title: List of Latvian football transfers winter 2018–19
text: # List of Latvian football transfers winter 2018–19
  
  This is a list of Latvian football transfers in the 2018–19 winter transfer window by club. Only transfers of the Virslīga are included.
  
  ## Latvian Higher League
  
  ### Riga FC
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | LVA | Maksims Uvarenko (from Ventspils) |
  | — | DF | FRA | Joël Bopesu (from Rabotnički) |
  | — | DF | ALB | Herdi Prenga (from Inter Zaprešić) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Aleksejs Višņakovs (from Spartaks) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Ritvars Rugins (from Ventspils) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Ņikita Jankovskis (from RTU FC) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Minori Sato (from Gwangju FC) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Vladislavs Fjodorovs (from METTA/LU) |
  | — | FW | GEO | Davit Skhirtladze (from Spartak Trnava) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Artūrs Karašausks (on loan from Pafos) |
  | — | FW | FRA | Kévin Bérigaud (on loan from Pafos) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Marks Smuļko (from RTU FC) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 1 | GK | LVA | Germans Māliņš (to Jelgava) |
  | 2 | DF | LVA | Vitālijs Smirnovs (to Spartaks) |
  | 5 | MF | LVA | Krišs Kārkliņš (to Valmiera) |
  | 7 | MF | LVA | Artūrs Zjuzins (to RFS) |
  | 10 | MF | LVA | Boriss Bogdaškins (to Valmiera) |
  | 11 | MF | LVA | Romāns Mickevičs (to Ventspils) |
  | 21 | MF | SLE | George Davies (loan return to St. Pölten) |
  | 29 | DF | UKR | Volodymyr Bayenko (to Buxoro) |
  | 32 | FW | LVA | Aleksejs Davidenkovs (to Montefiascone) |
  | 35 | MF | RUS | Ivan Yenin (to Široki Brijeg) |
  | 92 | FW | LVA | Deniss Rakels (loan return to Pafos) |
  | 93 | MF | BRA | Thiago Primão (to Paysandu) |
  | 97 | FW | UKR | Bohdan Kovalenko (on loan to Daugavpils) |
  
  ### Ventspils
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | LVA | Vjačeslavs Kudrjavcevs (from Legia Warsaw) |
  | — | GK | LVA | Frenks Dāvids Orols (from RTU FC) |
  | — | DF | HAI | Jean Sony Alcénat (from Feirense) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Romāns Mickevičs (from Riga FC) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Ingars Stuglis (from Spartaks) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Jevgēņijs Kazačoks (from RFS) |
  | — | MF | RUS | Pavel Osipov (from Lahti) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Kaspars Svārups (from Spartaks) |
  | — | FW | BRA | Jô Santos (from Sheriff Tiraspol) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 1 | GK | LVA | Maksims Uvarenko (to Riga FC) |
  | 2 | DF | LVA | Vitālijs Jagodinskis (to RFS) |
  | 3 | DF | LVA | Vadims Žuļevs (to Liepāja) |
  | 5 | DF | LVA | Artjoms Solomatovs (to Monarhs Rīga) |
  | 6 | MF | CPV | Sténio (released) |
  | 8 | MF | LVA | Ritvars Rugins (to Riga FC) |
  | 9 | FW | RUS | Vasili Pavlov (to Chornomorets Odesa) |
  | 21 | MF | LVA | Vitālijs Rečickis (to Spartaks) |
  | 23 | MF | UKR | Giuli Mandzhgaladze (to Dinamo Batumi) |
  | 28 | MF | POR | Pedro Mendes (to Gaz Metan Mediaș) |
  | 31 | DF | LVA | Nauris Bulvītis (to RFS) |
  | 38 | DF | LVA | Dmitrijs Klimašēvičs (to New Project) |
  | 44 | MF | UKR | Artem Filimonov (released) |
  | 88 | GK | LVA | Vitālijs Meļņičenko (to Spartaks) |
  
  ### RFS
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | LVA | Nauris Bulvītis (from Ventspils) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Vitālijs Jagodinskis (from Ventspils) |
  | — | DF | CIV | Adama Doumbia (free agent) |
  | — | MF | CRO | Slavko Blagojević (from Žalgiris) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Artūrs Zjuzins (from Riga FC) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Alans Siņeļņikovs (from Jelgava) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Takayuki Seto (from Ventforet Kofu) |
  | — | MF | AUT | Tomáš Šimkovič (from Žalgiris) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Emeka Michael Basil (free agent) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Olabanjo Alexander Ogunji (from Real Sapphire Academy) |
  | — | MF | GHA | Elisha Obotu Young (free agent) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Artūrs Karašausks (from Akzhayik) |
  | — | FW | SVK | Tomáš Malec (from Žalgiris) |
  | — | FW | CIV | Cedric Kouadio (from Daugavpils) |
  | — | FW | RUS | Maksim Maksimov (from Vardar) |
  | — | FW | BDI | Bonfils Caleb Bimenyimana (from Rayon Sports) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 3 | DF | GEO | Nika Sandokhadze (loan return to Karpaty Lviv) |
  | 4 | DF | LVA | Kaspars Dubra (to Irtysh Pavlodar) |
  | 5 | MF | LVA | Dāvis Indrāns (to Jelgava) |
  | 6 | DF | LVA | Daniels Balodis (on loan to Daugavpils) |
  | 7 | FW | GEO | Irakli Sikharulidze (to Locomotive Tbilisi) |
  | 13 | MF | LVA | Jevgēņijs Kazačoks (to Ventspils) |
  | 15 | FW | LVA | Eduards Višņakovs (to Tukums 2000) |
  | 16 | DF | GEO | Lasha Shergelashvili (to PAS Giannina) |
  | 18 | FW | LVA | Marko Regža (to Super Nova) |
  | 19 | FW | LVA | Artis Jaudzems (to Valmiera) |
  | 21 | DF | LVA | Iļja Savčenko (to Spartaks) |
  | 32 | FW | BLR | Dzmitry Platonaw (released) |
  | 38 | FW | LVA | Maksims Toņiševs (on loan to Daugavpils) |
  | 44 | DF | SRB | Milan Savić (to Zemun) |
  | 45 | DF | GHA | Ofosu Appiah (to Liepāja) |
  | 80 | MF | BRA | Elivelto (to Taraz) |
  | - | MF | LVA | Daniils Ulimbaševs (to Liepāja, previously on loan at Jelgava) |
  | - | FW | LVA | Artūrs Karašausks (to Pafos) |
  
  ### Liepāja
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | LVA | Kristaps Zommers (from Parma) |
  | — | GK | LVA | Emīls Emulovs (from Jelgava) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Vadims Žuļevs (from Ventspils) |
  | — | DF | GHA | Ofosu Appiah (from RFS) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Daniils Ulimbaševs (from RFS) |
  | — | MF | GHA | Prince Agyemang (from Richmond Kickers) |
  | — | MF | GEO | Luka Bakuradze (from Saburtalo Tbilisi) |
  | — | MF | BRA | Dodô (from Penapolense) |
  | — | MF | MDA | Dan Spătaru (from Nizhny Novgorod) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Richard Emeka Friday (free agent) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Michael Ezekiel Apaki (from Real Sapphire Academy) |
  | — | FW | GEO | Mate Vatsadze (from Dinamo Tbilisi) |
  | — | MF | SEN | Mame Cheik Niang (free agent) |
  | — | FW | GHA | Samuel Amissah (from Leeds United Reserves) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Vladislavs Kozlovs (from Jelgava) |
  | — | FW | ENG | Moise Kroma (from Leeds United Reserves) |
  | — | FW | ARG | Lucas Delgado (from Club Atlético Temperley) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 2 | DF | SEN | Sady Gueye (to Teungueth) |
  | 6 | DF | SEN | Khassim Soumare (released) |
  | 9 | MF | LVA | Vladimirs Kamešs (to SKA-Khabarovsk) |
  | 11 | MF | NGA | Benjamin Teidi (to Dinamo Batumi) |
  | 12 | GK | LVA | Krišjānis Zviedris (on loan to Atlantas) |
  | 14 | DF | LVA | Endijs Šlampe (released) |
  | 18 | FW | LVA | Ēriks Punculs (to Valmiera) |
  | 19 | FW | SEN | Dame Guèye (loan return to Diambars) |
  | 20 | FW | LVA | Ģirts Karlsons (released) |
  | 21 | FW | LVA | Verners Apiņš (to Valmiera) |
  | 23 | FW | LVA | Kristaps Grebis (to Grobiņa) |
  | 24 | GK | ARM | Arsen Beglaryan (to Dnepr Mogilev) |
  | 29 | MF | LVA | Toms Gucs (to Grobiņa) |
  | 30 | MF | LVA | Jānis Krautmanis (to Valmiera) |
  | 32 | GK | LVA | Gļebs Sopots (released) |
  | 33 | FW | LVA | Deivids Drāznieks (to METTA/LU) |
  | 77 | DF | LVA | Ņikita Bērenfelds (to Spartaks) |
  | - | FW | LVA | Dēvids Dobrecovs (to Atlantas, previously on loan at RTU FC) |
  
