Kristers Tobers

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Kristers Tobers
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Dobele, Latvia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grasshoppers
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2017 Liepāja
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Liepāja 47 (7)
2020 → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2023 Lechia Gdańsk 59 (0)
2023– Grasshoppers 36 (1)
International career‡
2016 Latvia U17 11 (4)
2017–2018 Latvia U19 10 (2)
2018 Latvia U21 4 (0)
2019– Latvia 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:58, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Kristers Tobers (born 13 December 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers and the Latvia national team. [1]

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Career

Club career

In January 2020, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on a loan with an option of permanent transfer after the end of the season. [2] On 7 February 2020 he made his Ekstraklasa debut against Śląsk Wrocław playing as a midfielder. After only seven games, Lechia triggered the option and Tobers signed a permanent deal until June 2023. [3]

On 2 July 2023, he signed with Swiss record champion Grasshoppers, who play in the Swiss Super League. [4] He signed a two-year contract with an option to extend. He quickly established himself as the lead in Grasshopper's defense, as he started in 32 games for the club. [5]

On 24 August 2024, he finally scored his first goal for Grasshoppers, a skillful volley into the upper right corner of the goal, in a 3–1 victory over FC Sion. [6]

International career

Tobers made his international debut for Latvia on 21 March 2019, coming on as a substitute for Artūrs Karašausks in the 68th minute of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against North Macedonia, which finished as a 1–3 away loss. [7]

Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs. [8] In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 August 2024 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FK Liepāja 2017 Virslīga —202 [lower-alpha 1] 0—20
2018 232302 [lower-alpha 2] 0—282
2019 243204 [lower-alpha 2] 0—303
Total4757080—605
Lechia Gdańsk 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 10010——110
2020–21 17010——180
2021–22 110———110
2022–23 270102 [lower-alpha 3] 0—300
Total6503020—700
Grasshoppers 2023–24 Super League 29010—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0320
2024–25 5100——51
Total341102020371
Career Total1415110100201645
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-off

International

As of 11 June 2024 [7]
Latvia
YearAppsGoals
201960
202030
202130
202280
202391
202420
Total311
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 June 2023 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–22–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ Kristers Tobers at WorldFootball.net
    2. ↑ Kristers Tobers nowym piłkarzem Lechii!
    3. ↑ PKO Ekstraklasa. Kristers Tobers został wykupiony. Lechia Gdańsk związała się na dłużej z Łotyszem, sportowefakty.wp.pl, 22 May 2020
    4. ↑ "GC Zurich signs Kristers Tobers". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
    5. 1 2 Kristers Tobers at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
    6. ↑ "Tor-Premieren für Lee und Tobers: GC schlägt Sion mit 3:1". SRF. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
    7. 1 2 "Kristers Tobers". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
    8. ↑ "National team captain Tober will continue his career in the Swiss club "Grasshopper"". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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