Džiugas Bartkus

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Džiugas Bartkus
Personal information
Full name Džiugas Bartkus
Date of birth (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 34)
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)
2008Kauno Jėgeriai
2010Partizan Minsk (loan) 7 (0)
2011Dinamo 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2020

Džiugas Bartkus (born 7 November 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.

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]

  1. ^ "Lietuvos čempionai sulaukė pastiprinimo" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "العروبة يوقع مع الحارس الدولي الليتواني دزيوقاس بارتكوس".
  3. ^ Rinktinės sudėtyje prieš išvyką į Slovėniją - du naujokai Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Lithuanian Football Federation (in Lithuanian)
  4. ^ "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.

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