Liucija Vaitukaitytė

Liucija Vaitukaitytė (born 24 April 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who currently^[when?] plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club SSD FC Como Women. She previously played in Italy for Pomigliano and in Spain for Granadilla, Sevilla and Racing Santander. She made her debut for the Lithuania women's national team in 2015.

Liucija Vaitukaitytė

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Dusetos, Lithuania
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Como
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2012	FK Dusetų Ainiai
2012–2014	MFA Žalgiris
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	LSU Žara / Kauno Žalgiris		(28)
2018	Gintra Universitetas		(3)
2018	Granadilla	2	(0)
2019	Sevilla	2	(0)
2019–2021	Racing Santander
2020	→Utenis	12	(5)
2021–2022	Pomigliano	22	(1)
2022–	Parma	0	(0)
2023–	Como
International career‡
2013–2014	Lithuania U15	2	(2)
2013–2016	Lithuania U17		(5)
2016–2018	Lithuania U19		(2)
2015–	Lithuania		(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:30, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:43, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Career

Vaitukaitytė has been capped for the Lithuania national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.^[1] She made her senior debut in 2015.^[2]

In December 2020 Vaitukaitytė was the only female Lithuanian footballer to be playing professionally outside the country.^[3] She was named Lithuanian Footballer of the Year in February 2021^[4] and in January 2022.^[5]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 June 2021	Central Stadium of Jonava, Jonava, Lithuania	Latvia	2–0	5–0	2021 Baltic Women's Cup
2.				4–0
3.	19 February 2022	Goldcity Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey	Bulgaria	2–1	3–2	2022 Turkish Women's Cup
4.				3–2
5.	17 February 2023	Yerevan Football Academy, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2–0	3–1	Friendly