Liucija Vaitukaitytė

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Liucija Vaitukaitytė
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Dusetos, Lithuania
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pomigliano
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2012 FK Dusetų ,,Ainiai
2012–2014 MFA ,,Žalgiris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kauno Žalgiris (28)
2018 Gintra Universitetas (3)
2018 Granadilla 2 (0)
2019 Sevilla 2 (0)
2019–2021
2021– Pomigliano 11 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 2 (2)
2013–2016 Lithuania U17 (5)
2016–2018 (2)
2015– Lithuania (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:30, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:43, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Liucija Vaitukaitytė (born 24 April 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Pomigliano. She previously played in Spain for Granadilla, Sevilla and . She made her debut for the Lithuania women's national team in 2015.

Career[]

Vaitukaitytė has been capped for the Lithuania national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[1] She made her senior debut in 2015.[2]

In December 2020 Vaitukaitytė was the only female Lithuanian footballer to be playing professionally outside the country.[3] She was named Lithuanian Footballer of the Year in February 2021[4] and in January 2022.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Lithuania)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Liucija Vaitukaitytė: sėkmės istorija, sugrįžimas ir svajonė". sportas.infot. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Vienintelė užsienyje profesionaliai žaidžianti Lietuvos futbolininkė: sėkmės istorija, sugrįžimas ir svajonė" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Geriausia Lietuvos metų futbolininke tapo Ispanijoje žaidžianti saugė" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Lietuvos futbolo geriausiųjų rinkimuose - Novikovo ir Vaitukaitytės triumfas" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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