Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cambuur | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
JDFS Alberts | |||
–2014 | Skonto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2016 | Metta/Latvijas Universitāte | 37 | (7) |
2017–2018 | RFS | 35 | (12) |
2018–2021 | FC Sion | 72 | (11) |
2018 | FC Sion II | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Cambuur | 81 | (20) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Latvia U17 | 12 | (4) |
2016 | Latvia U18 | 4 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Latvia U19 | 9 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Latvia U21 | 8 | (3) |
2017– | Latvia | 49 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Roberts Uldriķis (born 3 April 1998) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur, which he captains, and the Latvia national team.
Uldriķis started playing football for JDFS Alberts and Skonto's academy before making a move to Latvian Higher League club Metta/Latvijas Universitāte in January 2015. [1] He made his professional debut on 12 April 2015 in a game against his former side Skonto. [2] By the close of the season, he had made 15 appearances in the top division, finding the net once. [3] During the subsequent 2016 season, he featured in 22 league matches, showcasing his prowess by scoring six goals. [3] He was also voted Young Player of the Round twice during the season. [4] [5]
In 2017, he moved to league rivals RFS, [6] where he played 25 matches and scored five goals by season's end. [7] [3] The following year, he continued to impress, participating in ten games and netting seven times. [3] [8]
In July 2018, Uldriķis signed with Swiss Super League club FC Sion. He made his debut for the club on 22 July 2018 in a 2–1 loss against FC Lugano, entering the pitch as a substitute for Carlitos in the 64th minute. Throughout the season, he featured in 21 league matches for Sion, contributing with four goals. [3] Additionally, he made two appearances for the reserve team in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League. [3]
In the subsequent 2019–20 season, Uldriķis continued to make his mark in the highest Swiss league, participating in 24 matches and scoring four goals. [3] This persisted into the 2020–21 season, where he once again played 24 league matches and found the net three times. [3] The club's league season ended in a ninth place finish, and having to go through relegation playoffs against FC Thun. Following a two-legged tie, Sion emerged victorious with a 6–4 aggregate score, securing their top-tier status. Uldriķis notably contributed by appearing as a substitute in both legs and scoring a crucial goal for a 4–0 lead in the first leg. [9]
Uldriķis joined recently promoted Dutch Eredivisie club Cambuur on 31 August 2021. [10] [11] Injured at the start of the season, he made his debut for the club on 3 October 2021, replacing Tom Boere in the 62nd minute and scoring his first goal ten minutes later in a 3–1 victory against AZ. [12]
In his first season at the club, he distinguished himself as the top scorer for the club with seven goals in 21 league matches. [3] However, his second season saw a decline in goal-scoring output, managing only one goal in 28 appearances. [3] Unfortunately, this downturn coincided with the team's relegation to the second-tier Eerste Divisie in the summer of 2023. [13]
Uldriķis made his Latvia national team debut on 12 June 2017 in a friendly game against rivals Estonia. [14] He scored his first goal for Latvia on 9 June 2018 in a friendly against Azerbaijan. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metta/LU | 2015 | Virslīga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
2016 | Virslīga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
Total | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 8 | |||
RFS | 2017 | Virslīga | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 29 | 7 | |
2018 | Virslīga | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 9 | ||
Total | 33 | 12 | 7 | 4 | — | 40 | 16 | |||
FC Sion | 2018–19 | Super League | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
2019–20 | Super League | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
2020–21 | Super League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 [b] | 1 | 28 | 4 | |
2021–22 | Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 72 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 16 | ||
FC Sion II | 2018–19 | Promotion League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Cambuur | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 7 | |
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | 37 | 15 | ||
Total | 81 | 20 | 7 | 3 | — | 88 | 23 | |||
Career total | 225 | 50 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 63 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Latvia | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 1 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 3 | |
2022 | 5 | 2 | |
2023 | 10 | 1 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 49 | 7 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 June 2018 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Azerbaijan | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
2. | 30 March 2021 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 4 June 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Lithuania | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Baltic Cup |
4. | 16 November 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 3 June 2022 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Andorra | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 Nations League |
6. | 2–0 | |||||
7. | 22 March 2023 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |