Antons Jemeļins


Antons Jemeļins is a Latvian football defender who currently plays for the Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Atlantas.

Club career

Jemeļins started his career with Liepājas Metalurgs in 2004. He scored one goal in the 2005 Virslīga season when the club beat FK Rīga 6-0 on 21 September 2005. He also played for Liepājas Metalurgs reserves in 2005 scoring four goals and 2006 scoring two goals.

International career

Jemeļins has played for Latvia national under-21 football team. He was in the squad for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches. On 2 November 2005 Jemeļins was firstly called up to Latvia national football team by manager by that time manager Jurijs Andrejevs for a friendly match against Belarus on 12 November. In May 2012 Jemeļins was re-called to the national team by the manager Aleksandrs Starkovs for the Baltic Cup matches in June. Latvia went on to win the tournament but Jemeļins remained an unused substitute during both matches.

Honours

Club
National team