Artjoms Rudņevs
Rudnevs at practice with HSV in 2012.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Artjoms Rudņevs | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Daugavpils, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Daugava Daugavpils | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Daugava Daugavpils | 75 | (21) |
| 2009–2010 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 30 | (20) |
| 2010–2012 | Lech Poznań | 56 | (33) |
| 2012–2016 | Hamburger SV | 74 | (15) |
| 2014 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2015 | Hamburger SV II | 5 | (3) |
| 2016– | 1. FC Köln | 13 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Latvia U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 2008– | Latvia | 36 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2016 |
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Artjoms Rudņevs (born 13 January 1988) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Latvia national team.
Rudņevs started his career with his local club FC Daugava in Daugavpils, where he played until February 2009, when he signed a contract with the Hungarian club Zalaegerszegi TE. However, the previous contract with Daugava was still active, so FIFA was involved in resolving the conflict. In May 2009, he made his debut in Hungary, where he played for three seasons, scoring 20 goals in 30 league matches.
In July 2010, rumors circulated that the Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań were interested in signing him. These rumors were subsequently confirmed and Rudņevs joined the club on trial. After a successful trial at the club and after passing the medical tests, Lech started talks with ZTE regarding a permanent transfer. The clubs initially could not agree on the transfer fee and, when it was finally decided, the Polish team was unable to negotiate personal terms with Rudnevs. It seemed that the talks were over but in August, after Rudņevs had scored two goals in the season opener, Lech reopened discussions. This time talks were successful and Rudņevs signed a four-year contract with the Polish side.
He scored in his debut for Lech Poznań against Widzew Łódź. He added three more goals in five consecutive matches, the last of these the winning goal on 11 September 2010. Just five days later he scored a hat-trick against Juventus in the Europa League, the first goal a coolly slotted penalty, the second a scissors kick from three yards out, and the third a long-range equalizer deep into injury time. Rudņevs stated that it was "the best match of his career so far".
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