Club Career
Bleidelis started his career at Skonto in 1992. In 1994 he played for Inter Skonto, and then between 1994 and 1999 he played 128 games scoring 24 games for Skonto. Skonto then sold him to English club, Southampton who were then in the Premier League, for £650,000, where he joined fellow-countryman Marian Pahars. Bleidelis signed a three-and-a-half-year contreact. However, he played only two league games in three seasons, and after being allowed to go on trial in Denmark with Superliga club, Viborg FF January 2003 Southampton released him on 26 January, and two days later he signed a two year contract with Viborg, where he scored six goals in 55 appearances.
However, he left Viborg in winter 2004 after turning down a new contract. Despite offers from two Latvian clubs, Skonto and FK Venta in 2005 he moved to Austria to play for Austrian Bundesliga Grazer AK where he signed a two year contract. He made his debut for the club on 17 February 2005 in the UEFA Cup against English club Middlesbrough.
He moved back to Latvia in 2006 with FK Jūrmala. In 2007 he moved to FHK Liepājas Metalurgs. Bleidelis had his contract with FK Liepājas Metalurgs terminated on 7 July 2008 along with another Latvian international - Andrejs Rubins.
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