Andrejs Kovalovs

Andrejs Kovalovs (born 23 March 1989 in Daugavpils) is a Latvian footballer who most recently played for BFC Daugavpils and also represents the Latvia national football team.

Club Career

Kovalovs started playing football in 1997, at the age of 7. He was a member of the Daugava Daugavpils youth team and played under his first managers Aleksandrs Kohans and Evalds Stankevics. Developing through the youth system Kovalovs reached the first team of Daugava Daugavpils in 2007, when he was included in the squad entry for the following season. Being just 18 years of age Kovalovs struggled with limited playing time, appearing in just three games over the first two seasons with the club. Nonetheless, in 2008 he helped the club win the Latvian Football Cup for the first time in its history.

In 2009 his playing time grew to 9 appearances and Kovalovs managed to score his first two goals in the Latvian Higher League. In 2010 Kovalovs became a vital player in the team's first eleven and since then till 2013 participated in 106 league matches and scored 25 goals. In 2011, he made his debut in the UEFA Europa League playing against the Norwegian club Tromso IL. In 2012 Kovalovs became the champion of Latvia, with Daugava winning its first ever title of the Latvian Higher League.

In 2013 they won the Latvian Supercup and became the first ever club to win it as the tournament was initially introduced that year. The 2013 season individually proved to be Kovalovs' most successful one with the club. Scoring 16 goals in 27 matches he became the top scorer of the league and led Daugava to bronze medals in the Latvian championship. Kovalovs was named Player of the Month in June 2013 and after the season was included in the Sporta Avize and Sportacentrs.com teams of the season. In the nomination for the best midfielder's award he lost to Jurijs Zigajevs, but was still presented as the top scorer at the Latvian Football Federation Awards Ceremony in December 2013.

In March 2013 Kovalovs went

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