Karolis Uzėla (born 11 March 2000) is a Lithuanian football player. He plays for Lithuanian club Kauno Žalgiris.[1]

Karolis Uzėla
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder,Defender
Team information
Current team
Kauno Žalgiris
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 FK Žalgiris 54 (6)
2018–2019SPAL (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 RFS 15 (1)
2023– Kauno Žalgiris 9 (0)
International career
2017–2022 Lithuania U-21 14 (1)
2021– Lithuania 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023

Club career

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He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Italian club SPAL, where he mostly played for their Under-19 squad. He was called up to the senior team for Serie A games on two occasions but remained on the bench in both games.[2]

On 25 January 2022, he signed a three-year contract with RFS in Latvia.[3]

On 28 June 2023, Uzėla signed for Lithuanian club Kauno Žalgiris, on a contract until 31 December 2024.[4]

International career

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He made his debut for the Lithuania national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland, a 1–4 home loss. He substituted Ovidijus Verbickas in the 80th minute.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Karolis Uzėla at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Parma v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "RFS PIEVIENOJAS PERSPEKTĪVAIS LIETUVIETIS K. UZĒLA" (in Latvian). RFS. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "„Kauno Žalgirį" papildė Karolis Uzėla" (in Lithuanian). Kauno Žalgiris. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Lithuania v Northern Ireland game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
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