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Simonas Stankevičius
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Panevėžys, Lithuania
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2009–2011 National Football Academy
2011–2014 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Leicester City 0 (0)
2014 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2016 Žalgiris 8 (1)
2016 → Šibenik (loan) 12 (0)
2017 Mjøndalen 6 (0)
2017 → Egersund (loan)
International career‡
2013– Lithuania 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2017

Simonas Stankevičius (born 3 October 1995) is a Lithuanian international footballer who last played for Mjøndalen, as a striker.[3]

Early and personal life

Stankevičius was raised in Panevėžys.[2] His mother was a semi-professional tennis player and his grandfather was also a professional footballer.[2]

Club career

Stankevičius started his youth career in his hometown of Panevėžys before moving to the National Football Academy in Kaunas at the age of 14.[2] He was scouted by English club Leicester City after playing under-16 youth international football for Lithuania.[2]

He joined Nuneaton Town on a two-month loan on 21 November 2014.[4]

On 28 August 2015, Stankevičius joined Oldham Athletic on a three-month loan deal.[5]

On 12 January 2016, Stankevičius signed for Žalgiris.[6] He moved on loan to Croatian club Šibenik in August 2016.[7][8]

He was bought by Norwegian First Division club Mjøndalen on 18 February 2017.[3]

International career

He made his international debut for Lithuania in 2013.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 17 January 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 2014–15[11] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[12] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15[11][8] 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16[12] 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Žalgiris 2016[8] 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Šibenik (loan) 2016–17[8] 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Mjøndalen 2017[8] 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 36 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 46 1

International statistics

As of 16 January 2018[9]
Lithuania
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 7 0
2015 2 0
2016 0 0
Total 10 0

References

  1. ^ "Simonas Stankevicius". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stuart James (26 March 2015). "Lithuania's Simonas Stankevicius: 'England don't have our team spirit'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Norvegijos klubas įsigijo "Žalgirio" puolėją" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Simonas Stankevicius: Nuneaton Town sign Lithuania international". BBC Sport. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Simonas Stankevicius: Leicester City striker joins Oldham on loan". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Klube – dar vienas rinktinės futbolininkas". Žalgiris Vilnius. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ ""Žalgirietis" S. Stankevičius pusmetį praleis Kroatijoje" (in Lithuanian). Delfi.lt. 22 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e Simonas Stankevičius at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. ^ "International Bow For Stankevicius". Leicester City F.C. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Simonas Stankevičius in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Simonas Stankevičius in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2015.


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