Emils Birka
Full name: Emils Birka
Current team: Riga
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Latvia
Date of birth: 25 April, 2000 (26 years)
Place of birth: Limbaži, Latvia
Weight: 158.7 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Preferred foot: Left
Market value: €390k
Current team: Riga
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Latvia
Date of birth: 25 April, 2000 (26 years)
Place of birth: Limbaži, Latvia
Weight: 158.7 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Preferred foot: Left
Market value: €390k
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TV and streaming coverage by competition
Emils Birka plays as a defender for Riga 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
CBS Sports, TelevisaUnivision
Fox Sports, FuboTV, TelevisaUnivision
Statistics
Emils Birka Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Riga FC | Virsliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Riga FC 2 | Nakotnes liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Riga FC | Virsliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Auda | Virsliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Valmiera | Virsliga | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Valmiera | Optibet Virsliga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Valmiera | Optibet Virsliga | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Metta | Optibet Virsliga | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Metta | Optibet Virsliga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Metta | Optibet Virsliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Metta | SynotTip Virslīga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Metta | SynotTip Virslīga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Riga FC | Latvijas kauss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Valmiera | Latvijas kauss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Valmiera | Latvijas kauss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Valmiera | Latvijas kauss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Metta | Latvijas kauss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Riga FC | UEFA Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023/24 | Valmiera | UEFA Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022/23 | Valmiera | UEFA Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Latvia | Baltic Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Latvia U21 | Euro U-21 Qualifying | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Latvia U21 | Euro U-21 Qualifying | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Latvia U21 | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Latvia U19 | Euro U19 - Qualification | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2018 | Latvia U19 | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Trophies
Emils Birka Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia - Virsliga | Winner | 1 | 2022, |
| Europe - Baltic Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2022, |
| Europe - Livonia Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2023, |
