Ričardas Beniušis

Ricardas Beniušis (born 23 April 1980) is a Lithuanian footballer.

Ričardas Beniušis
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-04-23) 23 April 1980
Place of birth Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FK Saned Joniškis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Inkaras Kaunas 27 (18)
2000–2001 Baltika Kaliningrad 1 (0)
2001 Inkaras Kaunas 20 (15)
2001–2002 Krylya Sovetov Samara 0 (0)
2002 Inkaras Kaunas 13 (2)
2002 Start 9 (1)
2002–2003 Atlantas Klaipeda 12 (6)
2003–2008 FBK Kaunas 90 (46)
2007–2008 → Hearts (loan) 8 (0)
2008 → Liepājas Metalurgs (loan) 24 (5)
2009 DAC Dunajská Streda 13 (1)
2009 Sūduva 11 (13)
2010 Hapoel Ra'anana 12 (3)
2010–2013 Sūduva 56 (18)
2013–2015 Kruoja Pakruojis 67 (28)
2015–2021 Šilas Kazlų Rūda 78 (115)
2017 FK Šilutė 23 (8)
2018 FK Panerys Vilnius 6 (5)
2022- FK Saned Joniškis 22 (34)
International career‡
2001–2014 Lithuania 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2020

Beniušis started his career with Inkaras Kaunas in his homeland, returning there after short spells with Russian clubs Baltika Kaliningrad and Krylya Sovetov Samara. He spent one season in Norway (2002) with Start before again moving back to Lithuania with Atlantas Klaipeda. He joined FBK Kaunas in 2003 and has since won 3 A Lyga titles, two Lithuanian Cups and two Lithuanian Super Cups with the club.

He joined Hearts on a season-long loan deal in July 2007.[1] He made his debut for Hearts in a 1–0 defeat to city rivals Hibernian F.C., playing very poorly and leading to many calling him 'Beniuseless'.[2] He made few starts for Hearts and was sent back to FBK Kaunas early, on 19 March 2008.

In January 2010, he signed for the Israeli club, Hapoel Ra'anana for three years.

References
  1. Kaunas' Beni wins loan deal at Hearts, Edinburgh Evening News, 31 July 2007.
  2. Anderson, Barry (2 September 2010). "Hearts reject Beniusis has got cause for revenge tomorrow". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
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