Kristers Tobers
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 December 2000 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Latvia U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Latvia U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018 | Latvia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Latvia | 37 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025 ‡ 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]
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 signed 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.
