Edgaras Utkus

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Edgaras Utkus
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Monaco B 8 (0)
2021– Cercle Brugge 51 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

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]

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Career

Monaco

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

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

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

International

As of 11 June 2022 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lithuania 202020
202130
202250
202340
Total140

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  12. 1 2 Lithuania v Faroe Islands