to the Ekstraklasa, saw the club finish the league in the 4th position of the table, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the club's history. Lazdiņš participated in the second leg of the second qualifying round, when Piast played a 2–2 draw against the Azerbaijani club Qarabağ. In his second season with Piast Lazdiņš gradually lost his place in the starting line-up, playing just seven league and two cup matches for the club. Return to FK Jelgava On 26 March 2014, the return of Lazdiņš was officially confirmed by his former club FK Jelgava. Despite suffering from a long-term injury in the second half of the season, Lazdiņš participated in 18 league matches as well as the UEFA Europa League qualifiers, ceding to the Norwegian side Rosenborg over two legs in the first qualifying round of the tournament. He helped Jelgava win the Latvian Cup and reach bronze medals in the domestic championship for the first time in the club's history. Saldus SS/Leevon On 19 March 2020, Lazdiņš joined Latvin club Saldus SS/Leevon. Greifswalder FC In February 2022, Lazdiņš moved to German club Greifswalder FC of the fifth-tier NOFV-Oberliga Nord. International career Lazdiņš was a member of Latvia U-19 and Latvia U-21 football teams, being called up to the senior side for the Baltic Cup matches in 2010. He made his international debut in the second match of the tournament against Estonia on 19 June 2010. He then came on as a substitute, replacing Juris Laizāns. In 2012 Lazdiņš helped Latvia win the Baltic Cup, beating Finland in the final. Latvia won the Baltic Cup for the second time in a row in May 2014, beating Lithuania in the final. As of March 2015, Lazdiņš had played 21 matches for Latvia. Personal life According to fkjelgava.lv, Lazdiņš loves cinema and also has a Twitter account. His native language is Latvian, but he also speaks English fluently, Russian well and German at a basic level. His aim in football is to improve and reach career heights. Honours FK Ventspils Latvian league: 2006, 2007, 2008 Latvian Cup: 2007 FK Jelgava Latvian Cup: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 Latvia Baltic Cup: 2012, 2014 References External links 1986 births Living people People from Limbaži Latvian footballers Association football midfielders Latvia international footballers Ekstraklasa players FK Auda players FK Ventspils players FK Jelgava players Piast Gliwice players Julia Richman Education Complex