Vladimirs Kamešs (born 28 October 1988) is a

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playing as a left winger for Norwegian club Elverum and Latvia national football team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Liepāja, as a youth player Kamešs played for his local club Liepājas Metalurgs, coming through all age groups of the academy. In January 2005, at the age of 16, Kamešs was taken to the club's first team. He saw himself scoring in the first and only appearance he made that season, helping his team become the Latvian Higher League champions. Even though, Kamešs helped his team win the

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in 2006, triumph in the Baltic League in 2007 and become the champions of Latvia once again in 2009, he did not play much. During 5 seasons the young player made only 28 league appearances, scoring 4 goals due to the fact that more experienced players were more likely to be chosen to play over him.

Gulbene-2005

In July 2010 Kamešs was loaned out to the Latvian First League club

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in order to have a chance to play more. Surprisingly, the young player, netted 10 goals in 11 league appearances. He became the club's top scorer, helping them win the Latvian First League championship and clinch a promotion to the Latvian Higher League. Later that year he was also named the best player of the Latvian First League by the Latvian Football Federation.

Return to Liepāja

After the end of his loan spell Kamešs returned to Liepājas Metalurgs to start the upcoming season with them. Evidently, the player had progressed and found himself in the starting line-up all throughout the season. Kamešs scored 11 goals in 29 league matches, becoming the 5th top-scorer of the season. The 2012 season saw Kamešs as one of the club's key players, as he was a constant first eleven player, making 29 league appearances and scoring 10 goals. Even though Metalurgs finished the season in the 4th position, Kamešs was named the best player of the league in October and November. After the season, he was also included in both – ''sportacentrs.com'' and LFF teams of the tournament, receiving the awards as the best midfielder of the season and the best player of the season in general.

Amkar Perm

In February 2013 Kamešs went on trial with the Russian Premier League club

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. Participating in two of their pre-season training camps, in

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and

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, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with them on 18 February. He chose to play with the no. 15 jersey.

Pogoń Szczecin

In February 2015, Kamešs left Amkar Perm by mutual consent, going on to sign for Pogoń Szczecin, which plays in the top tier of Polish football, the Ekstraklasa.

International career

From 2006 to 2010 Vladimirs Kamešs was a member of Latvia U-19 and Latvia U-21. He made his full international debut for

on 22 May 2012 in a 1–0 friendly match loss against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute and replacing

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. He helped his team win the Baltic Cup, taking place in Võru,

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from 1 to 3 June 2012. Kamešs scored his first international goal for Latvia on 16 October 2012 in a 2–0

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victory over

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.''

Interesting

Kamešs is on the cover of the

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year-book published in February 2013.

Honours

Liepājas Metalurgs

* Latvian champion ** 2005, 2009 * Latvian Cup winner ** 2006 * Baltic League winner ** 2007

Gulbene-2005

* Latvian First League champion ** 2010

Individual

* Best player of the Latvian First League ** 2010 * Best midfielder of the Latvian Higher League ** 2012 * Best player of the Latvian Higher League ** 2012

National team

* Baltic Cup winner ** 2012

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamess, Vladimirs 1988 births Footballers from Liepāja Latvian people of Russian descent Living people Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's youth international footballers Latvia men's under-21 international footballers Latvia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Liepājas Metalurgs players FB Gulbene players FC Amkar Perm players FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Pogoń Szczecin players FK Liepāja players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players Riga FC players FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye players Elverum Fotball players Latvian Higher League players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Ekstraklasa players Latvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Norway