A gifted midfielder, his ability to dictate play and contribute both defensively and offensively made him a complete package for Latvia. Career record: 51 caps and 4 goals for Latvia; club career at FK Jelgava, Skonto, FK Daugava (2003).
One rank above: Vitālijs Maksimenko at #21.
One rank below: Aleksejs Višņakovs at #23.
Latvia's editorial top five: Māris Verpakovskis · Marians Pahars · Vitālijs Astafjevs · Aleksandrs Koļinko · Andris Vaņins.