Kristers Tobers (born 13 December 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen and captains the Latvia national team.
Career Club career In January 2020, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on a loan with an option of permanent transfer after the end of the season. On 7 February 2020 he made his Ekstraklasa debut against Śląsk Wrocław playing as a midfielder. After only seven games, Lechia triggered the option and Tobers signed a permanent deal until June 2023.PKO Ekstraklasa. Kristers Tobers został wykupiony. Lechia Gdańsk związała się na dłużej z Łotyszem, sportowefakty.wp.pl, 22 May 2020
On 2 July 2023, he signed with Swiss record champion Grasshoppers, who play in the Swiss Super League. He signed a two-year contract with an option to extend. He quickly established himself as the lead in Grasshopper's defense, as he started in 32 games for the club.
On 24 August 2024, he finally scored his first goal for Grasshoppers, a skillful volley into the upper right corner of the goal, in a 3–1 victory over FC Sion.
On 8 January 2025, he transferred to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership, for a reported £700,000. He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with "The Dons".
International career Tobers made his international debut for Latvia on 21 March 2019, coming on as a substitute for Artūrs Karašausks in the 68th minute of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against North Macedonia, which finished as a 1–3 away loss.
Ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying games in June 2023, he was chosen to captain the national team, by coach Dainis Kazakevičs. In his first match as captain, he scored his first international goal, the 2–2 equalizer, against Turkey.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLiepāja2017Virslīga—2020—202018Virslīga2323020—2822019Virslīga2432040—303Total4757080—605Lechia Gdańsk2019–20Ekstraklasa10010——1102020–21Ekstraklasa17010——1802021–22Ekstraklasa110———1102022–23Ekstraklasa2701020—300Total6503020—700Grasshoppers2023–24Swiss Super League29010—203202024–25Swiss Super League10120——121Total391300020441Career Total1465130100201715
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLatvia201960202030202130202280202391202480Total371
Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tobers goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kristers Tobers No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 June 2023 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia 2–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
Honours Aberdeen Scottish Cup: 2024–25
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