Daniels Ontužāns

Daniels Ontužāns (born 7 March 2000) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich II and the Latvia national team.[1]

Daniels Ontužāns
Personal information
Full name Daniels Ontužāns
Date of birth (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000
Place of birth Vangaži, Latvia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 34
Youth career
JFC Skonto
0000–2010 FC Augsburg
2010–2019 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Bayern Munich II 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Latvia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:43, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:43, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ontužāns began his youth career with JFC Skonto in Latvia, before joining the youth team of FC Augsburg after having moved to Germany. In 2010, he joined the youth academy of fellow Bavarian club Bayern Munich.[2] Having moved into Bayern's under-19 team, in May 2018 he signed a new three-year contract lasting until 30 June 2021.[3] In June 2019, he was promoted to the Bayern's reserve team for the 2019–20 season in the 3. Liga.[4]

International career

Ontužāns previously trained with the under-15 and under-16 German youth selections.[2]

On 27 May 2019, Ontužāns received his first call-up to the Latvia national team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Israel and Slovenia.[5][6] He made his international debut on 10 June 2019,[7] coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute for Deniss Rakels in the match against Slovenia, which finished as a 0–5 home loss.[8]

Personal life

Ontužāns was born in Vangaži, Latvia, but he moved to Augsburg with his parents, who relocated to Germany for work, when he was eight.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of 10 June 2019[7]
Latvia
YearAppsGoals
201910
Total10
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References
  1. Daniels Ontužāns at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Jaunais futbolists Ontužāns: Esmu gatavs izlasē parādīt savu labāko spēli" [New footballer Ontužāns: I'm ready to show my best game for the selection]. LA.lv (in Latvian). Latvijas Mediji. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Ontuzans pens new deal". FCBayern.com. FC Bayern Munich. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. "Fünf U19-Spieler rücken auf, Mayer verlängert" [Five under-19 players move up, Mayer extends]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. "Nosaukti izlases kandidāti mājas spēlēm pret Izraēlu un Slovēniju" [Selection players nominated for home matches against Israel and Slovenia]. LFF.lv (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. "Ontuzans für lettische A-Nationalmannschaft nominiert" [Ontuzans nominated for Latvian national team]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. "Daniels Ontužāns". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. "European Qualifiers 2020 – Latvia v Slovenia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. Timofejevs, Matīss (4 June 2019). "Vangažnieks no Minhenes «Bayern». Ontužāns cer uz panākumiem Latvijas futbola izlasē" [The Vangažian in Bayern Munich. Ontužāns hopes for success in the Latvian national football team]. LSM.lv (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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