Karolis Chvedukas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Marijampolė, Lithuania | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 2023 (aged 32)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Marijampolė, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sūduva | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2016 | Sūduva | 163 | (23) |
| 2016–2017 | RNK Split | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sūduva | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Dundalk | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Waterford | 19 | (0) |
| 2020 | Oratory Youths | ||
| 2021 | KPV Kokkola | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Marijampolė City | 13 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Lithuania | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karolis Chvedukas (21 April 1991 – 19 June 2023) was a Lithuanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Chvedukas moved to Polish I liga side Chojniczanka Chojnice in February 2017.[3]
Chvedukas returned to Sūduva on 12 July 2017 after a one-year spell abroad.[4]
Chvedukas signed for League of Ireland side Dundalk on 8 January 2018.[5] Chvedukas scored his first goal for Dundalk in an 8–0 defeat of Limerick on 1 March 2018.
On 8 February 2019, Dundalk announced that Chvedukas had left the club by mutual consent.[6] Shortly afterwards, Waterford announced his signing on their official website.[7]
On 28 August 2020, Chvedukas signed for Oratory Youths F.C. playing in the 1st Division League of the Gozo Football Association on the island of Gozo, Malta.
International career
Chvedukas made his first international appearance for the Lithuania national team in a friendly in and against Armenia on 5 March 2014, playing 72 minutes from the start.[8]
Death
Chvedukas died on 19 June 2023, at the age of 32, due to murder.[9][10]
Honours
Sūduva[11]
- A Lyga: 2017
- Lithuanian Cup: 2009
- Lithuanian Supercup: 2009
Dundalk[11]
References
- ^ "Karolis Chvedukas". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Dėl K. Chveduko mirties – prokuratūros pranešimas: pasirodžiusi informacija neatitinka realybės". Lietuvos rytas (in Lithuanian). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Karolis Chvedukas piłkarzem Chojniczanki‚ 90minut.pl, 21 February 2017
- ^ "Karolis Chvedukas: "Smagu grįžti į "Sūduvą"" (in Lithuanian). FK Sūduva. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Chvedukas Signs For Lilywhites". Dundalk FC. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Chvedukas Leaves DFC". Dundalk FC. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Chvedukas Signs". Waterford FC. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Armenia football team defeated Lithuania 4:2, 14 November 2012". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Netikėtai mirė buvęs Lietuvos rinktinės futbolininkas Karolis Chvedukas (in Lithuanian)
- ^ "Prokuratūra: futbolininko Chveduko mirtis nesusijusi su smurtu". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Paaiškėjo 32-ejų futbolininko Chveduko mirties priežastis". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
External links
- Karolis Chvedukas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Karolis Chvedukas at Soccerway