Dmitrijs Zeļenkovs

Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (born 15 May 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian Higher League club FK RFS and the Latvia national football team.

Club career He was a youth player of Liepāja Metalurga and FK Metta, before moving to the Empoli Youth Academy in 2016. Zelenkovs played a total of 90 games for Youth Empoli FC, had seven goals and six assists. But he did not manage to make a professional appearance in Serie B and Serie A.

In 2022, he joined Serie D club Montespaccato Calcio. In 2023, he became a champion with RFS in the 2023 Latvian Higher League season. The club was then extended his contract to 2027.

International career Zelenkov has been called up for several Latvian national youth levels such as U16, U17, U19, U21. In June 2023, he was called up to the Latvian national football team for the Euro 2024. On 18 November 2023, he made his debut for the Latvian national team, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Croatia.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 11 October 2025 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 1–1 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Achievements

RFS Latvian First League Champion (2) : 2023, 2024 Latvian Cup Champion: 2024 Latvian Supercup Champion: 2025

Individual

Best players of the Latvian Youth Football Championship: 2015