Daniils Turkovs

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniils Turkovs

| fullname = Daniils Turkovs

| image = Daniils Turkovs.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Turkovs playing for ZTE

| height = 1.80 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = JFC Skonto

| years1 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Olimps/RFS | caps1 = 47 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = Skonto FC | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Zalaegerszegi | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Ventspils | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 23

| years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = GKS Bełchatów | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = Ventspils | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2016 | clubs7 = Jelgava | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = Riga | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 1

| pcupdate =

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam1 = Latvia U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006 | nationalteam2 = Latvia U19 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam3 = Latvia U21 | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam4 = Latvia | nationalcaps4 = 4 | nationalgoals4 = 0

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Daniils Turkovs (born 17 February 1988) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

As a youth player, Turkovs played for Skonto FC academy, starting his professional career in 2007 with Olimps/RFS. Over a period of three seasons, Turkovs played 47 matches in the Latvian Higher League, scoring nine goals. In 2010, he was one of several Olimps/RFS players brought to Skonto FC by the newly appointed manager Aleksandrs Starkovs. He scored eight goals in 17 matches, helping the team win the championship.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/31102010-skonto_2010_gada_lmt_virsligas_cempioni|title=Skonto – 2010. gada LMT Virslīgas čempions|publisher=sportacentrs.com |date=31 October 2010 |accessdate=27 December 2013}}

After the season, Turkovs went on trial with the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Zalaegerszegi and signed a four-year contract with them in January 2011.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/14012011-lazdins_pagarina_ligumu_ar_fk_jelgava|title=Lazdiņš pagarina līgumu ar "Jelgavu", Turkovs iet Rudņeva pēdās|publisher=sportacentrs.com |date=14 January 2011 |accessdate=27 December 2013}} Playing in Hungary for two seasons, Turkovs appeared in 26 league matches, scoring six goals.

In March 2012, he returned to the Latvian Higher League, joining then champions Ventspils.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/08032012-fk_ventspils_oficiali_sastavu_papildina_a|title=FK "Ventspils" papildinās ar Turkovu; turpina sadarbību ar Jančuku|publisher=sportacentrs.com |date=8 March 2012 |accessdate=27 December 2013}} During two seasons Turkovs played 57 league games and scored 23 goals. In 2013, he helped his club become the champions of Latvia{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/09112013-ventspils_uzvar_riga_un_klust_par_latvija|title="Ventspils" uzvar Rīgā un kļūst par Latvijas čempioni|publisher=sportacentrs.com |date=9 November 2013 |accessdate=27 December 2013}} and also win the Latvian Cup.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/citi_latvijas_turniri/18052013-ventspils_iegust_kausu_liepajnieki_zaude_|title="Ventspils" iegūst kausu, liepājnieki zaudē trešo finālu pēc kārtas|publisher=sportacentrs.com |date=18 May 2013 |accessdate=27 December 2013}} After the season, he was included in the sportacentrs.com team of the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/25112013-sportacentrs_com_virsligas_sezonas_simbol|title=Sportacentrs.com Virslīgas sezonas simboliskā izlase|publisher=sportacentrs.com |date=25 November 2013 |accessdate=27 December 2013}} On 9 December 2013, it was announced that Turkovs had joined the Polish I liga club GKS Bełchatów on a half-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/09122013-turkovs_pievienojies_polijas_pirmas_ligas|title=Turkovs pievienojies Polijas pirmās līgas vicelīderiem|publisher=sportacentrs.com |date=9 December 2013 |accessdate=27 December 2013}}

International career

Turkovs was a member of all youth national teams, including Latvia U17, Latvia U19 and Latvia U21. He made his full international debut on 17 November 2010 in a friendly match against China, starting the game in the first eleven and being replaced in the 76th minute by Vladislavs Kozlovs.{{cite web|author=LFF |url=http://www.lff.lv/lv/latvijasizlases/nacionala/speles/2010/china-latvia/ |title=Draudzības spēle: ĶĪNA – LATVIJA 1:0 |publisher=LFF.lv |accessdate=27 December 2013}} In total, Turkovs earned four international caps, scoring no goals.{{cite web|author=LFF |url=http://www.lff.lv/lv/latvijasizlases/nacionala/speletaji/ |title=Latvijas nacionālās futbola izlases kandidāti* |publisher=LFF.lv |accessdate=27 December 2013}}