Full name Vitalijs Jagodinskis Playing position Years Team Role Football defender Weight 75 kg | Number 92 Name Vitalijs Jagodinskis Height 1.91 m Career start 2009 | |
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Date of birth (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 23) Current teams FC Hoverla Uzhhorod (#20 / Defender), Latvia national football team (Defender) | ||
Vitālijs Jagodinskis (born 28 February 1992 in Riga) is a Latvian football defender who plays for Hungary's club Diósgyőri VTK.
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Club career
As a youth player Vitālijs Jagodinskis played for his local club FK Daugava Rīga, being taken to the first team in 2009. He made his Latvian Higher League debut on 1 August 2009, playing 90 minutes in a 3–0 loss to SK Blāzma. At the second half of 2009 Jagodinskis moved to FK Jūrmala-VV, establishing himself as a first eleven player despite his young age. During 3 seasons at the club Jagodinskis made 51 league appearances in a period from 2009 to 2011, respectively. In January 2012 Jagodinskis went on trial with the Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv alongside his international teammate Valērijs Šabala. He signed a long-term contract for 4 seasons with an option to extend it for another one in February 2012. In 2012 he played in the youth team, but before the start of the 2013–14 Ukrainian First League got promoted to FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv. Jagodinskis made his league debut on 14 July 2013, playing 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw against Desna Chernihiv.
International career
Vitālijs Jagodinskis has been a member of all Latvia's youth national teams. In 2008 he played for Latvia U-17, in 2010 for Latvia U-19 and from 2011 to 2013 captained the U-21 side. Jagodinskis was firstly called up to Latvia national football team for the friendly match against Estonia on 14 August 2013. Since then he has regularly received call-ups, but is yet to make his full international debut.