Vytautas Andriuškevičius Explained

Vytautas Andriuškevičius
Fullname:Vytautas Andriuškevičius
Birth Date:1990 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Alytus, Lithuania
Height:1.87 m
Position:Left back
Youthclubs1:FBK Kaunas
Years1:2007–2010
Clubs1:FBK Kaunas
Caps1:17
Goals1:1
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:FBK Kaunas-2 (loan)
Years3:2010–2013
Clubs3:Lechia Gdańsk
Caps3:32
Goals3:0
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Lechia Gdańsk II
Caps4:15
Goals4:1
Years5:2013–2014
Clubs5:Djurgårdens IF
Caps5:31
Goals5:0
Years6:2014–2016
Clubs6:SC Cambuur
Caps6:52
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–2018
Clubs7:Portland Timbers
Caps7:37
Goals7:1
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:Portland Timbers 2 (loan)
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Years9:2018
Clubs9:D.C. United
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2019
Clubs10:Sūduva
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Years11:2019
Clubs11:Tobol
Caps11:12
Goals11:0
Years12:2020
Clubs12:Kyzylzhar
Caps12:10
Goals12:0
Nationalteam1:Lithuania U19
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2011–2012
Nationalteam2:Lithuania U21
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2011–2019
Nationalteam3:Lithuania
Nationalcaps3:31
Nationalgoals3:1
Club-Update:17 March 2021
Nationalteam-Update:20:46, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Vytautas Andriuškevičius (born 8 October 1990), commonly known as Vytas, is a retired Lithuanian footballer who played as a left-back. He is now an assistant coach for the Portland Thorns of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Playing career

Club

Andriuškevičius began his professional career in 2007 with FBK Kaunas in Lithuania. From 2007 to 2008, he was loaned to FBK Kaunas's second team to gain experience as a starter. However, he was unable to earn meaningful playing time, and soon signed with Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[1]

On 3 April 2013, he joined Djurgårdens IF on a one-year contract with an option for an additional three years.

In 2014, Andriuškevičius signed with SC Cambuur of the Dutch Eredivisie. On 13 May 2016, he left the team after it was relegated from Eredivisie to Eerste Divisie.

On 14 July 2016, he signed with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS) and played for two years there.[2]

On 7 August 2018, it was announced that he had transferred within MLS to D.C. United in exchange for $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money.[3] He suffered a hip flexor injury during training which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[4] He was released by D.C. United at the end of the 2018 season after not making a single appearance.[5]

In 2019, he played five games for Lithuanian team FK Sūduva, which won the A Lyga that season. On July 8, 2019, he transferred to Kazakh team FC Tobol and played 12 games there. For the 2020 season, he transferred to another Kazakh team, FC Kyzylzhar, and played 10 games.

He announced his retirement in April 2021.[6]

International

Andriuškevičius was part of the Lithuania national football team. On 10 September 2019 he scored his only international goal, against Portugal in a 1–5 loss.[7]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Andriuškevičius moved back to Portland and began coaching youth sports. On 11 May 2022, Portland Thorns FC — the women's team in the same organization as the Timbers — hired Andriuškevičius as an assistant coach.[8] [9]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonAppsGoals
FBK Kaunas2006–0710
2007–0840
2008–09101
2009–1020
Totals171
Lechia Gdansk2010–11200
2011–12140
2012–1320
Totals360
Djurgårdens IF2012–13190
2013–14150
Totals340
SC Cambuur2014–15280
2015–16270
Totals550
Portland Timbers2015–16151
2016–17320
Career Total1892

National team

Lithuania national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201260
201340
201450
201550
201620
201720
201961
Total311

International goals

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vytas. MLSsoccer.com. 31 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Portland Timbers sign Lithuanian international defender Vytautas Andriuškevičius. Portland Timbers. 31 October 2017. 14 July 2016.
  3. Web site: D.C. United trades for a defender, continues pursuit of goalkeeper Bill Hamid. Goff. Steven. 2018-08-07. The Washington Post. 2018-08-07.
  4. Web site: D.C. United 2018 season review: Vytas. Anderson. Jason. 2 December 2018. 22 February 2020.
  5. Web site: D.C. United announce contract options. 2018-11-28.
  6. Web site: Įvartį į Portugalijos rinktinės vartus įmušęs Andriuškevičius netikėtai baigia karjerą.
  7. Web site: Lithuania vs. Portugal. BBC Sport. 10 September 2019.
  8. Thorns FC add Vytas Andriuskevicius to coaching staff . 11 May 2022 . 12 May 2022 . . en.
  9. News: Clarke . Ryan . 17 May 2022 . Former Portland Timbers player Vytas Andriuskevicius joins Thorns coaching staff . 31 May 2023 . . en.