Ovidijus Verbickas (born 4 July 1993) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A Lyga club Žalgiris and Lithuania national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ukmergė, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Žalgiris | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Rotalis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014[1] | Zenit St.Petersburg II | 53 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Atlantas (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Marbella | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Atlantas | 47 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | Sūduva Marijampolė | 71 | (13) |
| 2020 | Taraz | 14 | (0) |
| 2021– | Žalgiris | 100 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Lithuania U-19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Lithuania U-21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016– | Lithuania | 34 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
History edit
Since the summer of 2011, Verbickas played for the youth squad of Zenit, the first match for him was played in August 2011, coming on as a substitute in the game against FC Krasnodar. In total, Ovidijus played 58 matches for the Zenit youth team and scored 6 goals. In September 2012, he was included in to "Zenit" team at the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.[2]
On 6 March 2014, he was loaned out to Lithuanian A Lyga vice-champions Atlantas.[3]
On 21 January 2020, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Taraz.[4]
In January 2021, he joined Lithuanian club FK Žalgiris.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2018 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Individual
References edit
- ^ Profile at Zenit's website‚ en.fc-zenit.ru
- ^ Championship.com
- ^ "O.Verbickas tapo oficialiu "Atlanto" žaidėju" (in Lithuanian). FK Atlantas. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Игрок сборной Литвы в "Таразе"" (in Russian). FC Taraz. 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Verbickas, Ovidijus". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Apdovanoti 2018 m. Lietuvos futbolo geriausieji" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Balandžio žaidėjo rinkimuose – triuškinamas O. Verbicko atotrūkis" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
External links edit
- Ovidijus Verbickas at Soccerway