Benas Šatkus (born 1 April 2001) is a Lithuanian professional

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who plays as a

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for the Lithuania national team.

Club career

1. FC Nürnberg

In 2020, Šatkus signed his first professional contract with 1. FC Nürnberg. In German he played from summer of the 2020. He appeared for the reserves, competing in Fußball-Regionalliga Bayern.

VfL Osnabrück

In the summer of 2022, Šatkus moved to

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club

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International career

Šatkus made his international debut for Lithuania national team on 17 November 2019 in a friendly match against

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, which finished as a 1–0 home win.

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* * * * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Klaipėda Lithuanian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Lithuania men's international footballers Lithuania men's under-21 international footballers Lithuania men's youth international footballers Regionalliga players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Nürnberg II players VfL Osnabrück players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub