Simonas Stankevičius

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Simonas Stankevičius
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 26)[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)
2014Nuneaton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2016 Žalgiris B 8 (4)
2016 Žalgiris 8 (1)
2016Šibenik (loan) 12 (0)
2017 Mjøndalen 6 (0)
2017Egersund (loan) 7 (0)
Total 51 (5)
National team
2013–2015 Lithuania 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Simonas Stankevičius (born 3 October 1995) is a Lithuanian retired international footballer who played as a striker.

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.[3]

On 28 August 2015, Stankevičius joined Oldham Athletic on a three-month loan deal.[4]

On 12 January 2016, Stankevičius signed for Žalgiris.[5] He moved on loan to Croatian club Šibenik in August 2016.[6][7]

He was bought by Norwegian First Division club Mjøndalen on 18 February 2017.[8] He finished his career later that season with Egersund.[9]

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) [11][7] 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[7] 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Šibenik (loan) 2016–17[7] 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Mjøndalen 2017[7] 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. ^ "Simonas Stankevicius: Nuneaton Town sign Lithuania international". BBC Sport. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Simonas Stankevicius: Leicester City striker joins Oldham on loan". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Klube – dar vienas rinktinės futbolininkas". Žalgiris Vilnius. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ^ ""Žalgirietis" S. Stankevičius pusmetį praleis Kroatijoje" (in Lithuanian). Delfi.lt. 22 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e Simonas Stankevičius at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Norvegijos klubas įsigijo "Žalgirio" puolėją" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Simonas Stankevičius". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  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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