Daniels Balodis (born 10 June 1998) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a defender for Valmiera and the Latvia national team.

Daniels Balodis
Personal information
Full name Daniels Balodis
Date of birth (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Valmiera
Number 2
Youth career
Skonto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016-2017 Skonto FC
2018 FK RFS 2 (0)
2019BFC Daugavpils (loan) 27 (2)
2020FK Jelgava 7 (0)
2020- Valmiera 98 (4)
International career
2014 Latvia U19 2 (0)
2014–2015 Latvia U19 7 (0)
2015–2016 Latvia U19 16 (0)
2019–2020 Latvia U21 13 (2)
2022– Latvia 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Career edit

Balodis made his international debut for Latvia on 16 November 2022 in the 2022 Baltic Cup against Estonia.[1]

International goal edit

Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.[2]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2023 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia   Armenia 2–0 2–0 Euro 2024 qualifier

Career statistics edit

International edit

Latvia
Year Apps Goals
2022 5 0
2023 5 1
Total 10 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Latvia v Estonia match sheet - LFF.lv". LFF.lv. LFF.
  2. ^ Ārmanis, Toms (12 October 2023). "Ikaunieks un Balodis iesit, Latvija svin pirmo uzvaru" (in Latvian). lff.lv. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

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