Ritus Krjauklis

Ritus Krjauklis (born 23 April 1986) is a Latvian footballer who plays for the China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard as a centre back.

Ritus Krjauklis
Ritus Krjauklis playing for Latvia
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986
Place of birth Ilūkste, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
Number 4
Youth career
1993–2002 FK Ilūkste
2002–2005 Dinaburg Daugavpils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Dinaburg Daugavpils ? (?)
2006 Ventspils 0 (0)
2007–2009 Dinaburg Daugavpils 77 (6)
2010–2011 Ventspils 25 (0)
2011 AZAL PFC 10 (0)
2011–2012 Liepājas Metalurgs 24 (2)
2012–2013 Golden Arrows 17 (0)
2013–2014 Ajax Cape Town 11 (0)
2014 FK Spartaks Jūrmala 30 (0)
2015 FK Ventspils 20 (1)
2016 FK RFS 27 (0)
2017–2018 PKNP 43 (7)
2019– Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 12 (0)
National team
2009–2012 Latvia 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:46, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

As a child and teenager, Ritus Krjauklis played for his local club FK Ilūkste under coach Vladimirs Vinokurovs from 1993 till 2002. In 2002, he moved to Daugavpils and continued playing for Dinaburg Daugavpils youth team. In 2005 Krjauklis was taken to the first team by Tamaz Pertia. In 2006 Krjauklis was signed by FK Ventspils but he couldn't prove his abilities there so he had to move back to Daugavpils just one year later. He spent the next 3 seasons there, from 2007 to 2009 respectively, and managed to become a vital player at the club, playing 77 matches and scoring 6 goals during those 3 seasons.[1]

In 2009, after Dinaburg Daugavpils were excluded from the Latvian Higher League because of suspect about betting against their own results, Krjauklis was set free.[2] Then he joined FK Ventspils again. This time he became a starting eleven player and played 25 matches in the 2010 season. After that season Krjauklis accepted an offer from Azerbaijan and signed a two-year contract with the Azerbaijan Premier League club AZAL PFC.[3] His start there was bright as he played in the starting elven but then, after just 10 matches, in August 2011 he was released. Krjauklis returned home and after a few days was signed by the Latvian Higher League club Liepājas Metalurgs.[4] Until the end of the season he participated in 10 league matches and also managed to score once.

On 15 July 2012, he moved to the South African Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows.[5] Krjauklis was released from his contract after a single season at Golden Arrows and joined fellow Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town in August 2013.[6] Prior to the 2014 Latvian Higher League season he returned to Latvia, joining FK Spartaks Jūrmala.[7] At the end of January 2015 Krjauklis moved to the defending Latvian champions FK Ventspils.[8]

On 25 February 2019, Krjauklis transferred to the China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 September 2018.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PKNP 2017 Malaysia Premier League 2233080–333
2018 Malaysia Super League 2145061–325
Career Total43780141––658

    International career

    Ritus Krjauklis made his debut for Latvia in a friendly match against Bulgaria on 12 August 2009.[11] As of 2012, he has been capped 18 times, scoring no goals.[12] He received regular call-ups under the management of Aleksandrs Starkovs till 2012, but since the appointment of Marians Pahars in 2013 Krjauklis has not been called up to the team. As of February 2015, he has played 22 international matches for Latvia, scoring no goals.

    Honours

    FK Ventspils
    • Latvian champion
      • 2006
    • Baltic League winner
      • 2010

    National team
    • Baltic Cup winner
      • 2012

    References
    1. Ritus Krjauklis at National-Football-Teams.com
    2. www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    3. www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    4. http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/video/27082011-krjauklis_pievienojas_liepajas_metalurgam
    5. "Šteinbors un Krjauklis jūlija vidū pārcelsies uz Dienvidāfriku". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    6. "New Faces at Ajax". SoccerLaduma. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
    7. DELFI (6 March 2014). "Jūrmalas 'Spartaks' parakstījuši līgumus ar bijušajiem izlases spēlētājiem Gauraču, Krjaukli un Smirnovu". DELFI (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    8. "Ventspils vienojas ar Meļņičenko, Krjaukli, Jemeļinu, Jelgava - ar Ošu". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    9. 官方：前拉脱维亚国脚里图斯加盟新疆 (in Chinese)
    10. "Ritus krjaujlis". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
    11. "Bulgaria beats Latvia 1–0 in friendly". AP. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
    12. www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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