Marko Regža

Marko Regža (born 20 January 1999) is a Latvian footballer who plays for Virslīga club Riga and the Latvia national team.

Marko Regža

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Riga, Latvia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Riga
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2010	SK Babīte
2010–2012	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2012–2014	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	RFS	16	(1)
2019	→ Super Nova (loan)	8	(5)
2019–2020	→ BFC Daugavpils (loan)	26	(7)
2022	Super Nova	27	(8)
2023–	Riga	87	(45)
International career‡
2023–	Latvia	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 November 2024

Club career

Regža began his youth career with SK Babīte.^[1][2] At age 11, he and his family moved to Germany to join the academy of Fortuna Düsseldorf. He later moved to Schalke 04. He stayed with the club until age 15 when he was forced to return to Latvia because of injury.^[3]

He went on to join RFS of the Virslīga but was again troubled by injury. He eventually signed a contract with Riga FC through 31 December 2025. Regža had a breakout season in 2023 and reached second in the league scoring chart with eleven goals in nineteen matches at one point.^[3] Because of his play that season, he was linked with a move to Sint-Truidense V.V. of the Belgian Pro League.^[4]

International career

Regža made his senior international debut on 16 June 2023 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey. Three days later, he appeared against Armenia in the same competition.^[4]

International career statistics

As of 19 June 2023^[5]

Latvian national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2023	2	0
Total	2	0