Antons Jemeļins
Antons Jemeļins (born 19 February 1984 in Liepāja) is a Latvian football defender who currently plays for the Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Atlantas.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antons Jemeļins | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1984 | ||
Place of birth |
Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FK Atlantas | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
FK Liepājas Metalurgs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2011 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 95 | (13) |
2012 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 33 | (12) |
2013 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | 20 | (7) |
2014 | FC Tiraspol | 0 | (0) |
2014– | FK Atlantas | 10 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Latvia U-21 | 4 | (0) |
2005–2012 | Latvia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2015 |
Club career
Jemeļins started his career with Liepājas Metalurgs in 2004. He scored one goal in the 2005 Virslīga season when the club beat FK Rīga 6-0 on 21 September 2005.[1] He also played for Liepājas Metalurgs reserves in 2005 scoring four goals and[1] 2006 scoring two goals.[2]
International career
Jemeļins has played for Latvia national under-21 football team. He was in the squad for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches.[3] On 2 November 2005 Jemeļins was firstly called up to Latvia national football team by manager by that time manager Jurijs Andrejevs for a friendly match against Belarus on 12 November.[4] In May 2012 Jemeļins was re-called to the national team by the manager Aleksandrs Starkovs for the Baltic Cup matches in June. Latvia went on to win the tournament but Jemeļins remained an unused substitute during both matches.[5]
Honours
Club
- Virsliga champion: (2) 2005, 2009
- Virsliga runner-up: (5) 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Moldovan National Division runner-up: (1) 2014
- Latvian Cup winner (1) 2006
- Baltic League champion: (1) 2007
National team
- Baltic Cup winner (1) 2012
References
- "Latvia 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008.
- "Latvia 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008.
- "Russia reap attacking reward". UEFA. 6 July 2005.
- "Andrejevs opts for familiar faces". UEFA. 2 November 2005.
- "Savainoto Ruginu Baltijas kausā aizstās Jemeļins". Sportacentrs.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
External links
- Antons Jemeļins at National-Football-Teams.com