Vytautas Andriuškevičius (born 8 October 1990), commonly known as Vytas, is a Lithuanian former professional

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who played as a

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. He is now an assistant coach for the Portland Thorns of the American

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(NWSL).

Playing career

Club

Andriuškevičius began his professional career in 2007 with

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in Lithuania. From 2007 to 2008, he was loaned to FBK Kaunas's second team to gain experience as a starter. However, he was unable to earn meaningful playing time, and soon signed with Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish

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. On 3 April 2013, he joined Djurgårdens IF on a one-year contract with an option for an additional three years. In 2014, Andriuškevičius signed with SC Cambuur of the Dutch

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. On 13 May 2016, he left the team after it was relegated from Eredivisie to

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. On 14 July 2016, he signed with the

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(MLS) and played for two years there. On 7 August 2018, it was announced that he had transferred within MLS to D.C. United in exchange for $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money. He suffered a hip flexor injury during training which sidelined him for the rest of the season. He was released by D.C. United at the end of the 2018 season after not making a single appearance. In 2019, he played five games for Lithuanian team FK Sūduva, which won the

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that season. On 8 July 2019, he transferred to Kazakh team

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and played 12 games there. For the 2020 season, he transferred to another Kazakh team, FC Kyzylzhar, and played 10 games. He announced his retirement in April 2021.

International

Andriuškevičius was part of the

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. On 10 September 2019 he scored his only international goal, against

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in a 1–5 loss.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Andriuškevičius moved back to Portland and began coaching youth sports. On 11 May 2022,

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— the women's team in the same organization as the Timbers — hired Andriuškevičius as an assistant coach.

Career statistics

Club

National team

International goals

:''Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.''

Honours

FBK Kaunas *

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Sūduva *

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* Lithuanian Cup:

References

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* * 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Alytus Men's association football defenders Lithuanian men's footballers 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Lithuania men's youth international footballers Lithuania men's under-21 international footballers Lithuania men's international footballers FBK Kaunas footballers Lechia Gdańsk players Lechia Gdańsk II players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players SC Cambuur players Portland Timbers players Portland Timbers 2 players D.C. United players FK Sūduva players FC Tobol players FC Kyzylzhar players A Lyga players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Kazakhstan Premier League players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Portland Thorns FC non-playing staff National Women's Soccer League head coaches {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub