Nils Veinbergs

Nils Veinbergs
Personal information
Full name Nils Henrijs Veinbergs
Date of birth (2007-07-20) 20 July 2007
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 TPS (on loan from Ilves)
Number 44
Youth career
–2024 RoPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 RoPS II 6 (16)
2025– Ilves 0 (0)
2025– Ilves II 24 (7)
2026 → Ekenäs IF (loan) 12 (5)
2026– → TPS (loan) 6 (2)
International career‡
2024 Latvia U18 2 (0)
2025– Latvia U19 13 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 August 2026

Nils Henrijs Veinbergs (born 20 July 2007) is a Latvian professional football player who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side Turun Palloseura, on loan from Ilves.[1]

Early life

Veinbergs was born in Riga, Latvia, but was raised in Rovaniemi, Finland.[2] His father Normunds Veinbergs is a Latvian-Finnish former professional volley ball player, who played 16 seasons in Finland,[3] and holds a legendary status in Finnish volleyball.[4]

Club career

Veinbergs played in the youth sector of Rovaniemen Palloseura. For the 2025 season, he signed a professional three-year deal with Veikkausliiga club Ilves.[5] He played mostly with the club's reserve team, but made two appearances and scored two goals for the first team in 2025 Finnish League Cup.

In January 2026, he was loaned out to Ekenäs IF in Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga. In July 2026, he signed a loan deal with Veikkausliiga club Turun Palloseura. On 9 August, he scored his first league goal against Kuopion Palloseura, an equalizer on extra-time in 1–1 away draw.[6]

International career

Veinbergs has played for Latvia at under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.

Personal life

He holds a dual Finnish-Latvian citizenship.

References

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