Raimonds Krollis
Krollis with Latvia in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2018 Metta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Metta 49 (16)
2021–2022 Valmiera 59 (37)
2023– Spezia 12 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Latvia U19 13 (10)
2020– Latvia 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:31, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:37, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Raimonds Krollis (born 28 October 2001) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Spezia and the Latvia national team.[2]

Career

Valmiera

Krollis joined Valmiera in 2021 and was a key part of the 2022 season title-winners, scoring twenty-four goals across the season.[3] At the end of season awards, Krollis won award for the best Young Player of the Year, the top goal-scorer, the best striker and Player of the Season.[4]

Spezia

On January 20, 2023, Krollis joined Serie A club Spezia on a three-and-a-half year contract. On January 23, 2023, Krollis was brought on for his first Seria A start, which he remained on the bench for the entire game. Krollis got his Serie A-debut on February 2, 2023 during a 0-3 loss to Napoli.[5] Which Krollis was substituted in during the 76' minute of the match.[6][7] Since, he has broken into the Spezia team-sheet. Consistently appearing on the bench.


International career

Krollis made his international debut for Latvia on 6 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against Malta.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of 20 November 2021[8]
Latvia
YearAppsGoals
202041
2021131
2022101
Total273

International goals

Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompedition
1.17 November 2020Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra5–05–02020–21 UEFA Nations League
2.16 November 2021Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Gibraltar3–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.16 November 2022Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Estonia1–11–12022 Baltic Cup

Honours

Valmiera

Individual

  • Virsliga Player of the Year: 2022[4]
  • Ilmars Liepens Young Player of the Year: 2022[4]
  • Virsliga Top Goalscorer: 2022[4]
  • Virsliga Best Striker: 2022[4]

References

  1. ↑ Raimonds Krollis at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Raimonds Krollis at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 "We are the champions". valmierafc.com. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "TRIUMPH AT LATVIAN FOOTBALL AWARDS CEREMONY". valmierafc.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Spezia-Juventus: giovedì 9 febbraio al via la prevendita". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "UFFICIALE : RAIMONDS KROLLIS È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" [OFFICIAL : RAIMONDS KROLLIS IS A NEW PLAYER FROM SPEZIA]. www.acspezia.com (in Italian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "KROLLIS NO VALMIERAS IELEC ITĀLIJAS A SĒRIJĀ" [KROLLIS – A JUMP FROM VALMIERA TO ITALIAN SERIE A]. valmierafc.com (in Latvian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Raimonds Krollis". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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