Kristaps Zommers

Kristaps Zommers (born 7 January 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Riga FC.[2]

Kristaps Zommers
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Riga FC
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2014 Daugava Rīga
2014–2015 AGF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Parma 54 (0)
2017–2018 → Pordenone (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Cosenza (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Imolese (loan) 5 (0)
2019 Liepāja 6 (0)
2020 Nara 0 (0)
2020–2021 Valmieras 1 (0)
2022 Super Nova 34 (0)
2023– Riga FC 0 (0)
International career
2014 Latvia U17 10 (0)
2014–2015 Latvia U18 4 (0)
2015–2016 Latvia U19 4 (0)
2016–2018 Latvia U21[1] 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023

Club career

As a youth player, Zommers joined the youth academy of Aarhus Gymnastikforening in Denmark.[3]

He started his career with Parma.[4]

In the 2015-16 Serie D, Kristaps made 25 appearances and kept 17 clean sheets.[5]

Local journalists were deterred by the fact that he cannot speak Italian fluently so his interviews were conducted in English.[6]

In an interview with the Italian show Sports Bar, he said, "In football, you know, things may not always go smoothly; it only affects work and will continue to give my best in training. I am convinced, that our quality, in the long run, will come out."[7] On 17 January 2019, he was released from his Parma contract by mutual consent.[8]

In 2020, he signed for Nara.[9]

Zommers returned to Latvia and signed with Valmieras FK on 10 September 2020.[10]

In 2022, he signed for Super Nova.[11]

On 30 January 2023, Zommers signed for Riga FC.[12]

International

Zommers made his Latvia U-21 debut versus Estonia in the Baltic Cup and is deemed the highest prospect in Latvian goalkeeping.[13]

References
  1. "Il portiere del Parma Kristaps Zommers guarda avanti: "Pronto a riprendere il mio posto in nazionale Under 21"" [Parma goalkeeper Kristaps Zommers looks ahead: "Ready to take back my place in the Under-21 national team"]. SV Sport (in Italian). 29 June 2017.
    - "Kristaps Zommers intervijā pirms spēles pret Skotiju" [Kristaps Zommers in an interview before the match against Scotland]. Facebook (in Latvian).
  2. Kristaps Zommers at Soccerway
    - Kristaps Zommers at WorldFootball.net
  3. Ilmārs Stūriška (16 March 2022). "Sāk visu no jauna" [Start all over again]. LA (in Latvian).
  4. Jānis Bendziks (10 January 2017). "Latvietis cenšas izsisties Itālijas futbolā un atgūt 'Parma' iepriekšējo slavu. Intervija ar Kristapu Zommeru" [The Latvian is trying to break into Italian football and regain the former glory of 'Parma'. Interview with Kristapu Zommeru]. Delfi (in Latvian).
    - Agris Suveizda (20 September 2017). "Latvietis Itālijas futbolā: Zommers nav atmetis sapni kopā ar Parmu būt A sērijā" [A Latvian in Italian football: Zommers has not given up the dream of being in Serie A with Parma]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
    - "Parma, parla Zommers: "Lavoro duro per raggiungere la A"" [Parma, Zommers speaks: "I am working hard to reach the A"]. Parma Daily (in Italian). 18 February 2016.
    - "Zommers, sicurezza e saggezza: "Oggi abbiamo capito cosa è la Lega Pro"" [Zommers, safety and wisdom: "Today we understood what Lega Pro is"] (in Italian). 27 August 2016.
  5. Kevin Nolan (29 February 2016). "Kristaps Zommers - Guarding the Parma Revolution". Futbolgrad.
  6. "Latviešu 'krustnesis' futbola kluba 'Parma' glābšanas plānā - 19 gadus vecais vārtsargs Kristaps Zommers" [Latvian 'crusader' in the rescue plan of football club 'Parma' - 19-year-old goalkeeper Kristaps Zommers]. Delfi (in Latvian). 1 March 2016.
  7. "Parma Calcio 1913 Zommers a Bar Sport: "Siamo a tre punti dalla vetta e veniamo da due vittorie consecutive, ma è evidente che abbiamo problemi e dobbiamo migliorare"" [Zommers to Bar Sport: "We are three points from the lead and we come from two consecutive victories, but it is clear that we have problems and we need to improve"] (in Italian). Parma Calcio. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. "ZOMMERS'S CONTRACT TERMINATED BY MUTUAL CONSENT". Parma Calcio. 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  9. Rafał (15 January 2020). "Ātra pratināšana: Kristaps Zommers" [Quick interrogation: Kristaps Zommers]. Bałtycki Futbol (in Latvian).
  10. Emils Ozerinskis (10 September 2020). ""Valmiera" prezentē jaunpienācējus: klāt Kamerūnas izlases aizsargs un Zommers" ["Valmiera" presents newcomers: the Cameroon national team defender and Sommers are here]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
  11. "KRISTAPS ZOMMERS / Gads bez komandas, "Super Nova" un padoms Šitam" [KRISTAPS ZOMMERS / A year without a team, "Super Nova" and advice for Shit]. YouTube (in Latvian). 11 March 2022.
  12. "Goalkeeper Zommers joins "Riga Football Club"". 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. "Interview with Latvia U21 and Parma Goalkeeper Kristaps Zommers". Futbols Latvia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.


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