Karolis Chvedukas (21 April 1991 – 19 June 2023) was a Lithuanian professional

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er who played as a

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Club career

Chvedukas moved to Polish

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in February 2017. Chvedukas returned to Sūduva on 12 July 2017 after a one-year spell abroad. Chvedukas signed for

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on 8 January 2018. Chvedukas scored his first goal for Dundalk in an 8–0 defeat of

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on 1 March 2018. On 8 February 2019, Dundalk announced that Chvedukas had left the club by mutual consent. Shortly afterwards,

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announced his signing on their official website. On 28 August 2020, Chvedukas signed for

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playing in the 1st Division League of the

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on the island of

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, Malta.

International career

Chvedukas made his first international appearance for the Lithuania national team in a friendly in and against

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on 5 March 2014, playing 72 minutes from the start.

Death

Chvedukas died on 19 June 2023, at the age of 32.Netikėtai mirė buvęs Lietuvos rinktinės futbolininkas Karolis Chvedukas

Honours

Sūduva *

Lithuanian Cup The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup ( lt, Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė), also known as Hegelmann LFF Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian football cup competition contested in a knockout tournament format. The winner of the cup ...

: 2009 *

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: 2009

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* * 1991 births 2023 deaths Sportspeople from Marijampolė Lithuanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lithuania men's international footballers A Lyga players Croatian Football League players League of Ireland players I liga players FK Sūduva players RNK Split players Chojniczanka Chojnice players Dundalk F.C. players Waterford F.C. players Kokkolan Palloveikot players Marijampolė City players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub