Kristers Tobers

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
 Grasshoppers
Number 4
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– Grasshoppers 39 (1)
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 Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers and captains the Latvia national team.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

On 2 July 2023, he signed with Swiss record champion Grasshoppers, who play in the Swiss Super League.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs.[8] In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FK Liepāja 2017 Virslīga — 2 0 2[b] 0 — 2 0
2018 Virslīga 23 2 3 0 2[c] 0 — 28 2
2019 Virslīga 24 3 2 0 4[c] 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[d] 0 — 30 0
Total 65 0 3 0 2 0 — 70 0
Grasshoppers 2023–24 Swiss Super League 29 0 1 0 — 2[e] 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. ^ a b 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[7]
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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Kristers Tobers". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ "National team captain Tober will continue his career in the Swiss club "Grasshopper"". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.


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