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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 March 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Latvia | ||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dukla Prague | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | SK Babīte | ||
2015–2018 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Barnet | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Hendon (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020 | Hendon | 2 | (0) |
2020 | St Albans City | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Valmiera | 58 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Riga FC | 17 | (0) |
2025 | Auda | 13 | (0) |
2025– | Dukla Prague | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015 | Latvia U16 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Latvia U17 | 7 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Latvia U19 | 19 | (0) |
2019 | Latvia U21 | 4 | (0) |
2022– | Latvia | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2025 |
Rihards Matrevics (born 18 March 1999) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech First League club Dukla Prague and the Latvia national team.
In 2015, Matrevics joined the youth academy of English Premier League side West Ham United from Latvian club SK Babīte, where he spent nine years. [1] [2] On 1 August 2018, Matrevics signed for National League club Barnet, following a successful trial period at the club. [2] On 19 January 2019, Matrevics made his debut for Barnet, coming on as a fifth minute substitute for the Bees, following Mark Cousins' red card in a 4–0 loss against Braintree Town. [3] In November 2019, Matrevics signed for Hendon on loan, making 14 appearances in all competitions for the club. The following season, Matrevics returned to Hendon on a permanent basis. During his second spell, Matrevics made three appearances in all competitions. [4] In October 2020, Matrevics signed for St Albans City as back-up for Michael Johnson. [5] Matrevics made two appearances, debuting in the FA Cup against Bishop's Stortford before keeping a clean sheet against Chippenham Town in a 3–0 league win on 31 October 2020, during his time at St Albans. [3]
Ahead of the 2021 Latvian Higher League season, Matrevics returned to his native Latvia, signing for Valmiera. On 4 April 2021, Matrevics made his debut for the club, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win against Ventspils. During the 2021 season, Matrevics made 24 league appearances as Valmiera finished second, qualifying for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. [3]
On 8 December 2022, Matrevics signed for Riga FC. [6] Matrevics played 13 times in the 2025 Latvian Higher League for FK Auda, keeping 7 clean sheets, before signing for Czech First League side FK Dukla Prague in June 2025. [7]
Matrevics has represented Latvia at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. [8] On 29 March 2022, Matrevics made his debut for Latvia, playing the second half in a 1–0 friendly win against Azerbaijan. [3]