Edgaras Česnauskis (born 5 February 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
winger.
Club career
Česnauskis was born in
Kuršėnai
Kuršėnai (; Samogitian dialect, Samogitian: ''Koršienā'') is a city in northwestern Lithuania, Šiauliai County, Šiauliai district municipality. It is the twenty-fifth largest city in Lithuania. According to the 2023 estimate, it had 10,651 r ...
. He started his career in 2000 playing for his hometown team
Ekranas. He played for
Dynamo Kyiv
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from 2003 to 2005, however, he received limited playing time and was often excluded from the matchday squads, appearing in only 9 matches across all competitions for the Ukrainian club. In March 2006, he signed a three-year deal with Russian club
Saturn Ramenskoye. He was a regular starter for the club, appearing in 52 league matches and scoring ten goals until May 2008, when he moved to league rival
FC Moscow. After the club withdrew from the Russian Premier League in February 2010, Česnauskis signed for
Dynamo Moscow
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Dynamo Mosco ...
prior to the
2010 season.
In March 2011, Česnauskis signed a contract with
Rostov
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until June 2012. In July 2012 he signed a new three-year contract with the club from
Rostov-on-Don
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. After being a regular starter in his first seasons at Rostov, he was relegated to a backup role in the
2013–14 season. After his contract ended in 2015, he retired from professional football.
International career
Česnauskis made five appearances for the
Lithuanian under-21 team, scoring three goals. He made his debut for the
full national team aged 19, on 3 July 2003 against
Estonia
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.
Until 2013, he earned 43 caps for his country, scoring five goals.
Personal life
His older brother,
Deividas, is also a former professional footballer.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Česnauskis goal.''
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
People from Kuršėnai
Sportspeople from Šiauliai County
Lithuanian men's footballers
Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers
Lithuania men's international footballers
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players
FC Saturn Ramenskoye players
FC Moscow players
FC Dynamo Moscow players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Russian Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
FC Rostov players
Men's association football forwards