Kristers Tobers

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Kristers Tobers
Latvia national team captain Kristers Tobers.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Dobele, Latvia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 24
Youth career
–2017 Liepāja
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Liepāja 47 (7)
2020 → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2023 Lechia Gdańsk 59 (0)
2023–2025 Grasshoppers 41 (1)
2025– Aberdeen 6 (0)
International career‡
2016 Latvia U17 11 (4)
2017–2018 Latvia U19 10 (2)
2018 Latvia U21 4 (0)
2019– Latvia 37 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024

Kristers Tobers (born 13 December 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen and captains 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]

On 8 January 2025, he transferred to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership, [7] for a reported £700,000. [8] He signs a three and a half year deal with "The Dons". [9]

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. [10]

Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs. [11] In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2024 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FK Liepāja 2017 Virslīga —202 [b] 0—20
2018 Virslīga232302 [c] 0—282
2019 Virslīga243204 [c] 0—303
Total4757080—605
Lechia Gdańsk 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 10010——110
2020–21 Ekstraklasa17010——180
2021–22 Ekstraklasa110———110
2022–23 Ekstraklasa270102 [d] 0—300
Total6503020—700
Grasshoppers 2023–24 Swiss Super League 29010—2 [e] 0320
2024–25 Swiss Super League10120——121
Total391300020441
Career Total1465130100201715

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 [10]
Latvia
YearAppsGoals
201960
202030
202130
202280
202391
202480
Total371
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 June 2023 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–22–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Notes

    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. ↑ "Kristers Tobers leaves GC Zurich". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
    8. ↑ Britton, Ruaraidh (8 January 2025). "Kristers Tobers fee agreed as Latvia captain due to arrive in Aberdeen today". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
    9. ↑ "Latvia Captain Makes Move to the Dons". Aberdeen F.C. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
    10. 1 2 "Kristers Tobers". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
    11. ↑ "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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