Raimonds Krollis
 Krollis with Latvia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Triestina (on loan from Spezia) | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Metta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Metta | 49 | (16) |
| 2021–2022 | Valmiera | 59 | (37) |
| 2023– | Spezia | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Vyškov (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2024– | → Triestina (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Latvia U19 | 13 | (10) |
| 2020– | Latvia | 37 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:37, 24 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Raimonds Krollis (born 28 October 2001) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group A club Triestina on loan from Spezia, and the Latvia national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Valmiera
[edit]Krollis joined Valmiera in 2021 and was a key part of the 2022 season title-winners, scoring twenty-four goals across the season.[3] At the end of season awards, Krollis won award for the best Young Player of the Year, the top goal-scorer, the best striker and Player of the Season.[4]
Spezia
[edit]On January 20, 2023, Krollis joined Serie A club Spezia on a three-and-a-half-year contract. On January 23, 2023, Krollis was brought on for his first Seria A start, which he remained on the bench for the entire game. Krollis got his Serie A-debut on February 2, 2023 during a 0-3 loss to Napoli.[5] Which Krollis was substituted in during the 76' minute of the match.[6][7] Since, he has broken into the Spezia team-sheet. Consistently appearing on the bench.
On 27 February 2024, Spezia loaned Krollis to Czech National Football League club Vyškov until the end of the season with option to make transfer permanent.[8]
On 6 August 2024, Krollis moved on loan to Triestina in Serie C, with an option to buy.[9]
International career
[edit]Krollis made his international debut for Latvia on 6 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against Malta.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 26 March 2024[10]
| Latvia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 4 |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Compedition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2020 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League |
| 2. | 16 November 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 16 November 2022 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Estonia |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 Baltic Cup |
| 4. | 26 March 2024 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Liechtenstein |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
Honours
[edit]Valmiera
Individual
- Virsliga Player of the Year: 2022[4]
- Ilmars Liepens Young Player of the Year: 2022[4]
- Virsliga Top Goalscorer: 2022[4]
- Virsliga Best Striker: 2022[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Raimonds Krollis at Soccerway
- ^ Raimonds Krollis at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "We are the champions". valmierafc.com. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "TRIUMPH AT LATVIAN FOOTBALL AWARDS CEREMONY". valmierafc.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Spezia-Juventus: giovedì 9 febbraio al via la prevendita". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "UFFICIALE : RAIMONDS KROLLIS È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" [OFFICIAL : RAIMONDS KROLLIS IS A NEW PLAYER FROM SPEZIA]. www.acspezia.com (in Italian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "KROLLIS NO VALMIERAS IELEC ITĀLIJAS A SĒRIJĀ" [KROLLIS – A JUMP FROM VALMIERA TO ITALIAN SERIE A]. valmierafc.com (in Latvian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Krollis in prestito all'MFK Vyškov" [Krollis on loan to MFK Vyškov]. speziacalcio.com (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Raimonds Krollis joins Triestina". Triestina. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Raimonds Krollis". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Raimonds Krollis – UEFA competition record (archive)
- International statistics at LFF.lv
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Latvian men's footballers
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- Men's association football forwards
- FK Metta players
- Valmiera FC players
- Spezia Calcio players
- MFK Vyškov players
- US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Latvian Higher League players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Czech National Football League players
- Latvian expatriate men's footballers
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