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Latvian footballer

Kristers Tobers
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24)
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
0000–2017 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 1 (0)
International career
2016 Latvia U17 11 (4)
2017–2018 Latvia U19 10 (2)
2018 Latvia U21 4 (0)
2019– Latvia 37 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ 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.

Career

Club career

In January 2020, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on a loan with an option of permanent transfer after the end of the season. 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.

On 2 July 2023, he signed with Swiss record champion Grasshoppers, who play in the Swiss Super League. 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.

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.

On 8 January 2025, he transferred to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership, for a reported £700,000. He signs a three and a half year deal with "The Dons".

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.

Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs. In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FK Liepāja 2017 Virslīga — 2 0 2 0 — 2 0
2018 Virslīga 23 2 3 0 2 0 — 28 2
2019 Virslīga 24 3 2 0 4 0 — 30 3
Total 47 5 7 0 8 0 — 60 5
Lechia Gdańsk 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 11 0 — — — 11 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 27 0 1 0 2 0 — 30 0
Total 65 0 3 0 2 0 — 70 0
Grasshoppers 2023–24 Swiss Super League 29 0 1 0 — 2 0 32 0
2024–25 Swiss Super League 10 1 2 0 — — 12 1
Total 39 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 44 1
Career Total 146 5 13 0 10 0 2 0 171 5
  1. Includes Latvian Cup, Polish Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Youth League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearances in the relegation play-off

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Latvia
Year Apps Goals
2019 6 0
2020 3 0
2021 3 0
2022 8 0
2023 9 1
2024 8 0
Total 37 1
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 June 2023 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Turkey 2–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Notes

References

  1. Kristers Tobers at WorldFootball.net
  2. Kristers Tobers nowym piłkarzem Lechii!
  3. PKO Ekstraklasa. Kristers Tobers został wykupiony. Lechia Gdańsk związała się na dłużej z Łotyszem, sportowefakty.wp.pl, 22 May 2020
  4. "GC Zurich signs Kristers Tobers". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. ^ Kristers Tobers at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  6. "Tor-Premieren für Lee und Tobers: GC schlägt Sion mit 3:1". SRF. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  7. "Kristers Tobers leaves GC Zurich". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. Britton, Ruaraidh (8 January 2025). "Kristers Tobers fee agreed as Latvia captain due to arrive in Aberdeen today". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. "Latvia Captain Makes Move to the Dons". Aberdeen F.C. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Kristers Tobers". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. "National team captain Tober will continue his career in the Swiss club "Grasshopper"". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

External links

Aberdeen F.C. – current squad


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