Džiugas Bartkus (born 7 November 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Džiugas Bartkus | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Orobah | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | FBK Kaunas | 18 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Kauno Jėgeriai | ||
| 2010 | → Partizan Minsk (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Dinamo Brest (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Sūduva Marijampolė | 83 | (0) |
| 2016 | Górnik Łęczna | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Valletta | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Žalgiris | 24 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 149 | (1) |
| 2023– | Al-Orobah | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Lithuania | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2020 | |||
Club career edit
He started his career with FBK Kaunas in 2008. During 2010 and 2011 he was loaned to Belarusian clubs Partizan Minsk and Dinamo Brest.
Between season 2012-2015 Džiugas formed part of Sudūva, a club based in the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania, where he made a total of 83 appearances.
In July 2016, Džiugas Bartkus joined Valletta FC and signed a one year contract.
Goalkeeper returned to Lithuania on 9 July 2017, when he signed a long-term contract with A Lyga champions Žalgiris.[1]
On 12 June 2023, Bartkus joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.[2]
International career edit
In 2015, he was called into Lithuania squad for their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against England and Slovenia.[3]
On 5 June 2018, he made a debut in the Lithuania national team in a 1–1 draw against Latvia in a Baltic Cup final.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Lietuvos čempionai sulaukė pastiprinimo" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "العروبة يوقع مع الحارس الدولي الليتواني دزيوقاس بارتكوس".
- ^ Rinktinės sudėtyje prieš išvyką į Slovėniją - du naujokai Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Lithuanian Football Federation (in Lithuanian)
- ^ "BALTIJOS TAURĖS FINIŠE - LIETUVOS IR LATVIJOS LYGIOSIOS" [Baltic Cup ends - Lithuania and Latvia draw]. lff.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links edit
- Džiugas Bartkus at Soccerway
- Džiugas Bartkus at 90minut.pl (in Polish)