Vladislavs Gutkovskis (born 2 April 1995) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I liga club Arka Gdynia, which he captains, and the Latvia national team.
Club career
Gutkovskis started his career with JFK Olimps in his home country of Latvia.Polsko-łotewskie perypetie Vladislavsa, "Gutka" z krainy "Słoników" 1liga.org He made 13 first-team appearances for the club before joining fellow Latvian side Skonto FC a year later. For the first team, Gutkovskis played 73 times, scored 45 goals, and assisted eight times, before moving to Termalica Nieciecza in Poland in 2016. He made 112 appearances for the club, scored 33 and assisted six over a four-year spell before joining Polish club Raków Częstochowa in 2020. With the latter, he won the Polish league title in 2023 and two Polish Cups, including the 2022 Polish Cup final where he scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win against Lech Poznan on 2 May 2022.
On 11 July 2023, Gutkovskis joined the K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen on a permanent deal. He was given the number 99 jersey. He made his K League debut for the club on 16 July 2023 in a 2–0 defeat away against Incheon United. He scored his first K League goal for the club on 1 March 2024, in a 1–1 draw away against Jeonbuk Motors.
On 18 December 2025, Gutkovskis signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia on an eighteen-month contract as a free agent.
International career Gutkovskis got his first call up to the senior Latvia side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Faroe Islands and Hungary in October 2016. He scored his first senior international goal for Latvia in a 3–0 away win against San Marino on 11 November 2020 in a friendly.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJFK Olimps2011Latvian Higher League13000—20150Skonto FC2013Latvian Higher League7100——712014Latvian Higher League34283100—37292015Latvian Higher League23102142—2913Total64395242007343Bruk-Bet Termalica2015–16Ekstraklasa7000——702016–17Ekstraklasa31810——3282017–18Ekstraklasa20321——2242018–19I liga25900——2592019–20I liga251210——2612Total1083241000011233Raków Częstochowa2020–21Ekstraklasa29765——35122021–22Ekstraklasa29963610041132022–23Ekstraklasa328406110439Total90241681221011934Daejeon Hana Citizen2023K League 130———302024K League 110200——1022025K League 118410——194Total316100000326Arka Gdynia2025–26Ekstraklasa164———1642026–27I liga9400——94Total25800——258Career total331109261116430376124
International Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gutkovskis goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Vladislavs GutkovskisNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 November 2020 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 3–0 3–0 Friendly2 17 November 2020 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 4–0 5–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D3 1 September 2021 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 1–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification4 2–15 16 November 2021 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 1–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification6 29 March 2022 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta'Qali, Malta 1–0 1–0 Friendly7 10 June 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 1–1 4–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D8 3–19 14 June 2022 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D10 2–011 25 September 2022 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 0–1 1–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D12 11 October 2025 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 2–1 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification13 16 November 2025 Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac, Serbia 1–0 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification14 26 March 2026 Europa Sports Park, Europa Point, Gibraltar 1–0 1–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs
Honours Skonto FC Latvian Football Cup runner-up: 2013–14 Latvian Supercup runner-up: 2013
Raków Częstochowa Ekstraklasa: 2022–23 Polish Cup: 2020–21, 2021–22 Polish Super Cup: 2022
Individual Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2021, 2022 Latvian Higher League top scorer: 2014 Polish Cup top scorer: 2020–21 Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2022
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