Kristers Tobers

Kristers Tobers

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000
Place of birth	Dobele, Latvia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions	Centre-back defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2017	Liepāja
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Liepāja	47	(7)
2020	→ Lechia Gdańsk (loan)	6	(0)
2020–2023	Lechia Gdańsk	59	(0)
2023–2025	Grasshoppers	41	(1)
2025–	Aberdeen	11	(0)
International career‡
2016	Latvia U17	11	(4)
2017–2018	Latvia U19	10	(2)
2018	Latvia U21	4	(0)
2019–	Latvia	37	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 November 2024

Kristers Tobers (born 13 December 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen and captains the Latvia national team.

Career

Club career

In January 2020, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on a loan with an option of permanent transfer after the end of the season. On 7 February 2020 he made his Ekstraklasa debut against Śląsk Wrocław playing as a midfielder. After only seven games, Lechia triggered the option and Tobers signed a permanent deal until June 2023.

On 2 July 2023, he signed with Swiss record champion Grasshoppers, who play in the Swiss Super League. He signed a two-year contract with an option to extend. He quickly established himself as the lead in Grasshopper's defense, as he started in 32 games for the club.

On 24 August 2024, he finally scored his first goal for Grasshoppers, a skillful volley into the upper right corner of the goal, in a 3–1 victory over FC Sion.

On 8 January 2025, he transferred to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership, for a reported £700,000. He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with "The Dons".

International career

Tobers made his international debut for Latvia on 21 March 2019, coming on as a substitute for Artūrs Karašausks in the 68th minute of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against North Macedonia, which finished as a 1–3 away loss.

Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs. In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2024

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
Liepāja	2017	Virslīga	—		2	0	2	0	—		2	0
	2018	Virslīga	23	2	3	0	2	0	—		28	2
	2019	Virslīga	24	3	2	0	4	0	—		30	3
	Total		47	5	7	0	8	0	—		60	5
Lechia Gdańsk	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	27	0	1	0	2	0	—		30	0
	Total		65	0	3	0	2	0	—		70	0
Grasshoppers	2023–24	Swiss Super League	29	0	1	0	—		2	0	32	0
	2024–25	Swiss Super League	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	Total		39	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	44	1
Career Total			146	5	13	0	10	0	2	0	171	5

International

As of match played 17 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Latvia
	2019	6	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	8	0
	2023	9	1
	2024	8	0
Total		37	1

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

List of international goals scored by Kristers Tobers

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 June 2023	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Turkey	2–2	2–3	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish Cup: 2024–25

External links

• Kristers Tobers – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Kristers Tobers at Soccerway
• Kristers Tobers at National-Football-Teams.com