Edgaras Česnauskis

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

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, Česnauskis signed for Dynamo Moscow prior to the 2010 season.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		OtherTemplate:Efn		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

International

As of match played 10 September 2013

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	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Estonia	flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg	link alias-naval = Estonian Navy	flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg	link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces	flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png	link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg	link alias-navy = Estonian Navy	border-naval =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|5–1 || 2003 Baltic Cup
2	25 March 2011	Kaunas, Lithuania	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Poland	flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg	flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg	border-naval-1919 =	flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg	border-naval-1946 =	flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg	flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg	link alias-naval = Polish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg	border-navy =	link alias-navy = Polish Navy	flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-marines =	link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg	border-air force =	link alias-air force = Polish Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-army =	link alias-army = Polish Land Forces	size =	size flag alias-naval = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px	size flag alias-air force = 25px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|2-0 || align="center"|2-0 || Friendly match
3	10 August 2011	Kaunas, Lithuania	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Armenia	flag alias = Flag of Armenia.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of the First Republic of Armenia.svg	link alias-air force = Armenian Air Force	link alias-army = Armenian Ground Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|2-0 || align="center"|3-0 || Friendly match
4	12 October 2012	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Liechtenstein	flag alias = Flag of Liechtenstein.svg	flag alias-1719 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1719-1852).svg	flag alias-1852 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg	flag alias-1921 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1921–1937).svg	flag alias-1937 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
5				2–0

External links

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