Marko Regža Explained

Marko Regža
Birth Date:1999 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Height:1.95 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Riga
Clubnumber:18
Youthyears1:–2010
Youthclubs1:SK Babīte
Youthyears2:2010–2012
Youthyears3:2012–2014
Youthclubs3:Schalke 04
Years1:2016–2021
Clubs1:RFS
Caps1:16
Goals1:1
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Super Nova (loan)
Caps2:8
Goals2:5
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:BFC Daugavpils (loan)
Caps3:26
Goals3:7
Years4:2022
Clubs4:Super Nova
Caps4:27
Goals4:8
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:Riga
Caps5:44
Goals5:28
Nationalyears1:2023–
Nationalteam1:Latvia
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:8 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:1 April 2024

Marko Regža (born 20 January 1999) is a Latvian footballer who plays for Virslīga club Riga and the Latvia national team.

Club career

Regža began his youth career with SK Babīte.[1] [2] At age 11, he and his family moved to Germany to join the academy of Fortuna Düsseldorf. He later moved to Schalke 04. He stayed with the club until age 15 when he was forced to return to Latvia because of injury.[3]

He went on to join RFS of the Virslīga but was again troubled by injury. He eventually signed a contract with Riga FC through 31 December 2025. Regža had a breakout season in 2023 and reached second in the league scoring chart with eleven goals in nineteen matches at one point.[3] Because of his play that season, he was linked with a move to Sint-Truidense V.V. of the Belgian Pro League.[4]

International career

Regža made his senior international debut on 16 June 2023 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey. Three days later, he appeared against Armenia in the same competition.[4]

International career statistics

[5]

Latvian national team
YearAppsGoals
202320
Total20

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regža papildina "Riga" uzbrukuma līniju . sportazinas.com . 1 July 2023 . Latvian.
  2. Web site: REGŽA - "RIGA FOOTBALL CLUB" PLAYER . Riga FC . 1 July 2023.
  3. Web site: par Latvijas izlases un "Riga FC" uzbrucēju Regžu interesējas Beļģijas klubi . tvnet.lv . 1 July 2023 . Latvian . 28 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628113038/https://sports.tvnet.lv/7804309/medijs-par-latvijas-izlases-un-riga-fc-uzbruceju-regzu-interesejas-belgijas-klubi . live .
  4. Web site: Regza naar Belgische club? . voetbalbelgie.be . 1 July 2023 . Dutch . 1 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701133202/https://www.voetbalbelgie.be/artikel/regza-naar-belgische-club . live .
  5. Web site: NFT profile . National Football Teams . 1 July 2023 . 1 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701133157/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/91281/Marko_Regza.html . live .