Artūrs Zjuzins (born 18 June 1991) is a Latvian football midfielder.
Club career In his youth career Artūrs Zjuzins played for Jūrmala-VV, signing his first professional contract in 2007 with Ventspils. He played only 2 matches there, being sent to Tranzit in 2009. He played 17 matches there, scoring 1 goal. In 2010, he was taken back to Ventspils. Elected as the team's captain he played 20 matches that season, scoring 2 goals. In January 2011 it was reported that Zjuzins hadn't been let to join Lazio for €425'000."Ventspils" nepalaida Zjuzinu uz "Lazio" par 425 000 eiro – Leģionāri – Futbols –. Sportacentrs.com (4 February 2011). Retrieved 11 November 2011. In March 2011 Zjuzins signed a contract with MŠK Žilina, playing in the Slovak Corgoň Liga.Zjuzins pāriet pie Slovākijas čempiones "Žilina". Nelegāli? – Leģionāri – Futbols – Sportacentrs.com . F1.sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011. It was reported then, that the player had joined the club illegally, with no permission from Ventspils, but the situation was solved calmly and the player was let to join the Slovak side.Zjuzina un FK "Ventspils" konflikts atrisināts mierīgi – Virslīga – Futbols –. Sportacentrs.com (17 March 2011). Retrieved 11 November 2011. He made his debut for Žilina against Košice on 15 March 2011, he also scored his first goal for the club then.Turkovs un Zjuzins gūst pa uzvaras vārtiem – Leģionāri – Futbols –. Sportacentrs.com (15 March 2011). Retrieved 11 November 2011. Despite some good performances, he was released after the season. In August 2011 he was signed by the Russian National Football League team Baltika Kaliningrad as a free agent.Zjuzins pārceļas uz "Baltika", pievienojoties Koliņko un Rafaļskim – Leģionāri – Futbols –. Sportacentrs.com (18 August 2011). Retrieved 11 November 2011. During his first season in Kaliningrad Zjuzins scored 3 goals in 19 matches. The second season saw him score once in 25 games.
International career Zjuzins has represented Latvia at both U-19 and U-21 levels. He received his first full international call-up for Latvia in 2012 for a friendly match against Kazakhstan on 29 February. Zjuzins scored his first international goal for Latvia in a 1–1 friendly match draw against Estonia on 14 August 2013. That was the debut match for Marians Pahars as the national team's manager. Zjuzins scored for the second match in a row on 6 September 2013, when Latvia beat Lithuania 2–1 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
International goals As of match played 6 June 2022. Latvia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zjuzins goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 August 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia81–11–1Friendly26 September 2013Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia92–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification36 September 2015Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia241–21–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying41 June 2016Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia301–02–12016 Baltic Cup52 September 2016Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia322–13–1Friendly63–1713 November 2016Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal361–14–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification86 June 2022Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia531–01–02022–23 UEFA Nations League D922 March 2023Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland582-23-2Friendly
Honours Ventspils Latvian Higher League (2): 2007, 2008 Latvian Cup (1): 2007
Latvia Baltic Cup (1): 2012
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