| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 38) | ||
| 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
Činikas had a trial spell with Hearts in February 2009, but he failed to win a contract. He rejoined Hearts for their preseason tour to Germany, but he returned to play for Kaunas in their Europa League qualifiers against FK Sevojno. On 28 August 2009, however, it was announced that he had joined Hearts. 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
He was a regular for the Lithuanian U21 side.
References
- Competition at Hearts cost Cinikas, Edinburgh Evening News, 12 February 2009.
- ^ 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
- Marius Činikas at Soccerbase
- Marius Činikas at Soccerway
- Marius Činikas at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Profile at Lietuvos Futbolas
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kėdainiai
- Lithuanian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
- Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
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- Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
- A Lyga players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Latvian Higher League players
- Meistriliiga players
- FBK Kaunas footballers
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- FC Partizan Minsk players
- FK Liepājas Metalurgs players
- FC Minsk players
- FK Sūduva players
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