Edgaras Utkus

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Edgaras Utkus
Personal information
Full name Edgaras Utkus
Date of birth (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Radviliškis, Lithuania
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2018 NFA
2018–2019 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Monaco B 8 (0)
2021– Cercle Brugge 4 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Lithuania U17 4 (1)
2017–2018 Lithuania U19 4 (0)
2018– Lithuania U21 9 (1)
2020– Lithuania 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Edgaras Utkus (born 22 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cercle Brugge and the Lithuania national team.[1]

Career[]

Monaco[]

In 2019, Utkus signed his first professional contract with Monaco. In France he played from summer of the 2019.[2][3][4] He appeared for the reserves, competing in Championnat National 2.

Cercle Brugge[]

In the summer of 2021, Utkus moved to Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge.[5] He made his debut on 24 July 2021 in a match against Beerschot which was interrupted after 55 minutes due to heavy rainfall.[6] The match was continued on 27 July, and ended in a 1–0 win for Cercle. Despite being a midfielder, Utkus lined up in the right side of central defense, where he kept a clean sheet.[7]

International career[]

Utkus made his international debut for Lithuania on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands.[8]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of 16 November 2020[8]
Lithuania
Year Apps Goals
2020 2 0
Total 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ Edgaras Utkus at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Le jeune Lituanien Edgaras Utkus à Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Oficialu: "Monaco" žvaigždyne – parašą padėjęs Lietuvos talentas". 15min.lt/sportas (in Lithuanian). 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Oficialu: perspektyvus lietuvis pasirašė sutartį su Prancūzijos futbolo gigantu „Monaco"". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Edgaras Utkus and Boris Popovic to Cercle Brugge". AS Monaco. 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ Lambrecht, Yannick (24 July 2021). "Regen is spelbreker in het Kiel, Beerschot en Cercle maken match dinsdag af". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Beerschot vs. Cercle Brugge - 27 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Lithuania v Faroe Islands

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