Gediminas_Vičius
Gediminas Vičius
Lithuanian footballer
Gediminas Vičius (born 5 July 1985 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a midfielder, currently for FC Vilniaus Vytis in the I Lyga and the Lithuania national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gediminas Vičius | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-07-05) 5 July 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Kaunas, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vilniaus Vytis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Kauno Jėgeriai | 19 | (8) |
| 2005–2008 | FK Šilutė | 69 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | FBK Kaunas | 10 | (15) |
| 2010–2014 | Shakhter Karagandy | 125 | (19) |
| 2015 | Zhetysu | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Vilniaus Vytis | 24 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Lithuania | 18 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2015 | |||
Club
In 2005, he signed for Lithuanian outfit FK Šilutė where he made 69 appearances scoring 8 goals over 4 seasons.[1]
During the 2008 season he transferred to the famous A Lyga club FBK Kaunas. He played there for two seasons and managed to make 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League.[2]
In 2010, he transferred to Kazakhstan Premier League club Shakhter Karagandy where he has since featured regularly in the league and in European club competition.[1][2]
On 18 February 2015, Vičius signed for FC Zhetysu.[3]
International
On 11 October 2011, he made his debut for the Lithuania national football team in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I match against the Czech Republic.[4]
International
| Lithuania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 June 2015[5]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 March 2014 | Mardan Stadium, Antalya, Turkey |  Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 1-1 | International friendly |
- "Gediminas Vičius". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "Gediminas Vicius » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "ПФК Жетысу заключила трудовые договора". fc-zhetisu.kz/ (in Russian). FC Zhetysu. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "Gediminas Vicius » Internationals". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "Gediminas Vičius". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- Gediminas Vičius at Soccerway