Aleksejs Širokovs (born 20 February 1981) is a

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

n professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

player currently playing for

Dresdner Eislöwen The Dresdner Eislöwen (originally Eissportclub Dresden) are a professional ice hockey team based in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. They currently play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penn ...

of the

DEL2 DEL2 (also known as Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 or DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Se ...

. Most of his professional playing career Širokovs spent in

Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey Higher League (), also known as the Optibet Hockey League () since 2017 due to sponsorship by Optibet, is the top tier league of ice hockey in Latvia. The league is competed by nine teams from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Pr ...

's club

HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs was a professional hockey club based in Liepāja, Latvia that fielded multiple teams over the years competing in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL), Latvian Hockey League (LHL), and Minor Hockey League Division B (MHL B). Th ...

, twice becoming Latvia's champion. From 2004 until 2007 Širokovs played in several

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

and

Russian Major League The All-Russian Hockey League (VHL) (, ''Vserossiyskaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of Ice Hockey Fed ...

clubs, but played the 2007-08 season in

Belarusian Extraliga The Belarusian Extraleague, abbreviated BHL, also known as the BETERA Extraleague for sponsorship reasons, or known as the Belarusian Open Championship, (), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has s ...

club

Metallurg Zhlobin Metallurg Zhlobin (; ) is a professional ice hockey team in Zhlobin, Belarus. The team was formed in 2004 and competes in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL). Winner Belarusian Extraleague: * - 2012, 2022 The year began with another wave ...

. He played in

Latvian national ice hockey team The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by International Ice Hockey Federation, IIHF as of 2023. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. ...

during seven

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

. He also played in

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qualifying tournament, as well as three Junior World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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