The 2017 season will be Žalgiris 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Lithuanian football and 4th consecutive as A Lyga title defenders. They will also participate in the Lithuanian Cup, SuperCup and enter the UEFA Champions League at the second qualifying round stage.
Season overview Pre-season
Players
Squad No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Goalkeepers 1 Armantas Vitkauskas GK Sūduva 2012 29 Džiugas Bartkus GK Valletta 2017 30 Airidas Mickevičius GK Academy 2017 35 Pijus Petkevičius GK Academy 2017 Defenders 2 Linas Klimavičius CB Trakai 2016 4 Diego Oyarzún CB / LB Palestino 2017 5 Donovan Slijngard LB Cambuur 2015 6 Mamadou Mbodj CB Red Star Belgrade 2016 8 Egidijus Vaitkūnas RB Tauras 2010 23 Rolandas Baravykas RB / LB Atlantas 2017 71 Jonas Skinderis CB Panevėžys 2016 Midfielders 7 Slavko Blagojević CM RNK Split 2016 13 Saulius Mikoliūnas RB / RW / LW Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2016 14 Karolis Uzėla CM Academy 2017 16 Mahamane Traoré CM Nice 2017 17 Liviu Antal RW / SS CFR Cluj 2017 19 Daniel Romanovskij CM Academy 2014 21 Vytautas Lukša RW / LW Trakai 2015 22 Justas Lasickas LW Academy 2014 27 Matija Ljujić CM / AM Rad 2016 44 Serge Nyuiadzi LW / RW 1461 Trabzon 2017 75 Ernestas Stočkūnas MF Academy 2015 88 Mantas Kuklys CM / AM Turnhout 2012 Forwards 9 Bahrudin Atajić AM / LW / RW / CF / SS SJK Seinäjoki 2016 10 Darvydas Šernas CF Alanyaspor 2017 28 Julius Momkus ST Academy 2016 80 Elivelto CM / AM / LW / RW / SS Ekranas 2015
Transfers
Winter 2017
In Player Moving from Notes Source Mahamane Traoré OGC Nice Free transfer Darvydas Šernas Alanyaspor Free transfer Rolandas Baravykas FK Atlantas Free transfer Serge Nyuiadzi 1461 Trabzon Free transfer Komnen Andrić C.F. Os Belenenses On loan until July 2017 Georgas Freidgeimas FC Irtysh Pavlodar End of loan spell Daniel Romanovskij FK Utenis End of loan spell Simonas Stankevičius HNK Šibenik End of loan spell Tautvydas Eliošius FK Jonava End of loan spell
Out Player Moving to Notes Source Simonas Stankevičius Mjøndalen IF Undisclosed Andrija Kaluđerović Port F.C. Free transfer Linas Pilibaitis FK Atlantas Free transfer Marin Matoš HNK Gorica Free transfer Tautvydas Eliošius FK Jonava Free transfer Aldas Korsakas FC Stumbras Free transfer Darius Kazubovičius FK Trakai Free transfer Lukas Valvonis FK Utenis Free transfer Edvinas Baniulis FK Utenis Free transfer Karolis Čirba FC Vilniaus Vytis Free transfer Daniel Romanovskij FC Stumbras On loan until 2018 Dominykas Barauskas FC Stumbras On loan until 2018 Marius Žaliūkas Released Jorge Chula Released
Summer 2017
In Player Moving from Notes Source Liviu Antal CFR Cluj Free transfer Diego Oyarzún Club Deportivo Palestino Free transfer Džiugas Bartkus Valletta F.C. Free transfer Daniel Romanovskij FC Stumbras End of loan spell
Out Player Moving to Notes Source Georgas Freidgeimas FC Okzhetpes Undisclosed Komnen Andrić C.F. Os Belenenses Loan return Saulius Klevinskas Released
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Lithuanian Supercup
A Lyga
Results summary
Results by round
Regular season League table
Matches
LFF Taurė
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameA LygaSupercupLFF TaurėUEFA CLTotal110FWDarvydas Šernas1000010280FWElivelto80109388MFMantas Kuklys4001549FWBahrudin Atajić3000344MFSerge Nyuiadzi1002352DFLinas Klimavičius100017MFSlavko Blagojević1000111FWKomnen Andrić1000116MFMahamane Traoré0100121MFVytautas Lukša1000127MFMatija Ljujić00101Own goal10001Totals2912032
Clean sheets NameA LygaSupercupLFF TaurėUEFA CLTotal11GKArmantas Vitkauskas51107255GKSaulius Klevinskas40004330GKAiridas Mickevičius10001329GKDžiugas Bartkus10001Totals1011012
Disciplinary record PlayerA LygaSupercupLFF TaurėUEFA CLTotal1GKArmantas Vitkauskas 1 0012DFLinas Klimavičius1 1003DFGeorgas Freidgeimas3 3005DFDonovan Slijngard1 1 2006DFMamadou Mbodj5 5007MFSlavko Blagojević5 2 7008DFEgidijus Vaitkūnas5 1 6009FWBahrudin Atajić 1 10010FWDarvydas Šernas3 11 51011FWKomnen Andrić1 1 20013MFSaulius Mikoliūnas2 20014MFKarolis Uzėla 1 10016MFMahamane Traore 1 10021MFVytautas Lukša 1 10022MFJustas Lasickas 1 10023DFRolandas Baravykas1 10027MFMatija Ljujić4 1 50044MFSerge Nyuiadzi11 11080FWElivelto1 10088MFMantas Kuklys1 100Totals29110003000003211
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