Karolis Laukžemis
Karolis Laukžemis (born 11 March 1992) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ayutthaya United F.C. of the Thai League 2 and Lithuania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Palanga, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayutthaya United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Atlantas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Atlantas | 62 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Palanga (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2015 | Klaipėdos Granitas | 18 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Sūduva | 32 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Jelgava (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Sūduva | 42 | (20) |
| 2018–2020 | Istra 1961 | 17 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Tabor Sežana (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2020 | Hibernians | 6 | (4) |
| 2021 | Kaisar | 31 | (9) |
| 2022 | UTA Arad | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | Sūduva | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Banga | 23 | (5) |
| 2023– | Ayutthaya United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Lithuania U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Lithuania U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Lithuania U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | Lithuania | 31 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 | |||
Career
Born in Palanga, Lithuania he has played club football for FK Atlantas, FK Klaipėdos Granitas, FK Sūduva Marijampolė and FK Jelgava.[1] In 2017 he was one of the main figures to help FK Suduva Marijampole to win their first championship ever. He was awarded as best player of A lyga in that season. On 26 October 2020, Laukžemis moved to Maltese club Hibernians on a one-year deal.[2]
On 2 September 2022 Sūduva announced about deal with Laukžemis till the end of the A Lyga 2023 season.[3]
International career
Laukžemis made his international debut for the Lithuania in 2018.[1]
International stats
| Lithuania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 2 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2018 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 4 |  Latvia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 Baltic Cup |
| 2 | 11 October 2020 | 15 |  Belarus | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | |
Honours
Atlantas
Sūduva
- A Lyga: 2017
- Lithuanian Cup runner-up: 2016
- Lithuanian Supercup: 2018
Jelgava
Individual
- A Lyga Player of the Year: 2017
- A Lyga Player of the Month: March 2018[4]
References
- "Karolis Laukžemis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- Lithuanian International forward joins Hibernians F.C., hiberniansfc.mt, 26 October 2020
- "K.Laukžemis sugrįžo į "Sūduvą"".
- "K. Laukžemis pripažintas geriausiu mėnesio A lygos žaidėju" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.