  ### Spartaks
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | LVA | Vjačeslavs Serdcevs (from Super Nova) |
  | — | GK | LVA | Vitālijs Meļņičenko (from Ventspils) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Vitālijs Smirnovs (from Riga FC) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Ņikita Bērenfelds (from Liepāja) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Edgars Fjodorovs (from Panevėžys) |
  | — | DF | GHA | Aikins Kyei Baffour (from Liberty Professionals) |
  | — | DF | NGA | Chinonso Alexander Ogwo (free agent) |
  | — | DF | NGA | Lucky Onyebuchi Opara (from Teco FC) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Iļja Savčenko (from RFS) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Vitālijs Rečickis (from Ventspils) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Deniss Stradiņš (from Super Nova) |
  | — | MF | FRA | Henrik Toth (free agent) |
  | — | MF | SRB | Nemanja Belaković (from Čukarički) |
  | — | MF | SEN | Barry Aly (free agent) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Andrejs Kiriļins (from Jelgava) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Chikezie Miracle Nwaorisa (free agent) |
  | — | MF | CGO | Alexandre Obambot (from Caronnese) |
  | — | FW | CAN | Richlord Ennin (from Castrovillari Calcio) |
  | — | FW | CRO | Tin Vukmanić (from Virtus Francavilla) |
  | — | FW | FRA | Gabriel Charpentier (from Nantes) |
  | — | FW | NGA | Kingsley Charles Eleje (free agent) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Rolands Vagančuks (from Valmiera) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 1 | GK | LVA | Andrejs Pavlovs (released) |
  | 5 | DF | BIH | Aleksandar Kosorić (to Balzan) |
  | 6 | MF | LVA | Andrejs Kovaļovs (to Vereya) |
  | 8 | MF | BRA | Vitor Faíska (loan return to Boavista) |
  | 9 | MF | LVA | Aleksejs Višņakovs (to Riga FC) |
  | 12 | GK | LVA | Kristofers Minajevs (to Super Nova) |
  | 13 | MF | LVA | Ingars Stuglis (to Ventspils) |
  | 15 | MF | RUS | Artemi Maleyev (to SKA-Khabarovsk) |
  | 17 | FW | LVA | Kaspars Svārups (to Ventspils) |
  | 18 | FW | ARG | Diego Ezequiel Aguirre (released) |
  | 20 | FW | NCA | Ariagner Smith (to Qizilqum Zarafshon) |
  | 21 | DF | LTU | Tomas Mikuckis (to Kauno Žalgiris) |
  | 27 | DF | LVA | Pāvels Mihadjuks (to Tukums 2000) |
  | 69 | FW | RUS | Denis Davydov (loan return to Spartak Moscow) |
  | 85 | GK | LVA | Mārcis Melecis (released) |
  | 89 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Prudnikov (to Alashkert Yerevan) |
  | 99 | FW | RUS | Yevgeni Kobzar (on loan to Banants Yerevan) |
  | - | MF | RUS | Sergei Eremenko (on loan to SJK Seinäjoki, previously on loan at Spartak Moscow) |
  
  ### Jelgava
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | LVA | Germans Māliņš (from Riga FC) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Renārs Rode (from Waterford) |
  | — | DF | MNE | Momčilo Rašo (on loan from AEL Limassol) |
  | — | DF | NED | Jeremy Fernandes (from Den Bosch) |
  | — | DF | RUS | Artjoms Osipovs (from Jonava) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Eduards Emsis (from METTA/LU) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Aleksandrs Cauņa (free agent) |
  | — | MF | CYP | Stylianos Panteli (on loan from AEL Limassol) |
  | — | MF | GEO | Irakli Bidzinashvili (from Artsakh Yerevan) |
  | — | MF | CRO | Jakov Biljan (from Dinamo Zagreb) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Dāvis Indrāns (from RFS) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Ņikita Ivanovs (from METTA/LU) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Vsevolods Čamkins (from Arosa SC) |
  | — | FW | NED | Janyro Purperhart (from Olympia Haarlem) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Aivars Emsis (from Alberts) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 1 | GK | LVA | Jānis Krūmiņš (to FC Yerevan) |
  | 3 | DF | LTU | Sigitas Olberkis (to Žalgiris) |
  | 5 | DF | RUS | Vyacheslav Yemelyanenko (released) |
  | 8 | MF | LVA | Alans Siņeļņikovs (to RFS) |
  | 9 | MF | LVA | Daniils Ulimbaševs (loan return to RFS) |
  | 10 | MF | JPN | Ryotaro Nakano (to Thai Honda) |
  | 12 | DF | RUS | Maksim Shiryayev (to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) |
  | 14 | MF | LVA | Maksims Rafaļskis (to Caramba Rīga) |
  | 17 | MF | LVA | Andrejs Kiriļins (to Spartaks) |
  | 20 | MF | LTU | Mindaugas Grigaravičius (to Riteriai) |
  | 21 | FW | LVA | Vladislavs Kozlovs (to Liepāja) |
  | 23 | GK | LVA | Emīls Emulovs (to Liepāja) |
  
