Kristaps Zommers

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Kristaps Zommers
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Riga FC
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2014 Daugava Rīga
2014–2015 AGF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Parma 54 (0)
2017–2018 → Pordenone (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Cosenza (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Imolese (loan) 5 (0)
2019 Liepāja 6 (0)
2020 Nara 0 (0)
2020–2021 Valmieras 1 (0)
2022 Super Nova 34 (0)
2023– Riga FC 0 (0)
International career
2014 Latvia U17 10 (0)
2014–2015 Latvia U18 4 (0)
2015–2016 Latvia U19 4 (0)
2016–2018 Latvia U21 [1] 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023

Kristaps Zommers (born 7 January 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Riga FC. [2]

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Club career

As a youth player, Zommers joined the youth academy of Aarhus Gymnastikforening in Denmark. [3]

He started his career with Parma. [4]

In the 2015-16 Serie D, Kristaps made 25 appearances and kept 17 clean sheets. [5]

Local journalists were deterred by the fact that he cannot speak Italian fluently so his interviews were conducted in English. [6]

In an interview with the Italian show Sports Bar, he said, "In football, you know, things may not always go smoothly; it only affects work and will continue to give my best in training. I am convinced, that our quality, in the long run, will come out." [7] On 17 January 2019, he was released from his Parma contract by mutual consent. [8]

In 2020, he signed for Nara. [9]

Zommers returned to Latvia and signed with Valmieras FK on 10 September 2020. [10]

In 2022, he signed for Super Nova. [11]

On 30 January 2023, Zommers signed for Riga FC. [12]

International

Zommers made his Latvia U-21 debut versus Estonia in the Baltic Cup and is deemed the highest prospect in Latvian goalkeeping. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Il portiere del Parma Kristaps Zommers guarda avanti: "Pronto a riprendere il mio posto in nazionale Under 21"" [Parma goalkeeper Kristaps Zommers looks ahead: "Ready to take back my place in the Under-21 national team"]. SV Sport (in Italian). 29 June 2017.
    - "Kristaps Zommers intervijā pirms spēles pret Skotiju" [Kristaps Zommers in an interview before the match against Scotland]. Facebook (in Latvian).
  2. ↑ Kristaps Zommers at Soccerway
    - Kristaps Zommers at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Ilmārs Stūriška (16 March 2022). "Sāk visu no jauna" [Start all over again]. LA (in Latvian).
  4. ↑ Jānis Bendziks (10 January 2017). "Latvietis cenšas izsisties Itālijas futbolā un atgūt 'Parma' iepriekšējo slavu. Intervija ar Kristapu Zommeru" [The Latvian is trying to break into Italian football and regain the former glory of 'Parma'. Interview with Kristapu Zommeru]. Delfi (in Latvian).
    - Agris Suveizda (20 September 2017). "Latvietis Itālijas futbolā: Zommers nav atmetis sapni kopā ar Parmu būt A sērijā" [A Latvian in Italian football: Zommers has not given up the dream of being in Serie A with Parma]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
    - "Parma, parla Zommers: "Lavoro duro per raggiungere la A"" [Parma, Zommers speaks: "I am working hard to reach the A"]. Parma Daily (in Italian). 18 February 2016.
    - "Zommers, sicurezza e saggezza: "Oggi abbiamo capito cosa è la Lega Pro"" [Zommers, safety and wisdom: "Today we understood what Lega Pro is"] (in Italian). 27 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Kevin Nolan (29 February 2016). "Kristaps Zommers - Guarding the Parma Revolution". Futbolgrad.
  6. ↑ "Latviešu 'krustnesis' futbola kluba 'Parma' glābšanas plānā - 19 gadus vecais vārtsargs Kristaps Zommers" [Latvian 'crusader' in the rescue plan of football club 'Parma' - 19-year-old goalkeeper Kristaps Zommers]. Delfi (in Latvian). 1 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Parma Calcio 1913 Zommers a Bar Sport: "Siamo a tre punti dalla vetta e veniamo da due vittorie consecutive, ma è evidente che abbiamo problemi e dobbiamo migliorare"" [Zommers to Bar Sport: "We are three points from the lead and we come from two consecutive victories, but it is clear that we have problems and we need to improve"] (in Italian). Parma Calcio. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "ZOMMERS'S CONTRACT TERMINATED BY MUTUAL CONSENT". Parma Calcio. 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Rafał (15 January 2020). "Ātra pratināšana: Kristaps Zommers" [Quick interrogation: Kristaps Zommers]. Bałtycki Futbol (in Latvian).
  10. ↑ Emils Ozerinskis (10 September 2020). ""Valmiera" prezentē jaunpienācējus: klāt Kamerūnas izlases aizsargs un Zommers" ["Valmiera" presents newcomers: the Cameroon national team defender and Sommers are here]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
  11. ↑ "KRISTAPS ZOMMERS / Gads bez komandas, "Super Nova" un padoms Šitam" [KRISTAPS ZOMMERS / A year without a team, "Super Nova" and advice for Shit]. YouTube (in Latvian). 11 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Goalkeeper Zommers joins "Riga Football Club"". 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Interview with Latvia U21 and Parma Goalkeeper Kristaps Zommers". Futbols Latvia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.


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