Povilas Lukšys (born 7 July 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional

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who played as a striker. He signed for

FK Ekranas Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence. History The club was founded in 1964 and for 24 years competed in the top tier of L ...

during the 1995–96 season. In 2005, Lukšys helped

to win the

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. Throughout the season he scored 19 goals and was the 3rd top scorer in the league. In 2006, Ekranas finished second, placing behind champions

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) The roots of the club can be traced back to 1960 when Banga Kaunas was founded and they p ...

. During the 2006 season, Lukšys scored 13 goals was the 6th top scorer. In July 2013, Lukšys joined

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. With 12 goals in 14 league matches he became the club's top scorer and helped Daugava Rīga reach its best success in the history of the club finishing the league in the top four. In March 2014, Lukšys moved to Polish

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Wigry Suwałki Wigry Suwałki is a Polish football club based in Suwałki, Podlaskie Voivodeship. In the 2025–26 season, they compete in group I of the III liga. They play their home games at the . Players Current squad Ou ...

. Lukšys has made four appearances for the

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Honours

Ekranas *

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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: 1997–98, 1999–2000 Wigry Suwałki * II liga East: 2013–14 Individual * A Lyga top scorer:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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* 1979 births Living people Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FK Ekranas players FK Sūduva players Polonia Bytom players Wigry Suwałki players FK Daugava (2003) players FK Utenis Utena players FK Panevėžys players A Lyga players Ekstraklasa players II liga players Latvian Higher League players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub