Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (born 15 May 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian Higher League club FK RFS and the Latvia national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dmitrijs Zelenkovs | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rēzekne, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK RFS | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005-2012 | SK Blāzma | ||
| 2013-2014 | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| 2014-2016 | FK Metta | ||
| 2016-2019 | Empoli FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019-2020 | Empoli FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | FK Metta | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Montespaccato Calcio | 6 | (0) |
| 2022- | FK RFS | 102 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016-2017 | Latvia U17 | 3 | |
| 2018-2019 | Latvia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019-2023 | Latvia U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2023- | Latvia | 22 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editHe was a youth player of Liepāja Metalurga and FK Metta, before moving to the Empoli Youth Academy in 2016.[2][3] Zelenkovs played a total of 90 games for Youth Empoli FC, had seven goals and six assists.[4] But he did not manage to make a professional appearance in Serie B and Serie A.[4]
In 2021, Zelenkov returned to FK Metta and made his debut in the Latvian First League, played 11 games.[4][5]
In 2022, he joined Serie D club Montespaccato Calcio.[3] In the same year, Zelenkov returned to Latvia, he trained with FK RFS for one month before joining the club.[6][7][8] In 2023, he became a champion with RFS in the 2023 Latvian Higher League season. The club was then extended his contract to 2027.[9][10]
International career
editZelenkov has been called up for several Latvian national youth levels such as U16,[11] U17,[12] U19,[13] U21.[14] In June 2023, he was called up to the Latvian national football team for the Euro 2024.[15] On 18 November 2023, he made his debut for the Latvian national team, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Croatia.[16]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2025 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Andorra | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Achievements
editRFS
edit- Latvian First League Champion (2) : 2023, 2024
- Latvian Cup Champion: 2024
- Latvian Supercup Champion: 2025
Individual
edit- Best players of the Latvian Youth Football Championship: 2015[17]
References
edit- ↑ "Dmitrijs Zelenkovs". FK RFS official website. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ↑ "Zelenkovs par jauno pozīciju izlasē, aģentu Itālijā un "Galatasaray"". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- 1 2 Stampa, Ufficio (2022-01-28). "Il Montespaccato bissa: dopo Cellamare arriva il lettone ex Empoli Zelenkovs". www.gazzettaregionale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- 1 2 3 LETA (2021-03-11). "Futbolists Zelenkovs atgriežas "Metta" komandā". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ↑ "Dmitrijs Zelenkovs un Kristofers Rēķis par debiju Virslīgā". FS Metta. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "Zelenkovs atgriežas Latvijā un pievienojas čempionei RFS". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ Jakelis, Paulius (2022-07-22). "RFS pievienojas D.Zelenkovs". FC RFS (in Latvian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ LETA (2022-07-22). "RFS sastāvu papildina ar pussargu Zelenkovu". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "RFS pagarina līgumu ar talantīgo latviešu pussargu Dmitriju Zelenkovu". jauns.lv (in Latvian). 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ LETA (2024-12-19). "RFS pagarina līgumu ar Latvijas izlases pussargu". Sportazinas.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "Latvijas U-16 izlasei pret Lietuvu neizšķirts un zaudējums". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "Latvijas U-17 izlase apspēlē Moldovu un iegūst trešo vietu grupā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "Latvijas U19 izlase, gatavojoties Eiropas kvalifikācijai, uzvar Grieķiju". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "U21 izlases kandidātos četri leģionāri, visplašāk pārstāvēta "Valmiera"". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "Latvijas izlasē četri jaunpienācēji". LFF.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "Pirmo reizi uz Latvijas izlasi izsaukti Vapne un Orols, atgriežas Ķigurs". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ "Дмитрий Зеленков - воспитанник резекненского футбола среди лучших! - НОВОСТИ РЕЗЕКНЕ - www.46.lv". www.46.lv. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
External links
edit- Dmitrijs Zelenkovs at Soccerway
- Dmitrijs Zelenkovs at Soccerbase
- Dmitrijs Zelenkovs at Latvian Football Federation
- Dmitrijs Zelenkovs at UEFA.com