Vladislavs Gutkovskis
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Gutkovskis in 2025 with Daejeon Hana Citizen | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladislavs Gutkovskis | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arka Gdynia | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 31 | (6) |
| 2026– | Arka Gdynia | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Latvia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Latvia U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 2016– | Latvia | 59 | (13) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:12, 10 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025 | |||
Vladislavs Gutkovskis (born 2 April 1995) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia and the Latvia national team.
Club career
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]
On 18 December 2025, Gutkovskis signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia on an eighteen-month contract as a free agent.[6]
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.[7] He scored his first senior international goal for Latvia in a 3–0 away win against San Marino on 11 November 2020 in a friendly.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 November 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 2 | — | 29 | 13 | ||
| Total | 64 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 33 | ||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 35 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13 | |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 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 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Arka Gdynia | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 306 | 101 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 351 | 116 | ||
- ^ Includes Latvian Cup, Polish Cup, Korean FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
International
- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gutkovskis goal.
| 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 |
| 12 | 11 October 2025 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Andorra | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 16 November 2025 | Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac, Serbia | Serbia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Skonto FC
- Latvian Football Cup runner-up: 2013–14
- Latvian Supercup runner-up: 2013
Raków Częstochowa[10]
Individual
- Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2021, 2022
- Latvian Higher League top scorer: 2014[10]
- Polish Cup top scorer: 2020–21
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2022
References
- ^ Polsko-łotewskie perypetie Vladislavsa, "Gutka" z krainy "Słoników" Archived 16 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine 1liga.org
- ^ a b c d "Daejeon Hana Citizen sign Latvia international striker Vladislavs Gutkovskis". KLeague United. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "LECH POZNAŃ VS. RAKOW CZESTOCHOWA 1 - 3". Soccerway. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "INCHEON UNITED VS. DAEJEON HANA CITIZEN 2 - 0". Soccerway. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. DAEJEON HANA CITIZEN 1 - 1". Soccerway. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Majewski, Hubert (18 January 2025). "Oficjalnie: Vladislavs Gutkovskis nowym zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Pahars kandidātu sarakstā tomēr iekļauj Lukjanovu". sportacentrs.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "SAN MARINO VS. LATVIA 0 – 3". Soccerway. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Vladislavs Gutkovskis at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Vladislavs Gutkovskis". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Football: Raków Częstochowa beat Arka Gdynia in Polish Cup final". Polskie Radio. 2 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
External links
- Vladislavs Gutkovskis at Soccerway
- Vladislavs Gutkovskis at 90minut.pl (in Polish)