Pāvels Šteinbors

Pāvels Šteinbors (born 21 September 1985) is a Latvian football goalkeeper who plays for Jagiellonia Białystok in the Ekstraklasa.

Pāvels Šteinbors
Šteinbors playing for Liepājas Metalurgs
Personal information
Full name Pāvels Šteinbors
Date of birth (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Jagiellonia Białystok
Number 1
Youth career
JFC Skonto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Skonto Riga 28 (0)
2004–2009 FK Jūrmala 43 (0)
2008–2009 → Blackpool (loan) 0 (0)
2009–2012 Liepājas Metalurgs 53 (0)
2012–2013 Golden Arrows 19 (0)
2013–2015 Górnik Zabrze 54 (0)
2015–2016 Nea Salamina 16 (0)
2016–2020 Arka Gdynia 102 (0)
2020– Jagiellonia Białystok 0 (0)
National team‡
2003–2004 Latvia U-19 2 (0)
2005–2007 Latvia U-21 3 (0)
2016– Latvia 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2017

Club career

As a youth player Šteinbors was a member of the Skonto Riga youth academy. He was taken to the first team in 2001. Even though he stayed in the club until 2004, due to high competition for the first keeper's place alongside that time Latvian international Andrejs Piedels, Šteinbors was unable to get a place in the usual starting line-up.

In January 2004 Šteinbors joined another Latvian Higher League club FK Jūrmala, where he could finally settle down.[1] Youngster showed some high-class performances and was regarded as one of the most talented Latvian youngsters. In December 2007 Šteinbors went on trial with the Football League Championship side Blackpool, impressing the coaching staff.[2] On 16 January 2008, the German 2. Bundesliga club Augsburg reported that Šteinbors was on trial with them in their training camp in Faro, Portugal. However, on 31 January 2008, Šteinbors signed a loan deal with Blackpool until the end of the 2007–08 season with an option to extend it for another year.[3] The loan was then extended and Šteinbors joined his countryman and current Latvian international Kaspars Gorkšs at Bloomfield Road. During his loan spell Šteinbors regularly played in the reserve team, but didn't make an appearance for the first team.[4]

After the end of the loan contract player returned to the Latvian Higher League, moving to FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 2009. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons he was the back-up keeper for the team behind experienced Viktors Spole. In 2011 Šteinbors finally claimed the first keeper's place, showing great performance and being included in the sportacents.com team of the season.[5] All in all he played 53 league matches for Metalurgs.

On 15 July 2012, Šteinbors moved to the South African Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows for the 2012–13 season.[6] He started the season as the club's first keeper, but lost his place in the line-up in midseason, with the team struggling to show good results.

In July 2013 Šteinbors moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa, signing a two-year contract with Górnik Zabrze after a successful trial period.[7] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2013 in a Polish Cup match against GKS Bełchatów, playing 90 minutes and keeping a clean-sheet.[8]

International career

In 2003 Šteinbors played for Latvia U-19 and in 2005 he was called up to the U-21 side. Šteinbors made his debut for the senior Latvia national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Northern Ireland.[9]

Honours

Skonto Riga

  • Latvian champion: 2001, 2002, 2003
  • Latvian Cup winner: 2001, 2002

Liepājas Metalurgs

  • Latvian champion: 2009

Arka Gdynia

References
  1. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. LETA. ""Blackpool" atrādīsies arī Pāvels Šteinbors | Apollo". Apollo.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. DELFI. "Pāvels Šteinbors pievienojas 'Blackpool' futbola klubam – DELFI". Sports.delfi.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. DELFI. "Zaudējumu ar Šteinboru vārtos piedzīvo 'Blackpool' dublieru komanda – DELFI". Sports.delfi.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. "Virslīgas simboliskā izlase 2011 – Virslīga – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. "Šteinbors un Krjauklis jūlija vidū pārcelsies uz Dienvidāfriku – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/02072013-steinbors_pievienojas_5_specigakajam_poli
  8. http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/17082013-steinbors_debite_gornik_i_angli_i_un_i_gr
  9. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34742251
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