Linas Pilibaitis (born 5 April 1985 in Kretinga) is a

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n professional footballer.

Career

Pilibaitis joined Kaunas aged 17 in 2002, gradually working his way into the first team as he developed in the following years. This process was aided by a loan spell at Klaipėda side FK Atlantas in 2004, where he scored his first senior goal. Having played a prominent role in Kaunas's 2006 A Lyga victory, he was loaned to Hearts in January 2007. He made his debut for the ''Jambos'' in a 2–0 victory at

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on 5 March 2007 but returned to Kaunas in August of that year, having made only five appearances for the Hearts first team. Pilibaitis scored the winning goal for Kaunas which knocked out

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of the second qualifying tie of the UEFA Champions League on 6 August 2008. He joined than in January 2009 to Győri ETO FC. In July 2012 he started a trial with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Haifa. On 26 February 2017, it was announced that Pilibaitis will return to the Lithuanian A Lyga contenders Atlantas.

Career statistics

International

Usually played as an attacking midfielder or support striker, Pilibaitis earned his first international cap for

in 2006.

Honours

;Kaunas * Lithuanian Championship: 2002, 2004, 2006 *

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: 2002, 2004, 2005 ;Győr * Nemzeti Bajnokság I:

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;FK Žalgiris * Lithuanian Championship:

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: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16,

* Lithuanian Supercup: 2016

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at londonhearts.com * * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Kretinga Lithuanian footballers Association football midfielders Lithuania international footballers Lithuanian expatriate footballers A Lyga players FBK Kaunas footballers FK Atlantas players FK Žalgiris players Scottish Premier League players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Győri ETO FC players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Liga I players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players Expatriate footballers in Hungary Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Romania Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Scotland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland People from Kretinga {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub