Vykintas Slivka

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Vykintas Slivka
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Panevėžys, Lithuania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sagan Tosu
Number 77
Youth career
Ekranas
2013–2014 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Juventus 0 (0)
2014 → Modena (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Gorica (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2017 → Den Bosch (loan) 40 (2)
2017 → Ascoli (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2020 Hibernian 67 (3)
2020–2022 Apollon Smyrnis 52 (2)
2022–2024 Lamia 62 (7)
2024– Sagan Tosu 5 (0)
International career‡
2015– Lithuania 67 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Vykintas Slivka (born 29 April 1995) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Japanese club Sagan Tosu and the Lithuania national team.

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Club career

Slivka signed for Italian club Juventus in 2014. He was loaned to Modena, Gorica, Den Bosch and Ascoli over the next three seasons. [1]

He left Juventus in July 2017, signing a three-year contract with Hibernian. [2] [3] He scored his first goal for Hibernian on 12 August, in a 3–2 win against Rangers. [4] Slivka missed over two months of the 2017–18 season due to a hamstring injury. [5] In his first appearance after the injury, Slivka scored the second goal for Hibs in a 2–1 win against Celtic. [5] During the following season Slivka maintained an unusual streak of only scoring goals for Hibs against either half of the Old Firm, scoring in the first minute of a 2–0 win at home to Celtic. [6] Slivka was one of three first team players released by Hibs at the end of the 2019–20 season. [7]

On 31 August 2020, Slivka signed for Super League Greece club Apollon Smyrnis. [8]

International career

On 5 June 2015, Slivka made his debut for Lithuania in a friendly match against Hungary. [9] During 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Slivka scored goals against Slovenia and Malta.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2024 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gorica 2014–15 [11] PrvaLiga 12100——121
Den Bosch 2015–16 [11] Eerste Divisie 28241——323
2016–17 [11] Eerste Divisie 12010——130
Total402510000453
Ascoli 2016–17 [11] Serie B 6000——60
Hibernian 2017–18 [12] Scottish Premiership 2221040—272
2018–19 [13] [note 1] Scottish Premiership 291311060392
2019–20 [14] Scottish Premiership 1600020—180
Total673417060844
Apollon Smyrnis 2020–21 [11] Super League Greece 26110——271
2021–22 [11] Super League Greece 26110——271
Total522200000542
Lamia 2022–23 [11] Super League Greece 29150——341
2023–24 [11] Super League Greece 33600——336
Total627500000677
Career total21314112706023616

    International appearances

    As of 30 August 2022 [15]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Lithuania 201570
    201691
    201771
    201890
    201960
    202030
    202170
    202240
    Total522

    International goals

    Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first. [16]
    GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.4 September 2016 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, LithuaniaFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2–02–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    2.5 October 2017 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 1–11–1
    3.22 September 2022LFF Stadium, Vilnius, LithuaniaFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–11–1 2022-23 UEFA Nations League

    Honours

    Juventus

    Notes

    1. ↑ Soccerbase did not record appearances made by Slivka against NSI Runavik on 19 July, Asteras Tripolis on 26 July and 2 August, and Molde on 9 August and 16 August 2018.

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    References

    1. ↑ Cubera, Paulius (25 January 2017). "Oficialu: Vykintas Slivka keliasi rungtyniauti į Italiją". 15min (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
    2. ↑ "HIBERNIAN SIGN SLIVKA ON PERMANENT DEAL". Hibernian FC. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    3. ↑ "Juventus' Vykintas Slivka joins Hibernian on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    4. ↑ "Rangers 2–3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
    5. 1 2 Brown, Anthony (27 April 2018). "Goal against Celtic was much-needed lift for Hibs' Vykintas Slivka". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
    6. ↑ Campbell, Andy (16 December 2018). "Hibernian 2–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
    7. ↑ "Hibernian: Steven Whittaker among those exiting Easter Road". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
    8. ↑ "Vykintas Slivka karjerą tęs Graikijoje".
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    10. ↑ Vykintas Slivka at Soccerbase
    11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vykintas Slivka at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    12. ↑ "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    13. ↑ "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    14. ↑ "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    15. ↑ Vykintas Slivka at National-Football-Teams.com
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