Edgaras Česnauskis

Edgaras Česnauskis (born 5 February 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Edgaras Česnauskis

Česnauskis in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-02-05) 5 February 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Kuršėnai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Left midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Ekranas	80	(4)
2004–2005	Dynamo Kyiv	5	(0)
2004	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	15	(2)
2006–2008	Saturn	52	(10)
2008–2009	Moscow	35	(5)
2010	Dynamo Moscow	22	(2)
2011–2015	Rostov	49	(1)
International career
2002–2003	Lithuania U21	5	(3)
2003–2013	Lithuania	43	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Česnauskis was born in Kuršėnai. He started his career in 2000 playing for his hometown team Ekranas. He played for Dynamo Kyiv 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,^[1] Česnauskis signed for Dynamo Moscow prior to the 2010 season.

In March 2011, Česnauskis signed a contract with Rostov until June 2012.^[2] In July 2012 he signed a new three-year contract with the club from Rostov-on-Don.^[3] 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.

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

As of 4 December 2014^[4][5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saturn Ramenskoye	2006	Russian Premier League	25	6			—		—		25	6
	2007		22	4			—		—		22	4
	2008		5	0			—		—		5	0
	Total		52	10			0	0	0	0	52	10
FC Moscow	2008	Russian Premier League	10	1	3	1	3	0	—		16	2
	2009		25	4	1	1	—		—		26	5
	Total		35	5	4	2	3	0	0	0	42	7
Dynamo Moscow	2010	Russian Premier League	22	2	1	0	—		—		23	2
Rostov	2011–12	Russian Premier League	24	0	4	0	—		—		28	0
	2012–13		25	1	4	1	—		1	0	30	2
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		49	1	8	1	0	0	1	0	58	2
Career total			158	18	13	3	3	0	1	0	175	21

1. Appearances in Russian relegation play-offs and Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2013^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Lithuania	2003	5	1
	2004	8	0
	2005	6	0
	2006	0	0
	2007	0	0
	2008	2	0
	2009	4	0
	2010	3	0
	2011	6	2
	2012	5	2
	2013	4	0
	2014	0	0
Total		43	5

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Česnauskis goal.

List of international goals scored by Edgaras Česnauskis

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 July 2003	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	5–1	5–1	2003 Baltic Cup
2	25 March 2011	Kaunas, Lithuania	Poland	2-0	2-0	Friendly match
3	10 August 2011	Kaunas, Lithuania	Armenia	2-0	3-0	Friendly match
4	12 October 2012	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
5				2–0