Povilas Leimonas (born 16 November 1987, in Marijampole) is a

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from

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 ...

. He plays as a defender, primarily as a centre back, but can also operate in

midfield Midfield is the part of a sports field that lies approximately in the center. In American football, association football (soccer) and field hockey, it is the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region. In ...

. Leimonas currently plays for Sūduva Marijampolė as well as the

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. He is both-footed.

Club career

Early years

Leimonas has been with

FK Sūduva FK Sūduva is a Lithuanian professional football club based in the city of Marijampolė. Founded in 1968, the club competes in the A Lyga, the top flight of Lithuanian football. The club has been playing in the A Lyga since 2002. In 2006, ...

since 2005, after graduating from the club's academy. He made his debut for the first team on 9 June 2006, in the 3-0 loss to

FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas. History Banga Kaunas (1960–1993) Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas and played its first three years ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute. Povilas scored his first goal for the club on 10 August 2008 in a 4-0 victory over Silute. The defender also played in

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for the first time in 2008, as FK Sūduva competed in the 2008 UEFA Cup first qualifying round against

The New Saints The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, also known as The New Saints ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Seintiau Newydd) or TNS, are a professional football club that currently play in the Cymru Premier. They are the most successfu ...

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. After

defeated TNS over two legs, Leimonas played in the 1-0 away win over

FC Red Bull Salzburg FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian professional football club based in Wals-Siezenheim, that competes in the Austrian Bundesliga, the top flight of Austrian Football. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. Due to sponsorship restrictions, ...

on 28 August 2008.

2009-2013

Leimonas played a bigger role in 2009, scoring three times in the league. He again featured in the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

, playing against

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twice, and scoring his team's goal in the 2nd leg 1-1 draw. In 2010 Povilas played a bigger role still, featuring in 16 of Suduva's league matches and also playing in

matches against

Rapid Wien Sportklub Rapid Wien (), commonly known as Rapid Vienna, is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, ...

. He also played in three

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fixtures, two of which were against

FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora, commonly known as Flora Tallinn, or simply as Flora, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium. Fo ...

. 2011 saw Leimonas score four times in eighteen league games and compete in the

against

Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spe ...

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. In July 2012, Leimonas travelled to

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to join top-flight side

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ...

on trial, with a view to a permanent deal. The defender featured in Widzew's 0-0 friendly draw with Cypriot outfit

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

on 4 August; however, negotiations with the club broke down and Leimonas returned to Suduva - even appearing in their 2-2 draw at VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius as a late substitute the following day.

Widzew Łódź

On 30 August 2013 he signed with

Jagiellonia Białystok

On 23 June 2014 he signed with

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home g ...

International career

Lithuania B

Povilas played for Lithuania's "B" team in two games in 2011, both against Lithuania U-21. The first game, played in

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on 9 February, was won 2-1 by the "B" team, and the second match, in Marijampole on 2 March, resulted in a 3-0 win.

Lithuania senior

Leimonas made his senior international debut on 7 June 2011, in a 1-0 friendly loss to

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. He earned his second cap two months later in another friendly, the 3-0 win over

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on 10 August. Povilas wears the no.5 shirt when playing for his country.Povilas Leimonas_FK Suduva - Football Lineups
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leimonas, Povilas 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Marijampolė Lithuanian footballers Lithuania international footballers Lithuanian expatriate footballers Association football defenders FK Sūduva Marijampolė players Widzew Łódź players Jagiellonia Białystok players GKS Katowice players A Lyga players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate footballers in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland