Vjačeslavs Kudrjavcevs (born 30 March 1998) is a Latvian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Jelgava Jelgava () is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and was the ad ...

Career

At the age of 16, Kudrajavcevs debuted for

Jūrmala Jūrmala (; "seaside") is a state city in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, about west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and is sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a stretch of white-sand beach and is the ...

in the Latvian top flight. After that, he signed for second division side Babīte, helping them achieve promotion before being sent on loan to top flight club

Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

, where he failed to make a league appearance.Vjaceslavs Kudrjavcevs: Szatnia Legii, jak rodzina
legia.net For the second half of the 2017–18 season, Kudrajavcevs signed for

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

, the most successful Polish team, where he again failed to make an appearance for the senior team. In early 2020, he joined Polish

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

club

Stomil Olsztyn Stomil Olsztyn S.A., historically known and played under the names OKS 1945 Olsztyn and OKS Stomil Olsztyn, is a Polish football club based in Olsztyn. In the 2025–26 season, they will compete in the IV liga Warmia-Masuria after suffering thei ...

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* 1998 births Living people Footballers from Riga Men's association football goalkeepers Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's youth international footballers Latvia men's under-21 international footballers FC Jūrmala players Riga FC players Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players FK Ventspils players Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players Widzew Łódź players Valmiera FC players FK Liepāja players SK Super Nova players FS Jelgava players Latvian Higher League players I liga players III liga players Latvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub