Andrius Velička

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Personal information
Andrius Velička
Date of birth	April 5, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kaunas, Lithuania
Height	184 cm (6' 0")
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Heart of Midlothian
Number	27
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2002 2002 2002-present 2006-present	FBK Kaunas Anzhi Makhachkala FBK Kaunas → Hearts (loan)	98 (53) 05 0(1) 68 (36) 22 0(7)
National team²
2002-	Lithuania	07 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 27 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Andrius Velička (born April 5, 1979, in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian footballer, currently on loan at Scottish Premier League club Hearts. He is on a season-long loan from FBK Kaunas, having also previously played in Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala.

On October 15, 2006 Velička scored two goals in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian, earning 10-man Hearts a draw.^[1] He also scored in the 1-1 draw with Dunfermline Athletic on October 28. He netted yet another Hearts goal at Celtic Park, in a 2-1 defeat to the league champions, however Velička became Hearts top goalscorer as a result of his goal. He scored his first hat-trick for Hearts in a 4-0 Scottish Cup third round win against Stranraer on 6 January.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 July 2003	Keskstaadion, Valga, Estonia	Estonia	3-1	5-1	Baltic Cup

[edit] Notes

^ Hibernian 2-2 Hearts (2006). Retrieved on October 15.

[edit] External links

Andrius Velicka career stats at Soccerbase
Career appearances at national-football-teams.com
Appearances at londonhearts.com

Heart of Midlothian F.C. - Current Squad

Persondata
NAME	Velicka, Andrius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lithuanian footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kaunas, Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH