Personal information | |||
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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 | 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]
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.
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]
Utkus made his international debut for the Lithuania national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands. [12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Lithuania | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
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