Emīls Birka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Limbaži, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Riga FC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Metta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Metta | 93 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Valmiera | 95 | (4) |
| 2025 | Auda | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | Riga FC | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Latvia U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Latvia U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Latvia U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Latvia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Emīls Birka (born 25 April 2000) is a Latvian football player who plays as a left-back for Riga FC and the Latvia national team.
International career
Birka made his debut for the Latvia national team on 8 June 2024 in a 0–2 Baltic Cup loss against Lithuania at the Daugava Stadium. He substituted Andrejs Cigaņiks in the 62nd minute.[1]
References
- ↑ "Latvia v Lithuania game report". Soccerway. 8 June 2024.
External links
- Emīls Birka at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2000 births
- People from Limbaži
- Sportspeople from Vidzeme
- Living people
- Latvian men's footballers
- 21st-century Latvian sportsmen
- Latvia men's youth international footballers
- Latvia men's under-21 international footballers
- Latvia men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FK Metta players
- Valmiera FC players
- FK Auda players
- Riga FC players
- Latvian Higher League players
- Latvian football biography stubs