  ### METTA/LU
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | LVA | Roberts Ķipsts (from RTU FC) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Kristers Aldis Puriņš (from Smiltene) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Deivids Drāznieks (from Liepāja) |
  | — | FW | RSA | Kgotso Masangane (from Zone Mavo) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 2 | DF | LVA | Dāvis Sandis Strods (to Tukums 2000) |
  | 3 | DF | NGA | Usman Abbas (released) |
  | 6 | MF | LVA | Eduards Emsis (to Jelgava) |
  | 7 | FW | LBR | Van Dave Harmon (to 1. SC Znojmo) |
  | 9 | FW | LVA | Vladislavs Fjodorovs (to Riga FC) |
  | 17 | FW | LVA | Ņikita Ivanovs (to Jelgava) |
  | 22 | MF | LBR | Sunnyboy Dolo (released) |
  
  ### Valmiera
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | LVA | Vladislavs Lazarevs (from Mantova) |
  | — | GK | UKR | Andriy Fedorenko (from Umeå FC) |
  | — | DF | BRA | Léo Lelis (from RTU FC) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Jānis Krautmanis (from Liepāja) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Boriss Bogdaškins (from Riga FC) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Aleksejs Grjaznovs (from RTU FC) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Edgars Jermolajevs (from RTU FC) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Krišs Kārkliņš (from Riga FC) |
  | — | MF | UKR | Oleksii Helovani (from Olimpik Donetsk) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Shunsuke Nakamura (from Pietà Hotspurs) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Vladislavs Soloveičiks (from Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg) |
  | — | MF | FRA | Pacifique Gbaguidi (from Saint-Rémoise) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Verners Apiņš (from Liepāja) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Artis Jaudzems (from RFS) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Ēriks Punculs (from Liepāja) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 1 | GK | LVA | Kaspars Ribaks (to FK Auda) |
  | 7 | FW | LVA | Konstantīns Fjodorovs (released) |
  | 8 | MF | LVA | Eduards Stīpnieks (to Smiltene) |
  | 11 | FW | LVA | Niks Savaļnieks (to FK Limbaži) |
  | 12 | MF | LVA | Mārtiņš Dubro (to FK Priekuļi) |
  | 17 | MF | LVA | Artūrs Pallo (released) |
  | 21 | DF | SWE | Camron Nguesseu (to Karlslunds IF) |
  | 22 | DF | LVA | Elmārs Sietiņsons (to Smiltene) |
  | 28 | DF | LVA | Niks Rubezis (to Grobiņa) |
  | 32 | DF | CRO | Ante Bakmaz (to Nejmeh) |
  | 77 | FW | NED | Rashid Browne (released) |
  | 81 | GK | LVA | Marks Bogdanovs (released) |
  | 91 | FW | LVA | Rolands Vagančuks (to Spartaks) |
  | 93 | FW | SWE | Ricardo Gray (to FC Stockholm) |
  
  ### Daugavpils
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | UKR | Danylo Kucher (from Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih) |
  | — | DF | AZE | Elvin Sarkarov (from Neftçi) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Daniels Balodis (on loan from RFS) |
  | — | DF | CIV | Cédric Gogoua (from SKA-Khabarovsk) |
  | — | MF | AZE | Tural Bayramli (from Sumgayit) |
  | — | MF | COL | Alexis Ossa (free agent) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Pāvels Truņins (from Auda) |
  | — | MF | CIV | Peodoh Pacome Zouzoua (from SC Gagnoa) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Maksims Toņiševs (on loan from RFS) |
  | — | FW | UKR | Bohdan Kovalenko (on loan from Riga FC) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Igors Kovaļkovs (from CD Alcalá) |
  | — | FW | JPN | Kyosei Satake (from Rēzekne) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 13 | MF | LVA | Jānis Bovins (to Krāslava) |
  | 17 | DF | RUS | Stanislav Lebamba (released) |
  | 17 | FW | LVA | Jegors Morozs (to Dinamo Rīga/Staicele) |
  | 18 | FW | CIV | Cedric Kouadio (to RFS) |
  | 28 | MF | LVA | Marks Deružinskis (to Rēzekne) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Aleksandrs Ivanovs (released) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Pāvels Liholetovs (released) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Armands Snarskis (released) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Deniss Ivanovs (released) |
  | — | DF | LVA | Haralds Pakers (released) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Dmitrijs Lomako (released) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Pāvels Tarasovs (released) |
  | — | MF | LVA | Vitālijs Dubrovskis (released) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Romāns Salkovskis (released) |
  | — | FW | BLR | Pavel Ryzhevski (released) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Edgars Urbāns (released) |
  | — | FW | LVA | Sergejs Vorobjovs (released) |
  