"Riga" signs midfielders Vakulko and Saveļjevs

Latvian champion "Riga Football Club" has signed contracts with two midfielders - 23-year-old Ukrainian Yuri Vakulko and 22-year-old Latvian Aleksejs Saveļjevs! Welcome!

Yuri Vakulko was born on November 10, 1997 in Odessa, Ukraine. Vakulko is a Odessa Sports School grown player. In 2014, Yuri became a "Dnipro" football player.

Yuri made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2016. In total, Vakulko played 38 games and scored two goals in two years in this tournament. In 2018, Vakulko was transferred to the Serbian football giant "Partizan". In the highest league in Serbia, Vakulko played two games. Vakulko spent the last three seasons in the Ukrainian Premier League clubs "Arsenal" and "Dnipro-1".

Yuri represented the Ukrainian U18, U19 and U21 national teams. For U21 national team Vakulko played 16 games, scored two goals and was also the team captain in recent years.

Aleksejs Saveļjevs was born on January 30, 1999 in Riga. Alexei is a Skonto Academy grown player. In 2017, Saveļjevs made his debut in the highest league of Latvia. In "Babīte", Aleksejs scored two goals in ten games.

Alexei has spent the last four years in various Italian clubs. In Italy's Serie C Saveļjevs played 22 games and scored two goals. In the Latvian national team, Saveļjevs has played in five matches and scored a very beautiful goal against Germany in June. Aleksejs has also represented the Latvian U17, U19 and U21 national teams.