Linas Klimavičius

Linas Klimavičius
Personal information
Full name Linas Klimavičius
Date of birth (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FK Panevėžys
Number 2
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 95 (7)
International career‡
2005–2006 Lithuania-17 3 (0)
2006–2008 Lithuania-19 7 (0)
2007–2010 Lithuania-21 17 (0)
2015–2024 Lithuania 44 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024

Linas Klimavičius (born 10 April 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Panevėžys and the Lithuania national team.

Career

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]

Dinamo București

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]

Politehnica Iasi

On 12 January 2020, Klimavičius signed a contract with Liga I club FC Politehnica Iași.[5]

FK Sūduva

In 10 September he signed a contract with Lithuanian champions FK Sūduva.[6]

Honours

Žalgiris
Panevėžys


References

  1. ^ Клімавічюс Лінас (in Ukrainian). Official FFU Site. 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Epicentre Championship of Ukraine. Matchday 11. Match N 86 19.10.2008". Official UPL Site. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ OFICIAL. Linas KLIMAVICIUS la Dinamo. fcdinamo.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ "Mulțumim, Linas Klimavicius" (in Romanian). fcdinamo.ro. 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ Mihaitalazarica (12 January 2020). "POLITEHNICA IAȘI A EFECTUAT PRIMELE TRANSFERURI" (in Romanian). FC Politehnica Iași. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ "L. Klimavičius po 13 metų grįžo į "Sūduvą" | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".