 Ikaunieks with Latvia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Kuldīga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | DPMM | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 17 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Liepāja | 68 | (26) |
| 2016 | → Vysočina Jihlava (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Vysočina Jihlava | 41 | (16) |
| 2018–2024 | Jablonec | 43 | (3) |
| 2019 | → FK RFS (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 2020 | → Fastav Zlín (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Liepāja (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2024 | FA Šiauliai | 34 | (18) |
| 2025– | DPMM | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Latvia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Latvia U17 | 20 | (9) |
| 2012 | Latvia U19 | 15 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Latvia U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 2016– | Latvia | 43 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 | |||
Dāvis Ikaunieks (born 7 January 1994) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club DPMM and the Latvia national team.
Club career
Jablonec
On 20 June 2018, Ikaunieks signed a three-year deal with Czech First league team Jablonec. On 4 October, he make his 2018–19 UEFA Europa League debut in a 2–2 draw to Dynamo Kyiv.
After spending half a season on loan at FK RFS in Latvia, at the end of 2019, he went on loan to Fastav Zlín.
After scoring 18 league goals in 34 appearances with FA Šiauliai in 2024, Ikaunieks moved to DPMM of Brunei who are playing in the Singapore Premier League in January 2025.
International career
Ikaunieks was called up to the Latvia national team where he make his debut on 1 June 2016 in a 2–1 win over Lithuania. He then scored his first international goal on 2 September in the same year against Estonia in a 3–1 win.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey, Ikaunieks equalise the match at 3–3 in the 79th minute.
Personal life
His younger brother Jānis is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Rīgas FS.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2016 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 12 June 2017 |  Estonia |
1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 3. | 10 October 2017 |  Andorra |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 13 November 2017 | Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo |  Kosovo |
2–1 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 5. | 30 March 2021 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
3–3 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 10 June 2021 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 Baltic Cup |
Honours
Club
Liepājas Metalurgs
- Latvian First League: 2012
FK Liepāja
FK RFS
International
Latvia
- Baltic Cup: 2016
- Baltic Cup runner up: 2022
Individual
- Latvian Higher League top scorer: 2015 (15 goals)
- Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2018
References
- LETA. "Dāvis Ikaunieks atgriezīsies Liepājā | Sportazinas.com". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- "Dāvis Ikaunieks paraksta trīs gadu līgumu ar "Jablonec"". sportacentrs.com. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "Nová posila! Do Zlína přichází Davis Ikaunieks - FC Fastav Zlín".
- "DPMM FC agree the signing of "Latvia Diamond" Davis Ikauniks[sic]". DPMM FC. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Latvia - J. Ikaunieks - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "Ikaunieks, Dāvis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
- Dāvis Ikaunieks at Soccerway
- Dāvis Ikaunieks at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Kuldīga
- Latvian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FK Liepājas Metalurgs players
- FK Liepāja players
- FC Vysočina Jihlava players
- FK Jablonec players
- FK RFS players
- FC Zlín players
- Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club players
- Czech First League players
- Latvian Higher League players
- Latvian expatriate men's footballers
- Latvia men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brunei
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Brunei
- FK Mladá Boleslav players