Alans Siņeļņikovs

Early career

Siņeļņikovs was born in Riga. As a youth player he played for his local club JFC Skonto, being a member of the Skonto Riga academy. Before the start of the 2007 season he was taken to the first team, but in August the same year was eventually loaned out to another Latvian Higher League club JFK Olimps to get more playing practice. Siņeļņikovs spent three seasons on loan at the club with a short return to Skonto at the start of 2009 to participate in the 2009 Turkmenistan President's Cup, where Skonto managed to reach the final of the tournament. Afterwards Siņeļņikovs was yet again given out on loan to Olimps for the remaining term of half a year. Throughout the three seasons the youngster made 39 Latvian Higher League appearances and also participated in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup qualification matches against St Patrick's Athletic.

Skonto Riga

Before the start of the 2010 season Siņeļņikovs was one of several players to be brought into the Skonto squad by the newly appointed manager Aleksandrs Starkovs. Soon he established himself as a first eleven player, making 25 league appearances and scoring 6 goals in his full debut season at the club. Siņeļņikovs helped Skonto become the champions of Latvia for the first time since 2004. In 2011 Siņeļņikovs scored 5 goals in 22 league matches and despite finishing the domestic championship in the 4th place, helped Skonto win the Baltic League, beating another Latvian side FK Ventspils in the final. In 2012…

From 2009 to 2012 Siņeļņikovs was a member of Latvia national under-21 football team, playing 17 international matches. He made his debut for Latvia at full international level on 22 May 2012 in a friendly match against Poland, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute and replacing Oļegs Laizāns. As of August 2014, Siņeļņikovs has played 11 international matches with his first goal yet to come.

International goals

Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.

Club

Skonto Riga

Latvian Higher League: 2010 Baltic League: 2011 Latvian Cup: 2012 FK Ventspils

Latvian Higher League: 2014

International

Baltic Cup: 2012