Tautvydas Eliošius (born 3 November 1991) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ukmergė, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Šiauliai | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Šiauliai | 91 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | → Šiauliai 2 | 18 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Kruoja | 51 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Žalgiris | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Žalgiris B | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Lietava (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jonava | 58 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | FK Panevėžys | 145 | (7) |
| 2024–present | FK Širvėna Biržai | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Lithuania-19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Lithuania-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Lithuania | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2021 | |||
Eliošius made his international debut in November 2014 when he came as substitute in Euro 2016 qualification match against Switzerland.
Career
editTautvydas started his career at FK Šiauliai where he trained together with his older brother Tadas Eliošius. In 2009 he finally broke into the first team and quickly became one of team leaders. Before 2014 season he joined other A Lyga side Kruoja. Midfielder led his team to silver medals, was elected into A Lyga Team of the Year, and awarded with A Lyga Goal of the Year.[1][2]
After Kruoja collapsed in 2015, Eliošius joined Lithuanian champions Žalgiris,[3] but he didn't become a first team player and was loaned out to Lietava on 15 July 2016.[4] After the season Žalgiris terminated his contract by mutual agreement and Eliošius returned to Jonava as a free agent.[5]
International career
editTautvydas Eliošius' first call-up to the senior Lithuania squad came in 2014 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Switzerland.[6]
References
edit- ^ ""Kruojoje" spindintis T. Eliošius: "Persikelti į Pakruojį buvo geriausias karjeros sprendimas"". Futbolo TV (in Lithuanian). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Išdalinti 2014 metų futbolo sezono apdovanojimai". Kauno diena (in Lithuanian). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "New FK Žalgiris member – Tautvydas Eliošius". FK Žalgiris. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "T. Eliošius nuomojamas "Lietavai"" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "T.Eliošius persikėlė į kitą Lietuvos ekipą" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ UEFA Euro 2016 - Switzerland-Lithuania – UEFA.com
External links
edit- Tautvydas Eliošius at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tautvydas Eliošius at Soccerway