Latvia National Football Team - Players

Players

See also: Latvia international footballers

Vitālijs Astafjevs has played for Latvia more times than anyone else, with 167 caps from 1992 to 2010. He also holds the European record for the most played matches in the national team. Astafjevs has netted 16 times. Andrejs Rubins is the most capped active player for Latvia with 117 appearances, as of October 2011. Māris Verpakovskis is the nation's top goalscorer with 28 goals. Other high scorers include Marians Pahars and Juris Laizāns, who both have scored 15 goals each for Latvia.

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