Vladislavs Gutkovskis

Vladislavs Gutkovskis (born 2 April 1995) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for South Korean K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen and the Latvia national team.

Vladislavs Gutkovskis

Gutkovskis in 2025 with Daejeon Hana Citizen
Personal information
Full name	Vladislavs Gutkovskis
Date of birth	(1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Riga, Latvia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Daejeon Hana Citizen
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	JFK Olimps	13	(0)
2013–2015	Skonto FC	64	(39)
2016–2020	Termalica Nieciecza	108	(32)
2020–2023	Raków Częstochowa	90	(24)
2023–	Daejeon Hana Citizen	18	(2)
International career‡
2013	Latvia U19	3	(1)
2014–2016	Latvia U21	9	(4)
2016–	Latvia	50	(11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:57, 2 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 November 2024

Club career

Gutkovskis playing for Raków Częstochowa in 2021

Gutkovskis started his career with JFK Olimps in his home country of Latvia.^[1] He made 13 first-team appearances for the club before joining fellow Latvian side Skonto FC a year later. For the first team, Gutkovskis played 73 times, scored 45 goals, and assisted eight times, before moving to Termalica Nieciecza in Poland in 2016.^[2] He made 112 appearances for the club, scored 33 and assisted six over a four-year spell before joining Polish club Raków Częstochowa in 2020. With the latter, he won the Polish league title in 2023 and two Polish Cups, including the 2022 Polish Cup final where he scored the opening goal in a 3-1 win against Lech Poznan on 2 May 2022.^[2][3]

On 11 July 2023, Gutkovskis joined the K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen on a permanent deal.^[2] He was given the number 99 jersey.^[2] He made his K League debut for the club on 16 July 2023 in a 2-0 defeat away against Incheon United.^[4] He scored his first K League goal for the club on 1 March 2024, in a 1-1 draw away against Jeonbuk Motors.^[5]

International career

Gutkovskis got his first call up to the senior Latvia side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Faroe Islands and Hungary in October 2016.^[6] He scored his first senior international goal for Latvia in a 3–0 away win against San Marino national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly international match.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
JFK Olimps	2011	Latvian Higher League	13	0	0	0	—		2	0	15	0
Skonto FC	2013	Latvian Higher League	7	1	0	0	—		—		7	1
	2014	Latvian Higher League	34	28	3	1	0	0	—		37	29
	2015	Latvian Higher League	23	10	2	1	4[a]	2	—		29	13
	Total		64	39	5	2	4	2	—		73	43
Bruk-Bet Termalica	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	31	8	1	0	—		—		32	8
	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	20	3	2	1	—		—		22	4
	2018–19	I liga	25	9	0	0	—		—		25	9
	2019–20	I liga	25	12	1	0	—		—		26	12
	Total		108	32	4	1	—		—		112	33
Raków Częstochowa	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	29	7	6	5	—		—		35	12
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	29	9	6	3	6[b]	1	0	0	41	13
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	32	8	4	0	6[b]	1	1	0	43	9
	Total		90	24	16	8	12	2	1	0	119	34
Daejeon Hana Citizen	2023	K League 1	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2024	K League 1	10	2	—		—		—		10	2
	2025	K League 1	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	Total		21	4	—		—		—		21	4
Career total			296	99	25	11	16	4	3	0	340	114

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gutkovskis goal.

List of international goals scored by Vladislavs Gutkovskis

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 2020	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2	17 November 2020	Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	4–0	5–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
3	1 September 2021	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Gibraltar	1–0	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4				2–1
5	16 November 2021	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	1–1	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	29 March 2022	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta'Qali, Malta	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
7	10 June 2022	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Moldova	1–1	4–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
8				3–1
9	14 June 2022	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	1–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
10				2–0
11	25 September 2022	Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	0–1	1–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League D

Honours

Skonto FC

• Latvian Football Cup runner-up: 2013–14
• Latvian Supercup runner-up: 2013

Raków Częstochowa

• Ekstraklasa: 2022–23
• Polish Cup: 2020–21,^[9] 2021–22
• Polish Super Cup: 2022

Individual

• Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2021, 2022
• Polish Cup top scorer: 2020–21
• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2022