Dario Šits

Dario Šits (born 4 February 2004) is a Latvian professional footballer, who plays for Serie B club Parma and the Latvian under-21 national team as a centre-forward.[2]

Dario Šits
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004
Place of birth Kuldiga, Latvia[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Club information
Current team
 Parma
Number 84
Youth career
0000–2020 Metta
2020–2021 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Parma 5 (0)
International career‡
2020 Latvia U17 2 (1)
2022– Latvia U19 1 (0)
2022– Latvia U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2022

Club career

Born in Kuldīga, Šits started playing football at FK Metta, before joining Parma in 2020.[3][1] Having impressed with his performances for the Under-17 and the Primavera teams, the forward earned his first call-ups to the first team during the 2021–22 season, under head coach Giuseppe Iachini.[3][4]

On 2 March 2022, Šits made his professional debut for the club in Serie B, starting in a 1–1 league draw against AC Monza.[3] On 11 March, shortly after coming on as a substitute in a league match against Cittadella, the forward earned a penalty kick for his side, which was then missed by Juan Brunetta: the fixture ended in a 1–1 draw.[5]

On 6 October 2022, Šits extended his contract with Parma until 2026.[1]

International career

Šits has represented Latvia at various youth international levels, having played for the under-17, under-19 and under-21 national teams.[4][6]

Style of play

Šits is an ambidextrous centre-forward, who has been praised mainly for his technical and physical abilities, as well as his speed, his work rate and his finishing.[3][4]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 November 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Parma 2021–22 Serie B 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2022–23 Serie B 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Career total 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

    References
    1. "DARIO SITS RINNOVA IL CONTRATTO, AVANTI INSIEME!". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
    2. Dario Šits at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
    3. Maschio, Tommaso (2 March 2022). "Lettone, classe '04 e bomber implacabile con la Primavera. Ecco Sits, il nuovo gioiello del Parma". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    4. Brianti, Simone (2 March 2022). "Parma, Sits convocato da Iachini: chi è il 2004 lettone della Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
    5. Justovičs, Kārlis (11 March 2022). "Šits palīdz nopelnīt 11 metru soda sitienu, "Parma" neizšķirts B sērijā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
    6. "Šits nevarēs palīdzēt U21 izlasei jūnija spēlēs". Sportazinas.com (in Latvian). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
    7. Dario Šits at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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