Nedas Maciulaitis

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Nedas Maciulaitis
Personal information
Full name Nedas Maciulaitis
Date of birth (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Vilinius, Lithuania
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Carrick Rangers
Youth career
?-2015 Portadown
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Portadown 4 (0)
2017-2018 Dundalk 0 (0)
2018-2019 Armagh City
2019–2020 Coleraine 12 (1)
2020Annagh United (loan)
2020-2023 Loughgall 54 (24)
2023– Carrick Rangers 38 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Nedas Maciulaitis is a football player for Carrick Rangers FC in Northern Ireland.

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Early life

Maciulaitis moved from Lithuania to Northern Ireland with his family at the age of five. [1]

Club career

In 2020, Maciulaitis signed for Northern Irish side Loughgall, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players. [2] In 2023, he signed for Northern Irish side Carrick Rangers, where he formed an attack partnership with Northern Irish footballer Emmett McGuckin. [3]

International career

Maciulaitis has represented Northern Ireland internationally at youth level. [4]

Style of play

Maciulaitis mainly operates as a striker and is known for his speed. [5]

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References

  1. Bailie, Keith (7 October 2022). "Football has shaped my life in Northern Ireland, says Loughgall's Lithuanian-born star Nedas Maciulaitis". Belfast Telegraph.
  2. Crawford, Steven (6 January 2023). "Stephen O'Donnell wary of threat posed to Coleraine by familiar face". BelfastLive.
  3. "McGuckin and Maciulaitis thriving in attack for Carrick". News Letter. Belfast. 6 March 2023. p. 37. ProQuest   2782866234.
  4. Morton, Johnny (25 February 2023). "Carrick Rangers striker Nedas Maciulaitis determined to prove himself in the Premiership second time around". News Letter.
  5. Swain, Maxie (15 October 2019). "Coleraine ace hoping to now fulfil promise that first came to the fore as a teen at Shamrock Park". The Daily Mirror. London. p. 8. ProQuest   2305339261.