Aleksejs Višņakovs (born 3 February 1984 in Riga) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

After showing some pretty good qualities, he was taken back to Skonto Riga and surely didn't disappoint this time.

During this time he became well known among the fans and was a vital player in the starting eleven, all in all making 139 appearances and scoring 31 goal.

Immediately after leaving, on 13 February 2009, he signed a contract with Skonto Riga rivals FK Ventspils.

[5] Joining in the middle of the season, he played 14 matches and scored 3 goals, helping the club secure a place in the next year's Ekstraklasa.

[6] In July 2012 Višņakovs was about to sign a contract with the Latvian Higher League club Spartaks Jūrmala,[7] but eventually the move fell through and Aleksejs joined the Russian First Division club Baltika Kaliningrad on 11 August 2012, signing a one-year contract.

[18] His younger brother Eduards is also a professional footballer, currently playing for SK Super Nova in the Latvian Optibet Virslīga as a forward.