Mantas Fridrikas

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Mantas Fridrikas
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Lithuania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Hegelmann Litauen
Number 25
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Atletas Kaunas
2007–2012 FBK Kaunas 68 (4)
2012 FC Fyn
2012 FBK Kaunas 5 (0)
2013 Šiauliai 29 (0)
2014 Žalgiris Vilnius 3 (0)
2015 Utenis Utena 31 (1)
2016 Kauno Žalgiris 14 (0)
2017 DFK Dainava 24 (0)
2017–2018 Atlantas 24 (0)
2018–2019 Panevėžys 38 (1)
2020–2022 Hegelmann Litauen 80 (2)
International career
2007–2010 Lithuania U-21 13 (0)
2010 Lithuania [1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Mantas Fridrikas (born 13 September 1988) is a retired Lithuanian footballer who played as a centre back.

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Career

Fridrikas made eight appearances and scored one goal for FBK Kaunas during the 2007 season.

Fridrikas was hoping to move to Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian in January 2009. [2]

Later plays for FC Fyn as a defender.

From 2017 he played in FK Atlantas Klaipėda.

From 2018 summer in FK Panevėžys.

Personal life

Fridrikas' father Robertas and his half-brother Lukas are also professional footballers. [3]

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References

  1. Mantas Fridrikas at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Fridrikas fancies Hearts move". Sky Sports. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  3. Rimkus, Kęstas. "Sporto legendų sūnus muša įvarčius ir mąsto apie lietuvišką pasą: "Būtų įdomu žaisti už Lietuvą"". 15min.lt/sportas.