Deniss Rakels

Full name: Deniss Rakels
Current team: Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Playing position: Forward
Nationality: Latvia
Date of birth: 20 August, 1992 (33 years)
Place of birth: Jēkabpils, Latvia
Weight: 160.9 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Current team: Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Playing position: Forward
Nationality: Latvia
Date of birth: 20 August, 1992 (33 years)
Place of birth: Jēkabpils, Latvia
Weight: 160.9 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
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TV and streaming coverage by competition
Deniss Rakels plays as a forward for Zagłębie Sosnowiec and represents Latvia internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.

Fox Sports
Available on: FOX Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, Tubi


TelevisaUnivision
Available on: TUDN USA, Galavision, Univision, UniMás, TUDN App, TUDN.com, TUDNxtra, Univision NOW, ViX
Fox Sports, FuboTV, TelevisaUnivision
Statistics
Deniss Rakels Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Zaglebie Sosnowiec | II Liga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024/25 | Zaglebie Sosnowiec | II Liga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024/25 | Hutnik Krakow | II Liga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023/24 | Hutnik Krakow | II Liga | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Super Nova | Optibet Virsliga | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | RFS 2 | 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | RFS | Optibet Virsliga | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | RFS | Optibet Virsliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020/21 | Pafos | First Division | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | Pafos | First Division | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Riga FC | Optibet Virsliga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018/19 | Pafos | First Division | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Riga FC | SynotTip Virslīga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Cracovia | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Lech Poznan | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Reading U23 | Premier League 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Reading | Championship | 94 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015/16 | Reading | Championship | 537 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015/16 | Cracovia | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | Cracovia | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013/14 | Cracovia | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013/14 | Zaglebie | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012/13 | GKS Katowice | I Liga | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011/12 | GKS Katowice | I Liga | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010/11 | Zaglebie | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Hutnik Krakow | Puchar Polski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | RFS | Latvijas kauss | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | RFS | Latvijas kauss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Riga FC | Latvijas kauss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Riga FC | Latvijas kauss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Reading | League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015/16 | Reading | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015/16 | Cracovia | Puchar Polski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | Cracovia | Puchar Polski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | RFS | UEFA Conference League | 168 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | RFS | UEFA Conference League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | Riga FC | UEFA Europa League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | Riga FC | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Lech Poznan | UEFA Europa League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010/11 | FK Liepaja | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Latvia | UEFA Euro Qualifying | 420 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018/19 | Latvia | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Latvia | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Latvia | Friendly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | Latvia | UEFA Euro Qualifying | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | Latvia | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | Latvia U21 | Euro U-21 Qualifying | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | Latvia | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013 | Latvia U21 | Euro U-21 Qualifying | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Trophies
Deniss Rakels Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia - Virsliga | Winner | 4 | 2021, 2019, 2018, 2009 |
| Latvia - Cup | Winner | 2 | 2021, 2018 |
| Latvia - Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2022 |
| England - Premier League Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2016/2017 |
| Europe - Baltic Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2010 |
Transfers
Deniss Rakels Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.01.2025 | Hutnik Krakow | Zaglebie Sosnowiec | Free agent |
| 01.07.2023 | Super Nova | Hutnik Krakow | Free agent |
| 01.01.2023 | RFS | Super Nova | Free agent |
| 02.07.2021 | Pafos | RFS | Free agent |
| 01.01.2020 | Riga FC | Pafos | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| 20.06.2019 | Pafos | Riga FC | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| 01.01.2019 | Riga FC | Pafos | Free agent |
| 16.07.2018 | Reading | Riga FC | Free agent |
| 30.06.2018 | Cracovia | Reading | Return from loan |
| 15.01.2018 | Reading | Cracovia | Loan |
| 14.01.2018 | Lech Poznan | Reading | Return from loan |
| 01.07.2017 | Reading | Lech Poznan | Loan |
| 28.01.2016 | Cracovia | Reading | Transfer |
| 15.01.2014 | Zaglebie | Cracovia | Transfer |
| 30.06.2013 | GKS Katowice | Zaglebie | Return from loan |
| 17.08.2011 | Zaglebie | GKS Katowice | Loan |
| 24.01.2011 | FK Liepaja | Zaglebie | Transfer |























