Ovidijus Verbickas (born 4 July 1993) is a

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, who plays as a

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for Lithuanian club Žalgiris and Lithuania national team.

History

Since the summer of 2011, Verbickas played for the youth squad of Zenit, the first match for him was played in August 2011, coming on as a substitute in the game against

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. In total, Ovidijus played 58 matches for the Zenit youth team and scored 6 goals. In September 2012, he was included in to "

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" team at the

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. On 6 March 2014, he was loaned out to Lithuanian

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vice-champions Atlantas. On 21 January 2020, he signed with

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club

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. In January 2021, he joined Lithuanian club FK Žalgiris.

International goals

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Honours

Individual *

Player of the Year:

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Player of the Month: April 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verbickas, Ovidijus 1993 births Living people Lithuanian footballers Lithuania international footballers Lithuania under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders FK Atlantas players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Taraz players A Lyga players Segunda División B players Lithuanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan