Club_career Artis_Lazdiņš




1 club career

1.1 career
1.2 fk ventspils
1.3 fk jelgava
1.4 piast gliwice
1.5 return fk jelgava





club career
early career

artis lazdiņš started playing football in childhood being taken trainings local team fk limbaži (coach : valdis matīss) father. in 2000 family decided move usa. artis continued playing football in american-ukrainian football (soccer) academy chornomorets-usa in nyc. in 2004, after graduating julia richman high school, returned latvia , played fk auda in riga until end of 2005.


fk ventspils

in 2006 lazdiņš signed fk ventspils. in first season in ventspils lazdiņš played reserve team , did not take part in first-team action. in 2007 lazdiņš had 3 appearances, not finding net. in next 2 years number of appearances grew 12 , 18, respectively. lazdiņš became champion of latvia fk ventspils 3 times in row - 2006 2008. participated in uefa europa league group stages in 2009. however, in 2009 team s managers changed , lazdiņš no more needed within squad, contract being terminated mutual agreement.


fk jelgava

after leaving ventspils lazdiņš started looking club abroad handed offer latvian virsliga newcomers fk jelgava. signed contract 1 season , after joining became first eleven player. in first season there played 24 matches , managed win latvian cup. in january 2011 lazdiņš extended contract fk jelgava season. in august 2011 went on trial danish team randers did not stay them, returning jelgava. in all, lazdiņš played 24 matches, scoring 2 goals in 2011 season. 2012 season started badly jelgava , having played 15 matches, lazdiņš used release clause of contract in july 2012.


piast gliwice

in august 2012 lazdiņš went on trial polish ekstraklasa club piast gliwice , signed contract them in september 2012. scored first goal club on 30 march 2013 in 1-1 league match draw against jagiellonia białystok. 2012-13 season, debut season piast since return ekstraklasa, saw club finish league in 4th position of table, qualifying uefa europa league first time in club s history. lazdiņš participated in second leg of 2nd qualifying round, when piast played 2-2 draw against azerbaijani club qarabağ. in second season piast lazdiņš gradually lost place in starting line-up, playing 7 league , 2 cup matches club.


return fk jelgava

on 26 march 2014 return of artis lazdiņš officially confirmed former club fk jelgava. despite suffering long-term injury in second half of season, lazdiņš participated in 18 league matches uefa europa league qualifiers, ceding norwegian side rosenborg on 2 legs in first qualifying round of tournament. helped jelgava win latvian cup , reach bronze medals in domestic championship first time in club s history.








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