Markuss Strods (born 10 October 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians. Born in Ireland, he plays for the Latvia national football team.
Club career Youth career Strods is a native of Rush in North Dublin. As a youth he played Gaelic Football with St. Maur's in Rush before moving on to play football with Rush Athletic. His breakthrough came with Dundalk FC at under-17 level before progressing to the under-20 side in May 2022.
Bohemians Strods went on to sign an academy deal at Bohemians in Dublin. Progressing through to the first team squad, he made his full senior debut for Bohs in a 1–1 draw in October 2024, away to Waterford in the League of Ireland Premier Division. On 24 April 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in extraordinary circumstances, netting after only 8 seconds in an eventual 3–1 loss away to St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park. Strods would go on to score his first home goal at Dalymount Park the following week against Derry City.
International career Strods represents Latvia through his parents. He has lined out for the Latvian national team at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 level. In May 2026, he missed out on a call up to the senior Latvia squad due to injury. In September 2026, Strods was named in Paolo Nicolato's Latvia senior squad for the first time, for their four 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C fixtures, taking place in September and October.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBohemians2024LOI Premier Division1000–203020255012–33942026192105010262Total252225063387Career Total252225063387
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLatvia202631Total31
Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Strods goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Markuss StrodsNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 2 October 2026 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia 3 1–2 1–2 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C
References
External links Markuss Strods Extratime.com Profile