Linas Klimavičius (born 10 April 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national side.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Linas Klimavičius | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Panevėžys | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ekranas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Ekranas | 15 | (1) |
| 2007 | Sūduva | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Daugava Rīga | 25 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Trakai | 67 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Žalgiris | 70 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Dinamo București | 27 | (2) |
| 2020 | Politehnica Iași | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sūduva | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Dainava | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | Panevėžys | 31 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Lithuania-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Lithuania-19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Lithuania-21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2015– | Lithuania | 29 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021 | |||
Klimavičius started his career as a teenage prodigy with Ekranas and then was promoted to the main-squad team. During 2008–2012, he played in the Ukrainian football clubs.[1] He made a single appearance in the Ukrainian Premier League in a match for FC Dnipro against Metalurh Donetsk on 19 October 2008.[2]
In January 2019, Klimavičius signed a contract with Liga I club Dinamo București.[3] One year later, in January 2020, he was released after 28 games played for Dinamo (27 in Liga I and one game in Cupa României).[4]
On 12 January 2020, Klimavičius signed a contract with Liga I club FC Politehnica Iași.[5]
In 10 September he signed a contract with Lithuanian champions FK Sūduva.[6]