Vykintas Slivka

Vykintas Slivka
Personal information
Full name Vykintas Slivka
Date of birth (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995
Place of birth Panevėžys, Lithuania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Hibernian
Number 8
Youth career
Ekranas
2013–2014 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Juventus 0 (0)
2014Modena (loan) 0 (0)
2015Gorica (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2017Den Bosch (loan) 39 (3)
2017Ascoli (loan) 5 (0)
2017– Hibernian 2 (1)
National team
2015– Lithuania 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:38, 12 August 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2017

Vykintas Slivka (born 29 April 1995) is a Lithuanian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Lithuania national team.

Club career

Slivka signed for Italian club Juventus in 2014. He was loaned to Modena, Gorica, Den Bosch and Ascoli over the next three seasons.[1] He left Juventus in July 2017, signing a three-year contract with Hibernian.[2][3] He scored his first goal for Hibernian on 12 August, in a 32 win against Rangers.[4]

International career

On 5 June 2015, Slivka made his debut for Lithuania in a friendly match against Hungary.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19:38, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Gorica 2014–15[6] PrvaLiga 12100121
Den Bosch 2015–16[6] Eerste Divisie 28241323
2016–17[6] 12010130
Den Bosch total 40251443
Ascoli 2016–17[6] Serie B 600060
Hibernian 2017–18[7] Scottish Premiership 2100200041
Career total 604512000665

    International

    Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.[8]
    GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1. 4 September 2016 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania  Slovenia 2–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

    References

    1. Cubera, Paulius (25 January 2017). "Oficialu: Vykintas Slivka keliasi rungtyniauti į Italiją". 15min (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
    2. "HIBERNIAN SIGN SLIVKA ON PERMANENT DEAL". Hibernian FC. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    3. "Juventus' Vykintas Slivka joins Hibernian on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    4. "Rangers 23 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
    5. "Lietuvos futbolo rinktinė subyrėjo Vengrijoje – pralaimėta 0:4" (in Lithuanian). Lrytas. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
    6. 1 2 3 4 Vykintas Slivka at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    7. "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
    8. "V. Slivka". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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