Edgaras Utkus (born 22 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cercle Brugge and the Lithuania national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgaras Utkus | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Radviliškis, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | NFA | ||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Monaco B | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Cercle Brugge | 19 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Lithuania U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Lithuania U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Lithuania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2020– | Lithuania | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
In 2019, Utkus signed his first professional contract with Monaco. In France he played from summer of the 2019.[2][3][4] He appeared for the reserves, competing in Championnat National 2.
In the summer of 2021, Utkus moved to Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge.[5] He made his debut on 24 July 2021 in a match against Beerschot which was interrupted after 55 minutes due to heavy rainfall.[6] The match was continued on 27 July, and ended in a 1–0 win for Cercle. Despite being a midfielder, Utkus lined up in the right side of central defense, where he kept a clean sheet.[7]
Utkus made his international debut for the Lithuania national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. – current squad | |
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