| Daniils Turkovs | |
| Fullname: | Daniils Turkovs |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | JFC Skonto |
| Years1: | 2007–2009 |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps4: | 57 |
| Goals4: | 23 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2010–2013 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Daniils Turkovs (born 17 February 1988) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
As a youth player, Turkovs played for Skonto FC academy, starting his professional career in 2007 with Olimps/RFS. Over a period of three seasons, Turkovs played 47 matches in the Latvian Higher League, scoring nine goals. In 2010, he was one of several Olimps/RFS players brought to Skonto FC by the newly appointed manager Aleksandrs Starkovs. He scored eight goals in 17 matches, helping the team win the championship.[1]
After the season, Turkovs went on trial with the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Zalaegerszegi and signed a four-year contract with them in January 2011.[2] Playing in Hungary for two seasons, Turkovs appeared in 26 league matches, scoring six goals.
In March 2012, he returned to the Latvian Higher League, joining then champions Ventspils.[3] During two seasons Turkovs played 57 league games and scored 23 goals. In 2013, he helped his club become the champions of Latvia[4] and also win the Latvian Cup.[5] After the season, he was included in the sportacentrs.com team of the tournament.[6] On 9 December 2013, it was announced that Turkovs had joined the Polish I liga club GKS Bełchatów on a half-year contract.[7]
Turkovs was a member of all youth national teams, including Latvia U17, Latvia U19 and Latvia U21. He made his full international debut on 17 November 2010 in a friendly match against China, starting the game in the first eleven and being replaced in the 76th minute by Vladislavs Kozlovs.[8] In total, Turkovs earned four international caps, scoring no goals.[9]
Skonto FC
Ventspils