Liucija Vaitukaitytė

Liucija Vaitukaitytė (born 24 April 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Pomigliano. She previously played in Spain for Granadilla, Sevilla and Racing Santander. She made her debut for the Lithuania women's national team in 2015.

Liucija Vaitukaitytė
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000
Place of birth Dusetos, Lithuania
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pomigliano
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2012 FK Dusetų ,,Ainiai
2012–2014 MFA ,,Žalgiris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kauno Žalgiris (28)
2018 Gintra Universitetas (3)
2018 Granadilla 2 (0)
2019 Sevilla 2 (0)
2019–2021 Racing Santander
2021– Pomigliano 11 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Lithuania U15 2 (2)
2013–2016 Lithuania U17 (5)
2016–2018 Lithuania U19 (2)
2015– Lithuania (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:30, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:43, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Career

Vaitukaitytė 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]

References
  1. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Lithuania)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Liucija Vaitukaitytė: sėkmės istorija, sugrįžimas ir svajonė". sportas.infot. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Vienintelė užsienyje profesionaliai žaidžianti Lietuvos futbolininkė: sėkmės istorija, sugrįžimas ir svajonė" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. "Geriausia Lietuvos metų futbolininke tapo Ispanijoje žaidžianti saugė" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. "Lietuvos futbolo geriausiųjų rinkimuose - Novikovo ir Vaitukaitytės triumfas" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.


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