Lithuanian footballer (born 1990)
Vytautas Andriu?kevi?ius
(born 8 October 1990), commonly known as
Vytas
, is a retired Lithuanian
footballer
who played as a
left-back
. He is now an assistant coach for the
Portland Thorns
of the American
National Women's Soccer League
(NWSL).
Playing career
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Club
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Andriu?kevi?ius began his professional career in 2007 with
FBK Kaunas
in
Lithuania
. From 2007 to 2008, he was loaned to FBK Kaunas's second team to gain experience as a starter. However, he was unable to earn meaningful playing time, and soon signed with
Lechia Gda?sk
of the Polish
Ekstraklasa
.
[1]
On 3 April 2013, he joined
Djurgardens IF
on a one-year contract with an option for an additional three years.
In 2014, Andriu?kevi?ius signed with
SC Cambuur
of the Dutch
Eredivisie
. On 13 May 2016, he left the team after it was relegated from Eredivisie to
Eerste Divisie
.
On 14 July 2016, he signed with the
Portland Timbers
of
Major League Soccer
(MLS) and played for two years there.
[2]
On 7 August 2018, it was announced that he had transferred within MLS to
D.C. United
in exchange for $50,000 of
Targeted Allocation Money
.
[3]
He suffered a hip flexor injury during training which sidelined him for the rest of the season.
[4]
He was released by D.C. United at the end of the 2018 season after not making a single appearance.
[5]
In 2019, he played five games for Lithuanian team
FK S?duva
, which won the
A Lyga
that season. On July 8, 2019, he transferred to Kazakh team
FC Tobol
and played 12 games there. For the 2020 season, he transferred to another Kazakh team,
FC Kyzylzhar
, and played 10 games.
He announced his retirement in April 2021.
[6]
International
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Andriu?kevi?ius was part of the
Lithuania national football team
. On 10 September 2019 he scored his only international goal, against
Portugal
in a 1?5 loss.
[7]
Coaching career
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After retiring from playing, Andriu?kevi?ius moved back to
Portland
and began coaching youth sports. On 11 May 2022,
Portland Thorns FC
? the women's team in the same organization as the Timbers ? hired Andriu?kevi?ius as an assistant coach.
[8]
[9]
Career statistics
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Club
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Club
|
Season
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
FBK Kaunas
|
2006?07
|
1
|
0
|
2007?08
|
4
|
0
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2008?09
|
10
|
1
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2009?10
|
2
|
0
|
Totals
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17
|
1
|
Lechia Gdansk
|
2010?11
|
20
|
0
|
2011?12
|
14
|
0
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2012?13
|
2
|
0
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Totals
|
36
|
0
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Djurgardens IF
|
2012?13
|
19
|
0
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2013?14
|
15
|
0
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Totals
|
34
|
0
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SC Cambuur
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2014?15
|
28
|
0
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2015?16
|
27
|
0
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Totals
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55
|
0
|
Portland Timbers
|
2015?16
|
15
|
1
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2016?17
|
32
|
0
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Career Total
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189
|
2
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National team
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Lithuania national team
|
Year
|
Apps
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Goals
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2011
|
1
|
0
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2012
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6
|
0
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2013
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4
|
0
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2014
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5
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0
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2015
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5
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0
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2016
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2
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0
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2017
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2
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0
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2019
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6
|
1
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Total
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31
|
1
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International goals
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- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.
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References
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