Vykintas Slivka (born 29 April 1995) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Japanese club Sagan Tosu and the Lithuania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Panevėžys, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ekranas | |||
| 2013–2014 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Modena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Gorica (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 40 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Ascoli (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Hibernian | 67 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 52 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Lamia | 62 | (7) |
| 2024– | Sagan Tosu | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Lithuania | 67 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editSlivka 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 3–2 win against Rangers.[4] Slivka missed over two months of the 2017–18 season due to a hamstring injury.[5] In his first appearance after the injury, Slivka scored the second goal for Hibs in a 2–1 win against Celtic.[5] During the following season Slivka maintained an unusual streak of only scoring goals for Hibs against either half of the Old Firm, scoring in the first minute of a 2–0 win at home to Celtic.[6] Slivka was one of three first team players released by Hibs at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]
On 31 August 2020, Slivka signed for Super League Greece club Apollon Smyrnis.[8]
International career
editOn 5 June 2015, Slivka made his debut for Lithuania in a friendly match against Hungary.[9] During 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Slivka scored goals against Slovenia and Malta.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 19 May 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gorica | 2014–15[11] | PrvaLiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Den Bosch | 2015–16[11] | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Ascoli | 2016–17[11] | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hibernian | 2017–18[12] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[13][note 1] | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[14] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 4 | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 2020–21[11] | Super League Greece | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[11] | Super League Greece | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Lamia | 2022–23[11] | Super League Greece | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[11] | Super League Greece | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 62 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 213 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 236 | 16 | ||
International appearances
edit- As of 30 August 2022[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 2 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.[16]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 September 2016 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Slovenia |
2–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 5 October 2017 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3. | 22 September 2022 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Faroe Islands |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022-23 UEFA Nations League |
Honours
edit- Juventus
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerbase did not record appearances made by Slivka against NSI Runavik on 19 July, Asteras Tripolis on 26 July and 2 August, and Molde on 9 August and 16 August 2018.
References
edit- ^ Cubera, Paulius (25 January 2017). "Oficialu: Vykintas Slivka keliasi rungtyniauti į Italiją". 15min (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "HIBERNIAN SIGN SLIVKA ON PERMANENT DEAL". Hibernian FC. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Juventus' Vykintas Slivka joins Hibernian on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Rangers 2–3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b Brown, Anthony (27 April 2018). "Goal against Celtic was much-needed lift for Hibs' Vykintas Slivka". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Campbell, Andy (16 December 2018). "Hibernian 2–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian: Steven Whittaker among those exiting Easter Road". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Vykintas Slivka karjerą tęs Graikijoje".
- ^ "Lietuvos futbolo rinktinė subyrėjo Vengrijoje – pralaimėta 0:4" (in Lithuanian). Lrytas. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Vykintas Slivka at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d e f g h Vykintas Slivka at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Vykintas Slivka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Vykintas Slivka at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "V. Slivka". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
External links
edit- Vykintas Slivka at Soccerway