Jurijs Žigajevs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurijs Žigajevs | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth |
Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FK Ventspils | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Ilūkste | |||
| FK Zibens Zemessardze | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | FK Rīga | 118 | (17) |
| 2008–2010 | FK Ventspils | 46 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | Widzew Łódź | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | FK Ventspils | 64 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Latvia | 31 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013 |
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Jurijs Žigajevs (born 14 November 1985 in Leningrad) is a Latvian football player, currently playing for the Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils.
Born in Leningrad, Russia Žigajevs moved to Latvia at young age. As a youth player he played for native FK Ilūkste and later FK Zibens Zemessardze. In 2002, he signed a professional contract with FK Rīga, playing in the Latvian Higher League. He played there for 6 years, until 2008, all in all making 118 appearances and scoring 17 goals. After club's bankrupt Žigajevs signed a contract with another Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils. He spent 2 seasons there, playing 46 matches and scoring 24 goals. On December 3, 2010 Žigajevs joined the Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź. Struggling with injuries all season Žigajevs made only 5 league appearances for the Polish side and in June 2012 re-joined his former club FK Ventspils.
Žigajevs made his international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2007 in a 2-4 win against Iceland. He has collected 31 caps so far and scored 2 goals. He scored his first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match victory against Luxembourg.
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