Dmitrijs Zelenkovs

Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (born 15 May 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian First League club FK RFS and the Latvia national football team.

Dmitrijs Zelenkovs

Personal information
Full name	Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
Date of birth	(2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Rēzekne, Latvia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, Left-Back
Team information
Current team	FK RFS
Number	18
Youth career
	FK Liepājas Metalurgs
-2016	FK Metta
2016-2019	Empoli FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019-2020	Empoli FC	0	(0)
2021-2022	FK Metta	11	(0)
2022	Montespaccato Calcio	6	(0)
2022-	FK RFS	79	(7)
International career‡
2016-2017	Latvia U17	3
2018-2019	Latvia U19	3	(1)
2019-2023	Latvia U21	13	(0)
2023-	Latvia	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Club career

He was a youth player of Liepāja Metalurga and FK Metta, before moving to the Empoli Youth Academy in 2016.^[2][3] Zelenkovs played a total of 90 games for Youth Empoli FC, had seven goals and six assists.^[4] But he did not manage to make an professional appearance in Serie B and Serie A.^[4]

In 2021, Zelenkov returned to FK Metta and made his debut in the Latvian First League, played 11 games.^[4][5]

In 2022, he joined Serie D club Montespaccato Calcio.^[3] In the same year, Zelenkov returned to Latvia, he trained with FK RFS for one month before joining the club.^[6][7][8] In 2023, he became a champion with RFS in the 2023 Latvian Higher League season. The club was then extended his contract to 2027.^[9][10]

International career

Zelenkov has been called up for several Latvian national youth levels such as U16,^[11] U17,^[12] U19,^[13] U21.^[14] In June 2023, he was called up to the Latvian national football team for the Euro 2024.^[15] On 18 November 2023, he made his debut for the Latvian national team, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Croatia.^[16]

Achievements

RFS

• Latvian First League Champion (2) : 2023, 2024
• Latvian Cup Champion: 2024
• Latvian Supercup Champion: 2025

Individual

• Best players of the Latvian Youth Football Championship: 2015^[17]