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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kėdainiai, Lithuanian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | 68 | (13) |
| 2007–2010 | FBK Kaunas | 53 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | → Hearts (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Partizan Minsk (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2011 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 30 | (1) |
| 2012 | Minsk | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sillamäe Kalev | 35 | (1) |
| 2014 | Sūduva Marijampolė | 30 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sillamäe Kalev | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sūduva Marijampolė | 38 | (2) |
| 2018 | Jonava | 18 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sūduva Marijampolė | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Atlantas | 27 | (0) |
| 2020 | Jonava | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Lithuania U19 | |||
| 2008 | Lithuania U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:35, 1 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Marius Činikas (born 17 May 1986) is a Lithuanian futsal player and former footballer.
Career
[edit]Činikas had a trial spell with Hearts in February 2009, but he failed to win a contract.[1] He rejoined Hearts for their preseason tour to Germany, but he returned to play for Kaunas in their Europa League qualifiers against FK Sevojno.[2] On 28 August 2009, however, it was announced that he had joined Hearts.[2][3] Činikas made his debut appearance for Hearts in a 1–1 draw in an Edinburgh derby played on 3 January 2010. He was deployed as a right back. On 1 February 2010, Hearts confirmed he would be returning to FBK Kaunas. In April 2010 he joined FC Partizan Minsk. In March 2011 he signed a contract with FK Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.
International career
[edit]He was a regular for the Lithuanian U21 side.
References
[edit]- ^ Competition at Hearts cost Cinikas, Edinburgh Evening News, 12 February 2009.
- ^ a b Hearts snap up Kaunas midfielder, BBC Sport, 28 August 2009.
- ^ Hearts sign Cinikas on loan Archived 30 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Heart of Midlothian F.C. official website, 28 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- Marius Činikas at Soccerbase
- Marius Činikas at Soccerway
- Marius Činikas at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Profile at Lietuvos Futbolas
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