Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
{{Short description|Latvian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
| full_name = Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|5|15}}
| birth_place = Rēzekne, Latvia
| position = Midfielder, Left-Back
| years1 = 2019-2020
| clubs1 = Empoli FC
| club-update = 10 May 2025
| nationalyears1 = 2016-2017
| nationalteam1 = Latvia U17
| clubs2 = FK Metta
| years2 = 2021-2022
| nationalteam2 = Latvia U19
| nationalyears2 = 2018-2019
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| youthclubs1 = FK Liepājas Metalurgs
| youthyears2 = -2016
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = Montespaccato Calcio
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022-
| clubs4 = FK RFS
| caps4 = 79
| goals4 = 7
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2019-2023
| nationalteam3 = Latvia U21
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}{{Cite web |title=Dmitrijs Zelenkovs|url=https://fkrfs.lv/en/player/dmitrijs-zelenkovs/?tid=20 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=FK RFS official website}}
| currentclub = FK RFS
| clubnumber = 18
| youthclubs2 = FK Metta
| youthclubs3 = Empoli FC
| youthyears3 = 2016-2019
| nationalyears4 = 2023-
| nationalteam4 = Latvia
| nationalcaps4 = 14
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| image = Dmitrijs Zelenkovs LVA (cropped).jpg
}}
Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (born 15 May 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian First League club FK RFS and the Latvia national football team.
Club career
He was a youth player of Liepāja Metalurga and FK Metta, before moving to the Empoli Youth Academy in 2016.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-23 |title=Zelenkovs par jauno pozīciju izlasē, aģentu Itālijā un "Galatasaray" |url=https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/23092024-zelenkovs_par_jauno_poziciju_izlase_agent |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Sportacentrs.com |language=lv}}{{Cite web |last=Stampa |first=Ufficio |date=2022-01-28 |title=Il Montespaccato bissa: dopo Cellamare arriva il lettone ex Empoli Zelenkovs |url=https://www.gazzettaregionale.it/serie-d/2022/01/28/news/il-montespaccato-bissa-dopo-cellamare-arriva-il-lettone-ex-empoli-zalenkovs-126410/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=www.gazzettaregionale.it |language=it}} Zelenkovs played a total of 90 games for Youth Empoli FC, had seven goals and six assists.{{Cite web |last=LETA |date=2021-03-11 |title=Futbolists Zelenkovs atgriežas "Metta" komandā |url=https://www.sportazinas.com/futbolists-zelenkovs-atgriezas-metta-komanda/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Sportazinas.com |language=en-US}} But he did not manage to make an professional appearance in Serie B and Serie A.
In 2021, Zelenkov returned to FK Metta and made his debut in the Latvian First League, played 11 games.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-03-15 |title=Dmitrijs Zelenkovs un Kristofers Rēķis par debiju Virslīgā |url=https://www.fsmetta.lv/aktualitates/meistarkomanda/dmitrijs-zelenkovs-un-kristofers-rekis-par-debiju-virsliga |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=FS Metta |language=en-US}}
In 2022, he joined Serie D club Montespaccato Calcio. In the same year, Zelenkov returned to Latvia, he trained with FK RFS for one month before joining the club.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=Zelenkovs atgriežas Latvijā un pievienojas čempionei RFS |url=https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/22072022-zelenkovs_atgriezas_latvija_un_pievienoja |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportacentrs.com |language=lv}}{{Cite web |last=Jakelis |first=Paulius |date=2022-07-22 |title=RFS pievienojas D.Zelenkovs |url=https://fkrfs.lv/rfs-pievienojas-d-zelenkovs/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=FC RFS |language=lv}}{{Cite web |last=LETA |date=2022-07-22 |title=RFS sastāvu papildina ar pussargu Zelenkovu |url=https://www.sportazinas.com/rfs-sastavu-papildina-ar-pussargu-zelenkovu/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportazinas.com |language=en-US}} In 2023, he became a champion with RFS in the 2023 Latvian Higher League season. The club was then extended his contract to 2027.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=RFS pagarina līgumu ar talantīgo latviešu pussargu Dmitriju Zelenkovu |url=https://jauns.lv/raksts/sports/634101-rfs-pagarina-ligumu-ar-talantigo-latviesu-pussargu-dmitriju-zelenkovu |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=jauns.lv |language=lv}}{{Cite web |last=LETA |date=2024-12-19 |title=RFS pagarina līgumu ar Latvijas izlases pussargu |url=https://www.sportazinas.com/rfs-pagarina-ligumu-ar-latvijas-izlases-pussargu/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportazinas.com |language=en-US}}
International career
Zelenkov has been called up for several Latvian national youth levels such as U16,{{Cite web |date=2015-08-16 |title=Latvijas U-16 izlasei pret Lietuvu neizšķirts un zaudējums |url=https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/16082015-latvijas_u_16_izlasei_pret_lietuvu_neizsk |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportacentrs.com |language=lv}} U17,{{Cite web |date=2016-09-28 |title=Latvijas U-17 izlase apspēlē Moldovu un iegūst trešo vietu grupā |url=https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/28092016-latvijas_u_17_izlase_apspele_moldovu_un_i?page=0 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportacentrs.com |language=lv}} U19,{{Cite web |date=2018-10-12 |title=Latvijas U19 izlase, gatavojoties Eiropas kvalifikācijai, uzvar Grieķiju |url=https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/12102018-latvijas_u19_izlase_gatavojoties_eiropas_ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportacentrs.com |language=lv}} U21.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-09 |title=U21 izlases kandidātos četri leģionāri, visplašāk pārstāvēta "Valmiera" |url=https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/09112020-u21_izlases_kandidatos_cetri_legionari_vi |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportacentrs.com |language=lv}} In June 2023, he was called up to the Latvian national football team for the Euro 2024.{{Cite web |title=Latvijas izlasē četri jaunpienācēji |url=https://lff.lv/zinas/15863/latvijas-izlase-cetri-jaunpienaceji/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=LFF.lv |language=lv}} On 18 November 2023, he made his debut for the Latvian national team, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Croatia.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-30 |title=Pirmo reizi uz Latvijas izlasi izsaukti Vapne un Orols, atgriežas Ķigurs |url=https://sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/30052024-pirmo_reizi_uz_latvijas_izlasi_izsaukti_v |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Sportacentrs.com |language=lv}}
Achievements
= RFS =
- Latvian First League Champion (2) : 2023, 2024
- Latvian Cup Champion: 2024
- Latvian Supercup Champion: 2025
= Individual =
- Best players of the Latvian Youth Football Championship: 2015{{Cite web |title=Дмитрий Зеленков - воспитанник резекненского футбола среди лучших! - НОВОСТИ РЕЗЕКНЕ - www.46.lv |url=http://www.46.lv/ru/NOVOSTI/3/11428/Dmitrij_Zelenkov_-_vospitannik_rezeknenskogo_futbola_sredi_luchshih |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=www.46.lv}}
References
External links
- {{Soccerway|id=461842}}
- [https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=128970 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs] at Soccerbase
- [https://lff.lv/speletaji/dmitrijs-zelenkovs-20553/ Dmitrijs Zelenkovs] at Latvian Football Federation
- [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250103812--dmitrijs-zelenkovs Dmitrijs Zelenkovs] at UEFA.com
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Category:Latvian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Latvian sportsmen
Category:Latvia men's international footballers