Daniels Ontužāns (born 7 March 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga Südwest side FC Homburg and the Latvia national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vangaži, Latvia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Homburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JFC Skonto | |||
| 2008–2010 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 2010–2019 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Bayern Munich II | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → St. Gallen II (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | SC Freiburg II | 32 | (3) |
| 2023 | RFS | 9 | (2) |
| 2023 | RFS II | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | FC Homburg | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Latvia | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:23, 17 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2020 | |||
Club career
editOntužāns began his youth career with JFC Skonto in Latvia, before joining the youth team of FC Augsburg after having moved to Germany. In 2010, he joined the youth academy of fellow Bavarian club Bayern Munich.[2] Having moved into Bayern's under-19 team, in May 2018 he signed a new three-year contract lasting until 30 June 2021.[3] Ontužāns made one appearance on the bench for Bayern's reserve team during the 2018–19 season.[4] In June 2019, he was promoted to the Bayern's reserve team for the 2019–20 season in the 3. Liga.[5] Ontužāns made his first appearance for the reserve team on 21 February 2021,[6] during the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 14 July 2023, Ontužāns moved back to his home country. He signed a contract with FK RFS.[8]
International career
editOntužāns previously trained with the under-15 and under-16 German youth selections.[2]
On 27 May 2019, Ontužāns received his first call-up to the Latvia national team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Israel and Slovenia.[9][10] He made his international debut on 10 June 2019,[11] coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute for Deniss Rakels in the match against Slovenia, which finished as a 5–0 home loss.[12]
Personal life
editOntužāns was born in Vangaži, Latvia, but he moved to Augsburg with his parents, who relocated to Germany for work, when he was eight.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 22 | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
International
edit- As of 17 November 2020[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Daniels Ontužāns at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Jaunais futbolists Ontužāns: Esmu gatavs izlasē parādīt savu labāko spēli" [New footballer Ontužāns: I'm ready to show my best game for the selection]. LA.lv (in Latvian). Latvijas Mediji. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Ontuzans pens new deal". FCBayern.com. FC Bayern Munich. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b "D. Ontužāns". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fünf U19-Spieler rücken auf, Mayer verlängert" [Five under-19 players move up, Mayer extends]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Daniels Ontužāns » 3. Liga 2020/2021". World Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Daniels Ontužāns » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "RFS pievienojas D.Ontužāns" (in Latvian). fkrfs.lv. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Nosaukti izlases kandidāti mājas spēlēm pret Izraēlu un Slovēniju" [Selection players nominated for home matches against Israel and Slovenia]. LFF.lv (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Ontuzans für lettische A-Nationalmannschaft nominiert" [Ontuzans nominated for Latvian national team]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Daniels Ontužāns". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "European Qualifiers 2020 – Latvia v Slovenia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Timofejevs, Matīss (4 June 2019). "Vangažnieks no Minhenes «Bayern». Ontužāns cer uz panākumiem Latvijas futbola izlasē" [The Vangažian in Bayern Munich. Ontužāns hopes for success in the Latvia national football team]. LSM.lv (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links
edit- Daniels Ontužāns – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Daniels Ontužāns at Soccerway
- Daniels Ontužāns at DFB (also available in German)
- Daniels Ontužāns at kicker (in German)