Karlīna Miksone


Karlīna Miksone is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraliga club Czarni Sosnowiec and the Latvia women's national team. During her career abroad, she has played in Iceland, Lithuania, and Poland. Miksone was named the 2024 Latvian Women's Footballer of the Year.

Club career

In 2020 Miksone played in Iceland's Besta deild kvenna for ÍBV. In January 2021, she signed with Lithuanian FC Gintra. In the end of August 2021, she was one of two Latvians to leave the club alongside defender Anastasija Ročāne. She subsequently joined Polish Ekstraliga side Medyk Konin, scoring her first league goal for the club in a 4–1 September 2021 win against Rekord Bielsko-Biała.
In January 2025, Miksone was recognised as the 2024 Latvian Women's Footballer of the Year, winning the award for the first time.

International career

Miksone was only 14 years and 322 days old when she made her debut for the Latvia national team on 6 February 2015. She replaced long-time team captain Olga Matīsa in the 66th minute of a friendly match, which resulted in a 0–2 loss to Estonia.
She continued to play for her national team at age groups, scoring twice for the Latvia under-19 team in the 2017 Baltic Cup.
Miksone appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. In September 2023 Miksone scored a hat trick in a 4–0 UEFA Nations League win, away against Andorra. She scored five goals in nine games for the national team in 2024, going past 20 international goals in the process.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 April 2017Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia1–11–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
26 August 2017Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai, Lithuania1–11–1Women's Baltic Cup 2017
31 September 2018TNTK Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia1–04–0Women's Baltic Cup 2018
42 September 2018TNTK Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia2–02–0Women's Baltic Cup 2018
58 April 2019FK Jelgava Sporta bāze, Jelgava, Latvia1–31–3Friendly
614 June 2019Jānis Skredelis' stadium, Riga, Latvia1–03–0Women's Baltic Cup 2019
716 June 2019Jānis Skredelis' stadium, Riga, Latvia1–02–0Women's Baltic Cup 2019
84 October 2019Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia1–01–2UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
914 July 2023Jānis Skredelis' stadium, Riga, Latvia1–11–1Friendly
1017 July 2023LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, Latvia1–11–1Friendly
1126 September 2023Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra1–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
1226 September 2023Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra2–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
1326 September 2023Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra4–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
1431 October 2023Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova1–13–32023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
1531 October 2023Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova2–33–32023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
165 December 2023Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta1–01–22023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
175 April 2024LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, Latvia1–03–4UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
185 April 2024LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, Latvia3–43–4UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
1916 July 2024Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia2–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
2024 October 2024LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, Latvia1–02–12024 Women's Baltic Cup
2124 October 2024LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, Latvia2–12–12024 Women's Baltic Cup
224 April 2025Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia1–02–12025 UEFA Women's Nations League C
234 April 2025Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia2–12–12025 UEFA Women's Nations League C
243 June 2025LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, Latvia2–22–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League C
2524 October 2025Raudondvaris Stadium, Raudondvaris, Lithuania1–01–02025 Women's Baltic Cup
2627 October 2025Raudondvaris Stadium, Raudondvaris, Lithuania1–03–02025 Women's Baltic Cup
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Honours

Czarni Sosnowiec
Individual