Liucija Vaitukaitytė (born 24 April 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club SSD FC Como Women. She previously played in Italy for Pomigliano and in Spain for Granadilla, Sevilla and Racing Santander. She made her debut for the Lithuania women's national team in 2015.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dusetos, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | FK Dusetų ,,Ainiai | ||
| 2012–2014 | MFA ,,Žalgiris | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | LSU Žara / Kauno Žalgiris | (28) | |
| 2018 | Gintra Universitetas | (3) | |
| 2018 | Granadilla | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sevilla | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2020 | →Utenis | 12 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Pomigliano | 22 | (1) |
| 2022– | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Como | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Lithuania U15 | 2 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Lithuania U17 | (5) | |
| 2016–2018 | Lithuania U19 | (2) | |
| 2015– | Lithuania | (4) | |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:30, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:43, 30 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
editVaitukaitytė 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]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2021 | Central Stadium of Jonava, Jonava, Lithuania |  Latvia |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2021 Baltic Women's Cup |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 19 February 2022 | Goldcity Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey |  Bulgaria |
2–1 | 3–2 | 2022 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 4. | 3–2 | |||||
| 5. | 17 February 2023 | Yerevan Football Academy, Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Lithuania)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Liucija Vaitukaitytė: sėkmės istorija, sugrįžimas ir svajonė". sportas.infot. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Vienintelė užsienyje profesionaliai žaidžianti Lietuvos futbolininkė: sėkmės istorija, sugrįžimas ir svajonė" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Geriausia Lietuvos metų futbolininke tapo Ispanijoje žaidžianti saugė" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Lietuvos futbolo geriausiųjų rinkimuose – Novikovo ir Vaitukaitytės triumfas" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
External links
edit- Liucija Vaitukaitytė – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Liucija Vaitukaitytė – Youtube
- Liucija Vaitukaitytė at WorldFootball.net
- Liucija Vaitukaitytė at Soccerway
- Liucija Vaitukaitytė at Sevilla FC
- Liucija Vaitukaitytė at Lietuvos Futbolas
- Liucija Vaitukaitytė at Kauno Žalgiris
- Liucija Vaitukaitytė FK ,,Gintra-universitetas''
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