Darius Miceika
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darius Miceika | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Polonija Vilnius | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 26 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 63 | (19) |
| 2009 | Granit Mikashevichi | 13 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Khimki | 37 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Trakai | 28 | (4) |
| 2015 | Sillamäe Kalev | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2009 | Lithuania | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 26 January 2014 (UTC). | |||
Darius Miceika (born 22 February 1983 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired professional footballer from Lithuania. He has played for Lithuanian national team for whom he scored on his debut, just four minutes after being brought on against Scotland.
Club career
Miceika started his career at Polonija Vilnius in 2000. He then moved to FK Žalgiris Vilnius in 2001 before moving to Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2002,[1] with whom he won the Russian Premier League Cup in 2003. He moved to Latvia in 2005 with Virslīga club, Liepājas Metalurgs.[2] In his first season at the club, 2005, he scored in the 2–1 Latvian Cup final defeat to FK Ventspils on 25 September.[3][4] In the 2006 Virslīga season he was third top scorer in the league with 13 goals and second top Liepājas Metalurgs scorer. He scored a hat-trick on 26 April in a 6–1 win over Dižvanagi Rēzekne.[5] In December 2006 he was named joint best midfielder with Skonto player, Vitālijs Astafjevs for the 2006 season in Latvia by the Latvian Football Federation.[6] He spent the first half of 2009 playing for Granit Mikashevichi in the Belarusian Premier League. During the summer transfer window of 2009 he was transferred to FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.[7]
In August 2010 he joined the Latvian champions FK Liepājas Metalurgs once again, that season playing 10 matches and scoring no goals in the LMT Virsliga. After the 2010 season he was released from the club.
International career
Miceika made his debut for Lithuania on 6 September 2006, against Scotland, and made an instant and dramatic impact. Brought on as a substitute for Aidas Preikšaitis after 81 minutes, four minutes later he scored with an overhead kick from a corner. Despite his goal, Lithuania lost the match 2–1.[8]
Honours
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League runner-up (1): 2003
- Russian Premier League Cup winner (1): 2003
- FK Liepājas Metalurgs
- Virslīga winner (1): 2005
- Virslīga runner-up (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
- Latvian Cup winner (1): 2006
- Baltic League winner (1): 2007
References
- ↑ "Transfers: 11–21 July 2002". UEFA. 2002-04-30. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "No pushover for Skonto". UEFA. 2005-04-08. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "Latvia 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "Ventspils celebrate cup treble". UEFA. 2005-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "Latvia 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "Kolinko given Latvian honour". UEFA. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ Запорожский Металлург: еще два новичка (in Russian). football.ua. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "Match Reports: Lithuania 1 – 2 Scotland". football.co.uk. 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
External links
- Darius Miceika career statistics at Soccerbase
- Profile at national-football-teams.com
- Zenit profile (Russian)