Artjoms Rudņevs

Artjoms Rudņevs (born 13 January 1988) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a striker for Daugava Daugavpils in his home country, for Zalaegerszegi TE in Hungary, for Lech Poznań in Poland, and for Bundesliga clubs Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, and 1. FC Köln. At international level, he represented the Latvia national team.

Artjoms Rudņevs
Rudnevs at practice with HSV in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Artjoms Rudņevs
Date of birth (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988
Place of birth Daugavpils, Latvia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
Daugava Daugavpils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Daugava Daugavpils 75 (21)
2009–2010 Zalaegerszegi TE 30 (20)
2010–2012 Lech Poznań 56 (33)
2012–2016 Hamburger SV 74 (15)
2014 → Hannover 96 (loan) 16 (4)
2015 Hamburger SV II 5 (3)
2016–2017 1. FC Köln 18 (3)
Total 274 (99)
National team
2007–2009 Latvia U21 9 (3)
2008–2017 Latvia 38 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Early career and ZTE

Rudņevs started his career with his local club FC Daugava in Daugavpils, where he played until February 2009, when he signed a contract with the Hungarian club Zalaegerszegi TE.[1] However, the previous contract with Daugava was still active, so FIFA was involved in resolving the conflict. In May 2009, he made his debut in Hungary, where he played for three seasons, scoring 20 goals in 30 league matches.[2][3]

Lech Poznań
Rudņevs playing against Leonardo Bonucci of Juventus in the 2010–11 Europa League

In July 2010, rumors circulated that the Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań were interested in signing him. These rumors were subsequently confirmed and Rudņevs joined the club on trial.[4] After a successful trial at the club and after passing the medical tests, Lech started talks with ZTE regarding a permanent transfer. The clubs initially could not agree on the transfer fee and, when it was finally decided, the Polish team was unable to negotiate personal terms with Rudnevs. It seemed that the talks were over but in August, after Rudņevs had scored two goals in the season opener, Lech reopened discussions. This time talks were successful and Rudņevs signed a four-year contract with the Polish side.[5]

2010–11 season

He scored in his debut for Lech Poznań against Widzew Łódź.[6] He added three more goals in five consecutive matches, the last of these the winning goal on 11 September 2010.[7] Just five days later he scored a hat-trick against Juventus in the Europa League, the first goal a coolly slotted penalty, the second a scissors kick from three yards out, and the third a long-range equalizer deep into injury time.[8] Rudņevs stated that it was "the best match of his career so far".[9]

By the end of the Polish Ekstraklasa season, Rudņevs managed to score 11 goals in 27 matches to finish fourth in the league.[10] On 1 December 2010, he scored yet again against Juventus, saying afterwards that Juventus' goalkeeper Alexander Manninger was his "favourite goalkeeper to play against".[11] The match ended 1–1, a result that allowed Lech to progress to the next round, and eliminated Juventus.[12] In the first match against SC Braga in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League, Rudņevs scored a goal as Lech won 1–0.[13] However, in the second match Lech lost 0–2 and were knocked out of the Europa League.[14] With five goals in the Europa League, Rudņevs became the fourth top scorer, sharing this achievement with four other players.[15]

2011–12 season

By December 2011, Rudnevs was the Polish league's leading marksman, having scored 18 goals in 17 league matches. Rudņevs was named the best player of 2011 in the Ekstraklasa by the Polish Footballers' Association.[16] Rudņevs finished the season with a league-leading 22 goals in 29 matches.[17] On 8 May 2012, the German Bundesliga team Hamburger SV agreed on a transfer at the end of the 2011–12 season.[18] On 11 May, the transfer was officially confirmed by both clubs.[19]

Hamburger SV

In the 2012–13 season, Rudņevs became the first Latvian football player in the Bundesliga.[20] Hamburger SV started the season with three consecutive losses with Rudņevs gaining only one assist. Rudņevs scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2012 in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[21] In his first season with Hamburg Rudņevs appeared in 34 league matches, scored 12 goals with four assists, finishing as Hamburg's joint top scorer alongside Son Heung-Min, who also netted 12 times.[22] However, his form dropped, and Rudņevs lost his place in the starting eleven early in the 2013–14 Bundesliga season.

1. FC Köln

On 15 June 2016, it was announced that Rudņevs had joined 1. FC Köln on a free transfer.[23] On 29 September 2017, the club announced it had agreed to terminate Rudnev's contract and that he would end his career.[24]

International career

Rudņevs was first called up to the national side on 12 November 2008 for the friendly match against Estonia. He started this match in the first eleven.[25] Rudņevs also played for the U-21 side. He was called up to the national side again in January 2010 for the friendly match against South Korea.[26] Rudņevs started the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches in the first eleven alongside Māris Verpakovskis, putting Ģirts Karlsons on the bench. On 7 October 2011, he scored his first international goal in the 2–0 victory over Malta in a Euro 2012 qualifying match.[27]

Personal life and controversy

Rudņevs is married and has a daughter born in 2011.[28]

Rudņevs provoked controversy in his native Latvia when he signed for Poznan and had his name printed "Rudnev" on the shirt, indicating his Russian ethnicity. He also drew the ire of his national team captain, Kaspars Gorkšs, when he stated that he would not learn the Latvian language in addition to Russian. Gorkšs wrote an open letter criticizing Rudņevs for the statement.[29]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Daugava Daugavpils 2005 Latvian Second League 1330000133
2006 Latvian Higher League 2040000204
2007 Latvian Higher League 1970000197
2008 Latvian Higher League 2370000237
Total 752100007521
Zalaegerszegi TE 2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 42000042
2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 251643002919
2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 12001022
Total 302043103523
Lech Poznań 2010–11[30] Ekstraklasa 271154854020
2011–12[30] Ekstraklasa 292243003325
Total 563397857345
Hamburger SV 2012–13[31] Bundesliga 341210003512
2013–14[31] Bundesliga 70120082
2014–15[31] Bundesliga 2211000231
2015–16[31] Bundesliga 1120000112
Total 741532007717
Hamburger SV II 2015–16[31] Regionalliga Nord 53––53
Hannover 96 (loan) 2013–14[31] Bundesliga 1640000164
1. FC Köln 2016–17[31] Bundesliga 1833100214
2017–18[31] Bundesliga 00100010
Total 1834100224
Career total 27499201395303117

International goals
Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rudņevs goal.[30]
List of international goals scored by Artjoms Rudņevs
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2011Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia15 Malta2–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 1 June 2016Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia35 Lithuania2–02–12016 Baltic Cup

Honours

Club

Daugavpils Daugava

  • Latvian Cup: 2008

Zalaegerszegi TE

  • Hungarian Cup runner-up: 2010

Lech Poznań

Individual

References
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Awards
Preceded by
Anastasija Sevastova		 Latvian Rising Sportspersonality of the Year
2010		 Succeeded by
Zigismunds Sirmais
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