Džiugas Bartkus

Džiugas Bartkus
Personal information
Full name	Džiugas Bartkus
Date of birth	7 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Number	29
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	FBK Kaunas
2008	→ Kauno Jėgeriai
2010	→ Partizan Minsk (loan)
2011	→ Dinamo Brest (loan)
2012–2015	Sūduva Marijampolė
2016	Górnik Łęczna
2016–2017	Valletta
2017–2018	Žalgiris
2018–	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
International career‡
2018–	Lithuania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2018

Džiugas Bartkus (born 7 November 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in Israel.

Club career

He started his career with FBK Kaunas in 2008. During 2010 and 2011 he was loaned to Belarusian clubs Partizan Minsk and Dinamo Brest.

Between season 2012-2015 Džiugas formed part of Sudūva, a club based in the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania, where he made a total of 83 appearances.

In July 2016, Džiugas Bartkus joined Valletta FC and signed a one year contract.

Goalkeeper returned to Lithuania on 9 July 2017, when he signed a long-term contract with A Lyga champions Žalgiris.^[1]

In 2015, he was called into Lithuania squad for their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against England and Slovenia.^[2]

On 5 June 2018, he made a debut in the Lithuania national team in a 1–1 draw against Latvia in a Baltic Cup final.^[3]

^ "Lietuvos čempionai sulaukė pastiprinimo" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ Rinktinės sudėtyje prieš išvyką į Slovėniją - du naujokai Lithuanian Football Federation (in Lithuanian)
^ "BALTIJOS TAURĖS FINIŠE - LIETUVOS IR LATVIJOS LYGIOSIOS" [Baltic Cup ends - Lithuania and Latvia draw]. lff.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.