Džiugas Bartkus (born 7 November 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Bukiryah.
| 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-Bukiryah | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Orobah | 33 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Bukiryah | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2023 | Lithuania | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editHe started his career with FBK Kaunas in 2008. During 2010 and 2011, he was loaned to Belarusian clubs Partizan Minsk and Dinamo Brest.
From 2012 to 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, Bartkus joined Maltese club Valletta on 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]
On 12 July 2024, Bartkus moved to Al-Bukiryah.[3]
International career
editIn 2015, he was called into Lithuania squad for their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against England and Slovenia.[4]
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.[5]
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".
- ^ "أنهت إدارة #نادي_البكيرية برئاسة الأستاذ عبدالرحمن الحضيف إجراءات التعاقد 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)