the club's top scorer as well as the third top-scorer of the league. He was also named the best player of the league in June.[4]
Kozlovs started the 2012 season well, scoring 6 goals in 15 matches and being his team's top scorer.

FK Ventspils

On 4 July 2012 Kozlovs joined the Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils.[5] He played there for 2 seasons, making 32 league appearances and scoring 3 goals. In August 2013 Kozlovs left Ventspils due to family reasons after a mutual agreement.[6]

Return to FK Jelgava

Before the start of the

FK Jelgava. Filling the vacant forward's place in the first eleven he quickly made an impact as Jelgava managed to reach the bronze medals of the Latvian championship for the first time in the club's history. With 15 goals in 34 matches Kozlovs became the third best scorer of the championship behind the Skonto FC forward Vladislavs Gutkovskis and FK Liepāja midfielder Jānis Ikaunieks. On 21 May 2014 Kozlovs helped Jelgava win the Latvian Football Cup, beating Skonto on penalties.[7] In July the club participated in the first round of the UEFA Europa League qualification, ceding to the Norwegian club Rosenborg BK
.

FC Infonet

At end of January 2015 Kozlovs went on trial with the

FC Infonet.[8]

FK Liepāja

Kozlovs joined FK Liepāja in January 2019.[9] He left in June 2019.[10]

International career

Kozlovs made his debut for Latvia in a friendly match against China on 17 November 2010, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.[11] In June 2012 Kozlovs was called up for the 2012 Baltic Cup squad. He scored the decisive penalty in the final against Finland, helping Latvia win the tournament.[12] As of 2015, Kozlovs has 3 caps under his belt, with the last international match being played back in 2012.

Personal life

Vladislavs Kozlovs has a bachelor's degree in finance and crediting. According to fk jelgava.lv, his hobbies include cars. Kozlovs' aim in football is to develop and improve. He has a Facebook account.[13]

Honours

FK Jelgava

FK Ventspils

National team

References

  1. ^ "Vladislavs Kozlovs: Futbolistam ir jāmācās".
  2. ^ Vladislavs Kozlovs at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
  4. ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
  5. ^ "Lapa īslaicīgi nav pieejama".
  6. ^ "Uzbrucējs Kozlovs atstāj "Ventspili", Rīgas "Daugavas" pussargs izies pārbaudi Kiprā". 22 August 2013.
  7. ^ ""Jelgava" pēcspēles sitienos pieveic "Skonto" un iegūst Latvijas kausu". 21 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Virslīgas trešais labākais snaiperis V. Kozlovs pārceļas uz Igauniju". 24 February 2015.
  9. ^ V. Kozlovs klāt, Apiņš prom, liepajniekiem.lv, 10 January 2019
  10. ^ 'Liepāja' izlašu pauzē veikusi sastāva 'tīrīšanu', delfi.lv, 12 June 2019
  11. ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
  12. ^ "Latvija pendelēs izcīna Baltijas kausu". 3 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Futbola Klubs Jelgava » Komanda » FK JELGAVA » Vladislavs Kozlovs". www.fkjelgava.lv. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.

External links

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