Lithuania national under-18 football team

Lithuania Under-18
AssociationLietuvos futbolo federacija (LFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLithuania Tomas Ražanauskas
FIFA codeLTU
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The Lithuania national under-18 football team is a feeder team for the main Lithuania national football team.

Summary

U18 team is not training continuously, it is rather assembled for specific tournaments, such as Valentin Granatkin memorial youth tournament in Saint Petersburg in 2013,[1] ″Palangos Juzės″ tournament in 2014 in Palanga,[2] Development Cup 2016 in Minsk, and "The Friendship Cup" in 2019 in Birštonas.[3] The U-18 team was not called up in 2020 and 2021, active national teams were U17, U19 and U21, participating in corresponding UEFA youth championships.[4] In March 2022 a call-up to an U-18 training camp was announced.[5]

Squad

The following players were called up to a training camp in Kaunas on 7–9 March 2022.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kristupas Džekčioras (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FM Ateitis [lt]
1GK Dovas Elzbergas (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
1GK Klaidas Laukžemis (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
1GK Jurgis Mikšiūnas (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
2DF Vykintas Bazys (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
2DF Gabrielius Marcos Buslys (2005-07-14) 14 July 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris
2DF Matas Jakubauskas (2005-07-14) 14 July 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris
2DF Ignas Paulikas (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK BFA
2DF Milanas Rutkovskis (2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FM Ateitis [lt]
2DF Arminas Soja (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
2DF Aidas Šidlauskas (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK BFA
2DF Nojus Žitkauskas (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris
3MF Nojus Grudis (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) Lithuania Be1 [lt]
3MF Nedas Klimavičius (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
3MF Artiomas Kočerga (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FM Ateitis [lt]
3MF Titas Milius (2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris
3MF Matas Miškinis (2005-10-12) 12 October 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Sūduva
3MF Juozas Radavičius (2005-12-29) 29 December 2005 (age 18) Lithuania FA Šiauliai
3MF Tomas Stelmokas (2005-07-29) 29 July 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris
2DF Martynas Šetkus (2005-10-07) 7 October 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
3MF Aironas Trakšelis (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Panevėžys
3MF Nidas Vosylius (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Kauno Žalgiris
4FW Romualdas Jansonas (2005-06-23) 23 June 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FK Žalgiris
4FW Giedrius Onuškevičius (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) Lithuania FM Ateitis [lt]
Players called up to Lithuania U18 squad on 7 January 2013 for a friendly match against Ukraine U18s.[7]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Marius Suvaizdis (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Germany Würzburger Kickers U19
2DF Julius Aleksandravičius (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29) 12 0 Germany Chemnitzer FC U19
2DF Rolandas Baravykas (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania Atlantas Klaipėda
2DF Lukas Pangonis (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania Nacionaline futbolo Akademija
2DF Lukas Pupšys (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 28) 4 1 Lithuania Nacionaline futbolo Akademija
2DF Justas Raziūnas (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania FK Šiauliai
2DF Julius Meistininkas (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania Tauras Tauragė
2DF Benas Spietinis (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Lithuania Jonavos FM
3MF Lukas Ankudinovas (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania Tauras Tauragė
3MF Tadas Lekeckas (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė
3MF Aivaras Meškinis (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Lithuania Ekranas Panevėžys U19
3MF Gabrielius Judickas (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania Nacionaline futbolo akademija
3MF Domantas Šimkus (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Lithuania Nacionaline futbolo akademija
3MF Eimantas Noreikis (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 25) 1 0 England Southampton FC
4FW Darius Kazubovicius (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania FK Granitas
4FW Donatas Stulga (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Lithuania FK Spyris Kaunas
4FW Donatas Šėgžda (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Lithuania Nacionaline futbolo akademija

References

  1. ^ "Po šešerių metų pertraukos Lietuvos U-18 rinktinė žais prestižiniame turnyre".
  2. ^ "Tarptautiniame futbolo turnyre Palangoje – Lietuvos 18-mečių rinktinės triumfas".
  3. ^ "U-18 vaikinai rinktinė – Lietuvos Futbolas".
  4. ^ "U-19 vaikinai – Lietuvos futbolo federacija".
  5. ^ "Kaune rengiama Lietuvos vaikinų U-18 rinktinės stovykla".
  6. ^ "Kaune rengiama Lietuvos vaikinų U-18 rinktinės stovykla".
  7. ^ "U-18 - - Lietuvos futbolo forumas".