Andrejs Cigaņiks
Latvian footballer (born 1997)
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Andrejs Cigaņiks (born 12 April 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or wing-back for Swiss club Luzern and the Latvia national team.[2]
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Cigaņiks with Latvia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luzern | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skonto FC | |||
| 2013–2016 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Viktoria Köln (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Schalke 04 II | 20 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | SC Cambuur | 27 | (0) |
| 2019 | RFS | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Zorya Luhansk | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 38 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Widzew Łódź | 43 | (4) |
| 2024– | Luzern | 61 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Latvia U16 | 2 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Latvia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Latvia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Latvia U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2018– | Latvia | 72 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Riga,[3] Cigaņiks started playing football in the youth teams of Skonto FC, before signing for German club Bayer Leverkusen in 2013.[4] In June 2016 he was loaned to Viktoria Köln,[5] before playing for Schalke 04 II.[6] Cigaņiks transferred to Dutch club SC Cambuur in July 2018.[7]
He returned to Latvia in 2019 and spent the second half of the season at Premier League club RFS.[8] In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk.[9] In July 2021 he signed for Slovak club DAC Dunajská Streda.[10][11]
On 2 January 2023, Cigaņiks joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź on a deal until June 2024, with an option to extend for another year.[12] On 10 February 2024, he penned a new contract, keeping him with the club until mid-2026.[13]
On 5 July 2024, Swiss Super League club Luzern announced the signing of Cigaņiks on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[14]
International career
After playing for the Latvian youth teams,[15] he made his senior international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2018, appearing as a substitute in the 67th minute, against Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League match.[16][3][17] He scored his first goal for the national team on 1 September 2021 against Gibraltar in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[18]
Personal life
Cigaņiks's father is from Ukraine and is a cousin of Ukrainian sports journalist and commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk.[19]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | |||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ciganiks goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Gibraltar | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 19 November 2022 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Iceland | 1–1 | 1–1 (8–9 p) | 2022 Baltic Cup final |
| 3 | 21 March 2024 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 June 2024 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Baltic Cup third place match |