Daniels Ontužāns

Daniels Ontužāns (born 7 March 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian side RFS and the Latvia national team.[1]

Daniels Ontužāns
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000
Place of birth Vangaži, Latvia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RFS
Youth career
JFC Skonto
2008–2010 FC Augsburg
2010–2019 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Bayern Munich II 4 (0)
2020 → St. Gallen II (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2021–2023 SC Freiburg II 32 (3)
2023– RFS 1 (2)
International career‡
2019– Latvia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2020

Club career

Ontužāns began his youth career with JFC Skonto in Latvia, before joining the youth team of FC Augsburg after having moved to Germany. In 2010, he joined the youth academy of fellow Bavarian club Bayern Munich.[2] Having moved into Bayern's under-19 team, in May 2018 he signed a new three-year contract lasting until 30 June 2021.[3] Ontužāns made one appearance on the bench for Bayern's reserve team during the 2018–19 season.[4] In June 2019, he was promoted to the Bayern's reserve team for the 2019–20 season in the 3. Liga.[5] Ontužāns made his first appearance for the reserve team on 21 February 2021,[6] during the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 14 July 2023, Ontužāns moved back to his home country. He signed a contract with FK RFS.[8]

International career

Ontužāns previously trained with the under-15 and under-16 German youth selections.[2]

On 27 May 2019, Ontužāns received his first call-up to the Latvia national team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Israel and Slovenia.[9][10] He made his international debut on 10 June 2019,[11] coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute for Deniss Rakels in the match against Slovenia, which finished as a 5–0 home loss.[12]

Personal life

Ontužāns was born in Vangaži, Latvia, but he moved to Augsburg with his parents, who relocated to Germany for work, when he was eight.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 July 2022[4][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 00—00
2020–21 3. Liga 40—40
Total 40—40
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bundesliga 001010
SC Freiburg II 2021–22 3. Liga 222—222
Career total 26210272

International
As of 17 November 2020[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Latvia 201920
202030
Total50

References
  1. Daniels Ontužāns at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Jaunais futbolists Ontužāns: Esmu gatavs izlasē parādīt savu labāko spēli" [New footballer Ontužāns: I'm ready to show my best game for the selection]. LA.lv (in Latvian). Latvijas Mediji. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Ontuzans pens new deal". FCBayern.com. FC Bayern Munich. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. "D. Ontužāns". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. "Fünf U19-Spieler rücken auf, Mayer verlängert" [Five under-19 players move up, Mayer extends]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. "Daniels Ontužāns » 3. Liga 2020/2021". World Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. "Daniels Ontužāns » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. "RFS pievienojas D.Ontužāns" (in Latvian). fkrfs.lv. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. "Nosaukti izlases kandidāti mājas spēlēm pret Izraēlu un Slovēniju" [Selection players nominated for home matches against Israel and Slovenia]. LFF.lv (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. "Ontuzans für lettische A-Nationalmannschaft nominiert" [Ontuzans nominated for Latvian national team]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  11. "Daniels Ontužāns". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. "European Qualifiers 2020 – Latvia v Slovenia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  13. Timofejevs, Matīss (4 June 2019). "Vangažnieks no Minhenes «Bayern». Ontužāns cer uz panākumiem Latvijas futbola izlasē" [The Vangažian in Bayern Munich. Ontužāns hopes for success in the Latvia national football team]. LSM.lv (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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