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Maksims Rafaļskis (born 14 May 1984) is a Latvian
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, currently coaching the youth squad of
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club Metta, and former
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Club career

Rafaļskis played for JFC Skonto in his youth years, but started his professional career with
FK Rīga FK Rīga was a Latvian football club based in Riga. They played in the Virslīga, the top division in Latvian football. They played their home games at Latvijas Universitātes Stadions. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won the La ...
in 2005. He played there for 3 years, making 67 league appearances and scoring 3 goals, also helping his team in cup competitions. Rafaļskis left the team in 2008, because it struggled with its financial situation and could not guarantee his contract being satisfied. Not long after leaving he signed a contract with
FK Liepājas Metalurgs FK Liepājas Metalurgs () was a Latvian football club in the city of Liepāja that played in the Virslīga. They played at the Daugava Stadium (capacity 5,083). In 2005 Liepājas Metalurgs became the first team other than Skonto Riga to win t ...
. He played there for 2 years, making 46 league appearances and scoring 11 goals, as well as becoming one of the team's leaders. In February 2011 he went on trial with the
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club
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and signed a contract with them. At the start of 2012 Rafaļskis left Baltika, returning to the
Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, also known as TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Latvia and the highest level of the Latvian football league system. Organised by the Latvian Footbal ...
and joining Daugava Daugavpils. He became the
Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, also known as TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Latvia and the highest level of the Latvian football league system. Organised by the Latvian Footbal ...
champion in 2012. On 14 February 2013 Rafaļskis signed a 2-year deal with the Icelandic Pepsi League club ÍA. Prior to the
2014 Latvian Higher League The 2014 Latvian Higher League was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 21 March 2014. Initially, Skonto Riga and Daugava Daugavpils, the second and third teams from t ...
season Rafaļskis joined
FC Jūrmala FC Jūrmala was a Latvian association football, football club from Jūrmala, founded in 2008. They last played in the Latvian First League. The home ground was Sloka Stadium in Jūrmala with capacity of 5,000 people. Until 2015, FC Jūrmala was o ...
. In September 2014 he moved to the Polish
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club
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, signing a one-year contract.


International career

Rafaļskis made his debut for
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on 12 August 2009 in a friendly match against
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. So far he has played 13 games, scoring no goals.


Honours

Liepājas Metalurgs *
Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, also known as TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Latvia and the highest level of the Latvian football league system. Organised by the Latvian Footbal ...
:
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Daugava * Latvian Higher League:
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Maksims Rafalskis
at FTBL.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rafalskis, Maksims 1984 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Latvian men's footballers Latvian people of Russian descent Footballers from Riga Latvia men's international footballers FK Liepājas Metalurgs players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players FC Daugava players Maksims, Rafalskis FC Jūrmala players Wigry Suwałki players FS Jelgava players Latvian Higher League players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Russian First League players I liga players Latvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Latvian football managers