Simonas Stankevičius

Simonas Stankevičius
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995[1]
Place of birth Panevėžys, Lithuania
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Šibenik
(on loan from Žalgiris)
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 8 (1)
2016–Šibenik (loan) 9 (0)
National team
2013– Lithuania 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:03, 29 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:56, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Simonas Stankevičius (born 3 October 1995) is a Lithuanian international footballer who plays for Šibenik, on loan from Žalgiris, 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]

International career

He made his international debut for Lithuania in 2013.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 29 October 2016
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2014–15[10] 0000000000
2015–16[11] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15[10][7] 5000001060
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16[11] 4000000040
Žalgiris 2016[7] 81300000111
Šibenik (loan) 2016–17[7] 90100000100
Career total 261400010311

International statistics

As of 10 September 2016[8]
Lithuania
YearAppsGoals
201310
201470
201520
201600
Total100

References

  1. "Simonas Stankevicius". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Stuart James (26 March 2015). "Lithuania's Simonas Stankevicius: 'England don't have our team spirit'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ""Žalgirietis" S. Stankevičius pusmetį praleis Kroatijoje" (in Lithuanian). Delfi.lt. 22 August 2016.
  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. 1 2 3 4 Simonas Stankevičius profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Simonas Stankevičius". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. "International Bow For Stankevicius". Leicester City F.C. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Simonas Stankevičius in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Simonas Stankevičius in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2015.


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