Edgaras Utkus (born 22 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cercle Brugge and the Lithuania national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Radviliškis, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | NFA | ||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Monaco B | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Cercle Brugge | 55 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Lithuania U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Lithuania U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2017 | Lithuania U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Lithuania U19 | 15 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Lithuania U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Lithuania | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Career edit
Monaco edit
In 2019, Utkus signed his first professional contract with Monaco. In France he played from summer of the 2019.[2][3][4] He appeared for the reserves, competing in Championnat National 2.
Cercle Brugge edit
In the summer of 2021, Utkus moved to Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge.[5] He made his debut on 24 July 2021 in a match against Beerschot which was interrupted after 55 minutes due to heavy rainfall.[6] The match was continued on 27 July, and ended in a 1–0 win for Cercle. Despite being a midfielder, Utkus lined up in the right side of central defense, where he kept a clean sheet.[7]
On 4 August 2022, Cercle Brugge announced that Utkus had suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament and a tear in the meniscus of his knee, which required surgery.[8] The injury effectively ended his season.[9][10] Despite the severity of his injury, he extended his contract with the club on 23 April 2023, signing a deal until 2026.[11]
International career edit
Utkus made his international debut for the Lithuania national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands.[12]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of 11 June 2022[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ Edgaras Utkus at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Le jeune Lituanien Edgaras Utkus à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Oficialu: "Monaco" žvaigždyne – parašą padėjęs Lietuvos talentas". 15min.lt/sportas (in Lithuanian). 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Oficialu: perspektyvus lietuvis pasirašė sutartį su Prancūzijos futbolo gigantu Monaco". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Edgaras Utkus and Boris Popovic to Cercle Brugge". AS Monaco. 20 July 2021.
- ^ Lambrecht, Yannick (24 July 2021). "Regen is spelbreker in het Kiel, Beerschot en Cercle maken match dinsdag af". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish).
- ^ "Beerschot vs. Cercle Brugge - 27 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Medische update: Edgaras Utkus". Cercle Brugge (Press release) (in Flemish). 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Edgaras Utkus ziet het einde van zijn lange revalidatie". De Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch). 22 April 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Verweirder, Luc (1 June 2023). "Edgaras Utkus (Cercle Brugge) na verloren seizoen opnieuw fit: "Al is het voor kwartiertje, ik ben klaar"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Vandecauter, Joachim (7 April 2023). "Opvallend: Cercle Brugge verlengt het contract van speler die al het hele seizoen uit is". Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lithuania v Faroe Islands
External links edit
- Edgaras Utkus at FootballDatabase.eu
- Edgaras Utkus at Soccerway