Antons Kurakins (born 1 January 1990) is a Latvian professional footballer who played as a defender for Riga FC and the Latvia national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antons Kurakins | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rīga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Multibanka Rīga | ||
| 2007 | RSK Dižvanagi Rēzekne | ||
| 2008 | FK Blāzma Rēzekne | 30 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Brechin City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Stranraer FC (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | FK Ventspils | 76 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Riga FC | 102 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Latvia | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 20 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2017 | |||
Career
After starting his career in his home country with Multibanka Rīga, RSK Dižvanagi Rēzekne and FK Blāzma Rēzekne Kurakins then moved to Scotland, signing for Celtic, where he played in the club's youth side. During his time at Celtic, he went out on loan to Brechin City in April 2010[2] and to Stranraer in February 2011.[3]
After a spell with FK Ventspils, Kurakins returned to Scotland in July 2015, signing for Hamilton Academical.[4] He was released by the club on 24 August 2016.[5] He then returned to Latvia, where he spent several months training with Riga FC,[6] and joined the club in 2017. Kurakins stayed with the club for five seasons, departing at the end of the 2022 season.[7]
International career
Kurakins made his first international appearance in a friendly against Macedonia on 5 March 2014, playing the entire match.[8]
Honours
Club
- Ventspils[9]
- Virslīga (2): 2013, 2014
- Latvian Cup (1): 2012–13
National Team[9]
- Baltic Cup (2): 2014, 2016
References
External links
- Antons Kurakins at National-Football-Teams.com