Darvydas Šernas (born 22 July 1984) is a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

n former professional

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er. Šernas has played internationally for the

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Career

Club career

In July 2011, he signed a three-year contract with

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. In January 2014, it was announced that Šernas would go to

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on loan. In his debut for Perth Glory against

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, Šernas scored his debut goal in the 50th minute, only 3 minutes after being substituted into the game. Šernas' goal tied the game at 1–1, and ended the scoring. Šernas signed for

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club Ross County in 2015, but was released at the end of the 2014/15 season. On 6 July 2015 it was announced that Šernas had joined

Žalgiris Vilnius Žalgiris is a translation of the German word ''Grünwald'' (green forest) and also the Polish word ''Grunwald'' and can refer to: * Battle of Žalgiris, Lithuanian name for the Battle of Grunwald, a decisive battle in 1410 * BC Žalgiris, a basket ...

. He returned to Žalgiris before 2017 season. On 16 January 2018 signed to

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

. At the end of 2019, Šernas announced his retirement.

International career

Šernas won his first senior cap in a friendly match against

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on 31 May 2008.

International goals

:''As of match played 10 June 2017. Lithuania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Šernas goal.''

References

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