Rihards Matrevics

Rihards Matrevics
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999
Place of birth Latvia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 RFS
Youth career
2006–2015 SK Babīte
2015–2018 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Barnet 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Hendon (loan) 12 (0)
2020 Hendon 2 (0)
2020 St Albans City 1 (0)
2021–2022 Valmiera 58 (0)
2023–2024 Riga FC 17 (0)
2025 Auda 13 (0)
2025–2026 Dukla Prague 18 (0)
2026– RFS 2 (0)
International career
2015 Latvia U16 3 (0)
2015 Latvia U17 7 (0)
2016–2018 Latvia U19 19 (0)
2019 Latvia U21 4 (0)
2022– Latvia 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 July 2026

Rihards Matrevics (born 18 March 1999) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Latvian Higher League club RFS and the Latvia national team.

Club career

In 2015, Matrevics joined the youth academy of English Premier League side West Ham United from Latvian club SK Babīte, where he spent nine years.[1][2] On 1 August 2018, Matrevics signed for National League club Barnet, following a successful trial period at the club.[2] On 19 January 2019, Matrevics made his debut for Barnet, coming on as a fifth minute substitute for the Bees, following Mark Cousins' red card in a 4–0 loss against Braintree Town.[3] In November 2019, Matrevics signed for Hendon on loan, making 14 appearances in all competitions for the club. The following season, Matrevics returned to Hendon on a permanent basis. During his second spell, Matrevics made three appearances in all competitions.[4] In October 2020, Matrevics signed for St Albans City as back-up for Michael Johnson.[5] Matrevics made two appearances, debuting in the FA Cup against Bishop's Stortford before keeping a clean sheet against Chippenham Town in a 3–0 league win on 31 October 2020, during his time at St Albans.[3]

Ahead of the 2021 Latvian Higher League season, Matrevics returned to his native Latvia, signing for Valmiera. On 4 April 2021, Matrevics made his debut for the club, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win against Ventspils. During the 2021 season, Matrevics made 24 league appearances as Valmiera finished second, qualifying for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[3]

On 8 December 2022, Matrevics signed for Riga FC.[6] Matrevics played 13 times in the 2025 Latvian Higher League for FK Auda, keeping 7 clean sheets, before signing for Czech First League side FK Dukla Prague in June 2025.[7] He kept four clean sheets for Dukla in 18 league appearances during the 2025–26 Czech First League.[8]

On 12 June 2026, Matrevics returned to Latvia, signing a contract with FK RFS.[8]

International career

Matrevics has represented Latvia at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[9] On 29 March 2022, Matrevics made his debut for Latvia, playing the second half in a 1–0 friendly win against Azerbaijan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Talented goalkeeper Matrevics aiming to stand tall for the Academy". West Ham United F.C. 5 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Rihards Matrevics signs for Barnet FC". Barnet F.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rihards Matrevics at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Former Staff - Rihards Matrevics". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rihards Matrevics". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ↑ ""RIGA" PARAKSTA LĪGUMU AR LATVIJAS IZLASES VĀRTSARGU MATREVICU" ["RIGA" SIGNS LATVIAN NATIONAL TEAM GOALKEEPER MATREVICS]. rigafc.lv (in Latvian). 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rihards Matrevics set to continue his career in Czechia". balticfootballnews.com. Baltic Football Group SIA. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Kubín, Štěpán (12 June 2026). "Brankář Matrevics po roce v Dukle přestoupil do lotyšského RFS. Odvedl u nás velmi kvalitní práci, poděkoval Hašek". inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Sport News Invest. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Kongresa darba materiāls" (.pdf) (in Latvian). Latvijas Futbola federācija. p. 27.
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