Ovidijus Verbickas (born 4 July 1993) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A Lyga club Žalgiris and Lithuania national team.

Ovidijus Verbickas
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Ukmergė, Lithuania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Žalgiris
Number 22
Youth career
FK Rotalis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014[1] Zenit St.Petersburg II 53 (0)
2014Atlantas (loan) 31 (6)
2014–2015 Marbella 4 (0)
2015–2017 Atlantas 47 (12)
2017–2019 Sūduva Marijampolė 71 (13)
2020 Taraz 14 (0)
2021– Žalgiris 127 (10)
International career
2011–2012 Lithuania U-19 7 (2)
2013–2014 Lithuania U-21 8 (1)
2016– Lithuania 36 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

History

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Since the summer of 2011, Verbickas played for the youth squad of Zenit, the first match for him was played in August 2011, coming on as a substitute in the game against FC Krasnodar. In total, Ovidijus played 58 matches for the Zenit youth team and scored 6 goals. In September 2012, he was included in to "Zenit" team at the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.[2]

On 6 March 2014, he was loaned out to Lithuanian A Lyga vice-champions Atlantas.[3]

On 21 January 2020, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Taraz.[4]

In January 2021, he joined Lithuanian club FK Žalgiris.

International goals

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Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.[5]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 March 2018 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Armenia 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Profile at Zenit's website‚ en.fc-zenit.ru
  2. ^ Championship.com
  3. ^ "O.Verbickas tapo oficialiu "Atlanto" žaidėju" (in Lithuanian). FK Atlantas. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Игрок сборной Литвы в "Таразе"" (in Russian). FC Taraz. 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Verbickas, Ovidijus". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Apdovanoti 2018 m. Lietuvos futbolo geriausieji" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Balandžio žaidėjo rinkimuose – triuškinamas O. Verbicko atotrūkis" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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