Pāvels Šteinbors (born 21 September 1985) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Latvian club RFS and the Latvia national team.
 Šteinbors playing for Latvia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK RFS | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JFC Skonto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Skonto Riga | 28 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | FK Jūrmala | 43 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 53 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Golden Arrows | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Górnik Zabrze | 54 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Nea Salamina | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Arka Gdynia | 102 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 20 | (0) |
| 2022– | FK RFS | 30 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Latvia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Latvia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | Latvia | 31 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editAs a youth player, Šteinbors was a member of the Skonto Riga youth academy. He was taken to the first team in 2001. Even though he stayed in the club until 2004, due to high competition for the first keeper's place alongside that time Latvian international Andrejs Piedels, Šteinbors was unable to get a place in the starting line-up.
In January 2004, Šteinbors joined another Latvian Higher League club FK Jūrmala, where he could finally settle down.[1] Youngster showed some high-class performances and was regarded as one of the most talented Latvian youngsters. In December 2007 Šteinbors went on trial with the Football League Championship side Blackpool, impressing the coaching staff.[2] On 16 January 2008, the German 2. Bundesliga club FC Augsburg reported that Šteinbors was on trial with them in their training camp in Faro, Portugal. However, on 31 January 2008, Šteinbors signed a loan deal with Blackpool until the end of the 2007–08 season with an option to extend it for another year.[3] The loan was then extended and Šteinbors joined his countryman and current Latvian international Kaspars Gorkšs at Bloomfield Road. During his loan spell Šteinbors regularly played in the reserve team, but didn't make an appearance for the first team.[4]
After the end of the loan contract, he returned to the Latvian Higher League, moving to FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 2009. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons, he was the back-up keeper for the team behind experienced Viktors Spole. In 2011, Šteinbors claimed the first keeper's place, showing great performance and being included in the sportacents.com team of the season.[5] All in all he played 53 league matches for Metalurgs.
On 15 July 2012, Šteinbors moved to the South African Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows for the 2012–13 season.[6] He started the season as the club's first keeper, but lost his place in the line-up in midseason, with the team struggling to show good results.
In July 2013, Šteinbors moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa, signing a two-year contract with Górnik Zabrze after a successful trial period.[7] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2013 in a Polish Cup match against GKS Bełchatów, playing 90 minutes and keeping a clean-sheet.[8]
International career
editIn 2003, Šteinbors played for Latvia U19s, and in 2005, he was called up to the under-2121 side. Šteinbors made his debut for the senior Latvia national team on 13 November 2015 in a 0–1 friendly loss to Northern Ireland.[9]
Honours
editSkonto Riga
- Latvian Higher League: 2001, 2002, 2003
- Latvian Cup: 2001, 2002
Liepājas Metalurgs
Arka Gdynia[10]
FK RFS
Individual
- Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2019, 2020
References
edit- ^ "FK Jurmala 2004". eufo.de (in German). Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ LETA (5 December 2007). ""Blackpool" atrādīsies arī Pāvels Šteinbors | Apollo". Apollo.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ DELFI (28 January 2008). "Pāvels Šteinbors pievienojas 'Blackpool' futbola klubam – DELFI". Sports.delfi.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ DELFI (6 February 2008). "Zaudējumu ar Šteinboru vārtos piedzīvo 'Blackpool' dublieru komanda – DELFI". Sports.delfi.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Virslīgas simboliskā izlase 2011 – Virslīga – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Šteinbors un Krjauklis jūlija vidū pārcelsies uz Dienvidāfriku – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Šteinbors pievienojas 5.spēcīgākajam Polijas klubam". 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Šteinbors debitē "Gornik", angļi un grieķis Verpakovskis nespēlē". 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Northern Ireland 1-0 Latvia". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b c "Pāvels Šteinbors". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
External links
edit- Pāvels Šteinbors at Soccerway
- Pāvels Šteinbors at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Pāvels Šteinbors – UEFA competition record (archive)
