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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Widzew Łódź | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Skonto FC | |||
2013–2016 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Viktoria Köln (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Schalke 04 II | 20 | (5) |
2018–2019 | SC Cambuur | 27 | (0) |
2019 | RFS | 14 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Zorya Luhansk | 21 | (0) |
2021–2023 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 38 | (2) |
2023– | Widzew Łódź | 43 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Latvia U16 | 2 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Latvia U17 | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Latvia U19 | 7 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Latvia U21 | 15 | (1) |
2018– | Latvia | 52 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Andrejs Cigaņiks (born 12 April 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or wing-back for Polish club Widzew Łódź and the Latvia national team. [2]
Born in Riga, [3] Cigaņiks started playing football in the youth teams of Skonto FC, before signing for German club Bayer 04 Leverkusenin 2013. [4] In June 2016 he was loaned to FC Viktoria Köln, [5] before playing for FC Schalke 04 II. [6] Cigaņiks transferred to Dutch club SC Cambuur in July 2018. [7]
He returned to Latvia in 2019 and spent the second half of the season at Premier League club RFS. [8] In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk. [9] In July 2021 he signed for Slovakian club DAC Dunajská Streda. [10] [11]
On 2 January 2023, Cigaņiks joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź on a deal until June 2024, with an option to extend for another year. [12] On 10 February 2024, he penned a new contract, keeping him with the club until mid-2026. [13]
After playing for the Latvian youth teams, [14] he made his senior international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2018, appearing as a substitute in the 67th minute, against Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League match. [15] [3] [16] He scored his first goal for the national team on 1 September 2021 against Gibraltar in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Latvia | |||
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 8 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 1 | |
2022 | 10 | 1 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 2 | |
Total | 52 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 September 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 19 November 2022 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 (8–9 p) |
2022 Baltic Cup final |
3 | 21 March 2024 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4 | 11 June 2024 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Baltic Cup third place match |
Cigaņiks's father is from Ukraine and is a cousin of Ukrainian sports journalist and commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk. [19]
![]() | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 12 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Widzew Łódź | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Skonto FC | |||
2013–2016 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Viktoria Köln (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Schalke 04 II | 20 | (5) |
2018–2019 | SC Cambuur | 27 | (0) |
2019 | RFS | 14 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Zorya Luhansk | 21 | (0) |
2021–2023 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 38 | (2) |
2023– | Widzew Łódź | 43 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Latvia U16 | 2 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Latvia U17 | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Latvia U19 | 7 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Latvia U21 | 15 | (1) |
2018– | Latvia | 52 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Andrejs Cigaņiks (born 12 April 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or wing-back for Polish club Widzew Łódź and the Latvia national team. [2]
Born in Riga, [3] Cigaņiks started playing football in the youth teams of Skonto FC, before signing for German club Bayer 04 Leverkusenin 2013. [4] In June 2016 he was loaned to FC Viktoria Köln, [5] before playing for FC Schalke 04 II. [6] Cigaņiks transferred to Dutch club SC Cambuur in July 2018. [7]
He returned to Latvia in 2019 and spent the second half of the season at Premier League club RFS. [8] In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk. [9] In July 2021 he signed for Slovakian club DAC Dunajská Streda. [10] [11]
On 2 January 2023, Cigaņiks joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź on a deal until June 2024, with an option to extend for another year. [12] On 10 February 2024, he penned a new contract, keeping him with the club until mid-2026. [13]
After playing for the Latvian youth teams, [14] he made his senior international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2018, appearing as a substitute in the 67th minute, against Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League match. [15] [3] [16] He scored his first goal for the national team on 1 September 2021 against Gibraltar in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Latvia | |||
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 8 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 1 | |
2022 | 10 | 1 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 2 | |
Total | 52 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 September 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 19 November 2022 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 (8–9 p) |
2022 Baltic Cup final |
3 | 21 March 2024 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4 | 11 June 2024 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Baltic Cup third place match |
Cigaņiks's father is from Ukraine and is a cousin of Ukrainian sports journalist and commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk. [19]