Reinis Reinholds

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| name = Reinis Reinholds

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|9|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ventspils, Latvia

| height = 2.02 m

| position = Goalkeeper

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| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014 |youthclubs1 = Ventspils

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015 |youthclubs2 = Latina

| years1 = 2013 |clubs1 = FK Ventspils-2 |caps1 = 5 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014 |clubs2 = Ventspils |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015–2016 |clubs3 = Padova |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016 |clubs4 = Civitanovese |caps4 = 1 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2017 |clubs5 = Racing Roma |caps5 = 19 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017–2020 |clubs6 = Pisa |caps6 = 0 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2020 |clubs7 = → Pafos (loan) |caps7 = 0 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021 |clubs8 = Valmiera |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0

| club-update = 9 March 2020

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Reinis Reinholds (born 26 September 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

=Youth years=

Reinholds spent his teenage years in the FK Ventspils academy, playing mainly with the under-17 and under-19 teams.{{cite press release|url=http://www.padovacalcio.it/ufficiale-tesserato-il-portiere-lettone-reinis-reinholds/|title=Ufficiale: tesserato il portiere lettone Reinis Reinholds|publisher=Calcio Padova|date=5 November 2015|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Italian}} He also made five appearances with the reserve squad, Ventspils-2, in the second-tier First League during the 2013 season, as well as one lone appearance with the first team, coming on as a late-match replacement keeper for Maksims Uvarenko, who was sent off during a Latvian Higher League fixture against Skonto on 18 June 2014.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/18/latvia/virsliga/skonto-fc/futbola-klubs-ventspils/1665372/|title=SKONTO VS. VENTSPILS 2 - 0|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=17 June 2019}}

After trialling with Birmingham City, he was discovered by an agent who, in the summer of 2014, helped him make the move to Italian club Latina, where he played Primavera (under-19) football during the 2014–15 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttolatina.com/calciomercato/ex-reinis-reinholds-alla-corte-di-gautieri-12741|title=Ex - Reinis Reinholds alla corte di Gautieri|first=Mateo|last=Ferri|publisher=tuttolatina.com|date=23 August 2017|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Italian}}

=Professional career=

In November 2015, Reinholds signed with Serie C club Padova. He failed to make a single appearance during the 2015–16 season, serving as the third-string keeper behind Alessandro Favaro and Lazar Petković.

In the summer of 2016, he signed with Serie D side Civitanovese.{{cite news|url=http://www.civitanovalive.it/civitanovese-il-portiere-e-un-giovane-della-lettonia/|title=CIVITANOVESE: IL PORTIERE È UN GIOVANE DELLA LETTONIA|publisher=civitanovalive.it|date=15 July 2017|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Italian}} However, after making just one league appearance, he was released by the club that December.

Later that month, he returned to Serie C, signing with Racing Roma.{{cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-racing-roma-tre-nuovi-acquisti-916625|title=UFFICIALE: Racing Roma, tre nuovi acquisti|first=Tommaso|last=Maschio|publisher=tuttomercatoweb.com|date=22 December 2016|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Italian}} At the age of 19, he finally made his professional debut on 23 December 2016, playing as the starting keeper in a 2–1 league defeat to Livorno.{{cite news|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/23122016-zommera_parma_atkal_uzvar_un_turpina_cinu|title=Itālijas 3. līgā debitē vārtsargs Reinholds, Zommeram atkal uzvara|first=Krišs|last=Upenieks|publisher=sportacentrs.com|date=24 December 2016|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Latvian}} For the season, he kept four clean sheets in 19 league appearances as his team finished last in their group. The season was also marred with heavy links to English club Chelsea; scouts were watching his matches in February and he trialled at Cobham Training Centre in May.{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/reinis-reinholds-keen-on-move-to-chelsea-agent-confirms-6480092/|title=Reinis Reinholds keen on move to Chelsea, agent confirms|publisher=Metro|date=28 February 2017|accessdate=17 June 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/racing-roma-il-chelsea-osserva-reinholds-lo-scenario|title=Racing Roma, il Chelsea osserva Reinholds: lo scenario|first=Francesco|last=Pietrella|publisher=gianlucadimarzio.com|date=26 February 2017|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/05/18/chelsea-plotting-transfer-bid-for-reinis-reinholds-after-he-jets-in-for-trial-6645447/|title=Chelsea plotting transfer bid for Reinis Reinholds after goalkeeper jets in for trial|first=Tom|last=Olver|publisher=Metro|date=18 May 2017|accessdate=17 June 2019}}

However, in August, he signed a three-year contract with Serie C side Pisa.{{cite news|url=http://www.pisatoday.it/sport/reinis-reinholds-acquisto-pisa-calcio.html|title=Reinis Reinholds arriva nel Pisa Sporting Club|publisher=pisatoday.it|date=23 August 2017|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Italian}} He spent the 2017–18 season as a third-string keeper, failing to come off the bench behind Lazar Petković and Matteo Voltolini. He next year, he was demoted to fourth-string, as he failed to make a single appearance on the bench while Pisa achieved promotion to Serie B.

On 21 August 2019, he was loaned to Cypriot club Pafos.{{cite press release|publisher=Pisa|url=https://pisachannel.tv/reinis-reinholds-passa-al-pafos/|title=REINIS REINHOLDS PASSA AL PAFOS|date=21 August 2019|language=Italian}} From June 2020, to February 2022, Reinholds was without club, before signing with Valmiera FC. The club confirmed his departure in August 2022.[https://valmierafc.com/seven-new-players-have-joined-valmiera-fc/ SEVEN NEW PLAYERS HAVE JOINED VALMIERA FC], valmierafc.com, 3 August 2021