Kristers Penkevics
Latvian footballer (born 2003)
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Kristers Penkevics (born 18 January 2003) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Zlín.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zlín | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tukums 2000 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Tukums 2000 | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Valmiera | 32 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Valmiera II (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2025 | Jelgava | 33 | (2) |
| 2026– | Zlín | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Zlín B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Latvia U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2021 | Latvia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Latvia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Latvia | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Club career
As a youth player, Penkevics joined the youth academy of Latvian side Tukums 2000 and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2019, where he made thirty league appearances and scored zero goals and helped the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight.
Ahead of the 2022 season, he signed for Latvian side Valmiera, where he made thirty-two league appearances and scored one goal and helped the club win the league title.[1] Three years later, he signed for Latvian side Jelgava, where he made thirty-three league appearances and scored two goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Czech side Zlín.[2]
International career
Penkevics is a Latvia international. During the summer of 2026, he played for the Latvia national football team at the 2026 Baltic Cup.