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Biography
Antons Kurakins (born 1 January 1990) is a Latvian professional football defender who plays as a left-back. He is currently without a club after leaving Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership in August 2016.
Career
After starting his career in his home country with Multibanka Rīga, RSK Dižvanagi Rēzekne and FK Blāzma Rēzekne Kurakins then moved to Scotland, signing for Celtic, where he played in the club's youth side. During his time at Celtic, he went out on loan to Brechin City in April 2010 and to Stranraer in February 2011.
After a spell with FK Ventspils, Kurakins returned to Scotland in July 2015, signing for Hamilton Academical. He was released by the club on 24 August 2016.
International career
Kurakins made his first international appearance in a friendly against Macedonia on 5 March 2014, playing the entire match.