Džiugas Bartkus (born 7 November 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.

Club career

He started his career with FBK Kaunas in 2008. During 2010 and 2011 he was loaned to Belarusian clubs Partizan Minsk and Dinamo Brest. Between season 2012-2015 Džiugas formed part of Sudūva, a club based in the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania, where he made a total of 83 appearances. In July 2016, Džiugas Bartkus joined Valletta FC and signed a one year contract. Goalkeeper returned to Lithuania on 9 July 2017, when he signed a long-term contract with A Lyga champions Žalgiris. On 12 June 2023, Bartkus joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.

International career

In 2015, he was called into

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squad for their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against England and Slovenia. On 5 June 2018, he made a debut in the Lithuania national team in a 1–1 draw against

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in a Baltic Cup final.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartkus, Dziugas 1989 births Living people Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Kaunas FC Partizan Minsk players FC Dynamo Brest players FBK Kaunas footballers FK Sūduva players GKS Górnik Łęczna players Valletta F.C. players FK Žalgiris players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Al-Orobah FC players Belarusian Premier League players A Lyga players Ekstraklasa players Maltese Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel