Kaspars Ikstens (born 5 June 1988) is a Latvian former international

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who plays for Rīgas Futbola Skola, as a

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Career

Born in

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, Ikstens has played for

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, Skonto, FC Daugava, Víkingur,

Jelgava Jelgava () is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and was the ad ...

and Rīgas Futbola Skola. He made his international debut for

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in 2018.

References

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