Markuss Strods
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Markuss Strods | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Rush, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bohemians | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Rush Athletic | ||
| 2022–2023 | Dundalk | ||
| 2023–2025 | Bohemians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Bohemians | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023-2024 | Latvia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024-2025 | Latvia U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Latvia U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2026– | Latvia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:00, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:20, 25 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Markuss Strods (born 10 October 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians. Born in Ireland, he plays for the Latvia national football team.
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Strods is a native of Rush in North Dublin. As a youth he played Gaelic Football with St. Maur's in Rush before moving on to play football with Rush Athletic. His breakthrough came with Dundalk FC at under-17 level before progressing to the under-20 side in May 2022.[1]
Bohemians
[edit]Strods went on to sign an academy deal at Bohemians in Dublin. Progressing through to the first team squad, he made his full senior debut for Bohs in a 1–1 draw in October 2024, away to Waterford in the League of Ireland Premier Division. On 24 April 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in extraordinary circumstances, netting after only 8 seconds in an eventual 3–1 loss away to St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park.[2] Strods would go on to score his first home goal at Dalymount Park the following week against Derry City.[3]
International career
[edit]Strods represents Latvia through his parents. He has lined out for the Latvian national team at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 level.[4] In May 2026, he missed out on a call up to the senior Latvia squad due to injury.[5] In September 2026, Strods was named in Paolo Nicolato's Latvia senior squad for the first time, for their four 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C fixtures, taking place in September and October.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 5 September 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bohemians | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 3[b] | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 2026 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 7 | ||
| Career Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Includes FAI Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ O'Riordan, Neil (4 May 2026). "Latvian Bohemians star Strods reveals how childhood days playing Gaelic football 'helped me a lot'". Irish Sun.
- ↑ Kenny, John (24 April 2026). "St Pat's recover to swat aside struggling Bohs and go top" – via www.rte.ie.
- ↑ Geraghty, Darryl (1 May 2026). "Bohs wait for home win goes on as Strods rescues point against Derry". Irish Examiner.
- ↑ "'My mates were always asking me if I'd play for Ireland or Latvia' – Bohemians' Markuss Strods aiming high in international career". Irish Independent. 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "In-form Bohemians teen Markuss Strods misses out on senior call-up for Latvia due to injury". Irish Independent. 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "'They are keen to get him in to stop losing him to Ireland' — Bohs winger Markuss Strods on brink of senior Latvia debut". Irish Independent. 17 September 2026.
- ↑ "Latvia - M. Strods - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links
[edit]- 2006 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)
- Latvian men's footballers
- Latvia men's international footballers
- Latvia men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Irish people of Latvian descent
- Bohemian F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen