Andrejs Cigaņiks (born 12 April 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or wing-back for Swiss club Luzern and the Latvia national team.
Club career Born in Riga, Cigaņiks started playing football in the youth teams of Skonto FC, before signing for German club Bayer Leverkusen in 2013. In June 2016 he was loaned to Viktoria Köln, before playing for Schalke 04 II. Cigaņiks transferred to Dutch club SC Cambuur in July 2018.
He returned to Latvia in 2019 and spent the second half of the season at Premier League club RFS. In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk. In July 2021 he signed for Slovak club DAC Dunajská Streda.
On 2 January 2023, Cigaņiks joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź on a deal until June 2024, with an option to extend for another year. On 10 February 2024, he penned a new contract, keeping him with the club until mid-2026.
On 5 July 2024, Swiss Super League club Luzern announced the signing of Cigaņiks on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.
International career After playing for the Latvian youth teams, he made his senior international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2018, appearing as a substitute in the 67th minute, against Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League match. He scored his first goal for the national team on 1 September 2021 against Gibraltar in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Personal life Cigaņiks's father is from Ukraine and is a cousin of Ukrainian sports journalist and commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk.
Career statistics International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLatvia2018402019402020802021131202210120231002024102202590202680Total764
Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ciganiks goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Andrejs CiganiksNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 1 September 2021 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification2 19 November 2022 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 1–1 1–1 2022 Baltic Cup final3 21 March 2024 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–1 1–1 Friendly4 11 June 2024 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia 1–0 1–0 2024 Baltic Cup third place match
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