Raimonds Krollis (born 28 October 2001) is a Latvian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the Latvia national team.

Career

Valmiera

Krollis joined

Valmiera Valmiera (; german: link=no, Wolmar; pl, Wolmar see other names) is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of . As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020 – 24 879. It is a state ci ...

in 2021 and was a key part of the 2022 season title-winners, scoring twenty-four goals across the season. At the end of season awards, Krollis won award for the best Young Player of the Year, the top goal-scorer, the best striker and Player of the Season.

Spezia

On January 20, 2023, Krollis joined

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club

on a three-and-a-half year contract. On January 23, 2023, Krollis was brought on for his first

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start, which he remained on the bench for the entire game. Krollis got his

-debut on February 2, 2023 during a 0-3 loss to

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. Which Krollis was substituted in during the 76' minute of the match. Since, he has broken into the

team-sheet. Consistently appearing on the bench.

International career

Krollis made his international debut for

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on 6 September 2020 in the

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against

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Valmiera *

Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is O ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeyp ...

Individual *Virsliga Player of the Year: 2022 *Ilmars Liepens Young Player of the Year: 2022 *Virsliga Top Goalscorer: 2022 *Virsliga Best Striker: 2022

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International statistics
at LFF.lv 2001 births Living people Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FK Metta players Valmiera FC players Spezia Calcio players Latvian Higher League players Latvian expatriate men's footballers Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub