Benas Šatkus
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001
Place of birth Klaipėda, Lithuania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–2017 Banga Gargždai
2017–2022 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 1. FC Nürnberg II 18 (1)
2022–2023 VfL Osnabrück 0 (0)
2023 → Banga Gargždai (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2017 Lithuania U17 3 (0)
2019– Lithuania U21 5 (0)
2019– Lithuania 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023

Benas Šatkus (born 1 April 2001) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Lithuania national team.[1]

Club career

1. FC Nürnberg

In 2020, Šatkus signed his first professional contract with 1. FC Nürnberg. In German he played from summer of the 2020.[2][3] He appeared for the reserves, competing in Fußball-Regionalliga Bayern.

VfL Osnabrück

In the summer of 2022, Šatkus moved to 3. Liga club VfL Osnabrück.[4][5]

International career

Šatkus made his international debut for Lithuania national team on 17 November 2019 in a friendly match against New Zealand, which finished as a 1–0 home win.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Benas Šatkus at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Lietuvis pasirašė sutartį su devynis kartus Vokietijos čempionu tapusiu klubu".
  3. ↑ "Perspektyvus lietuvis ruošiasi praverti pagrindinės "Nurnberg" komandos duris". 5 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "VFL verpflichtet Litauens Nationalspieler Benas Šatkus". 13 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "VFL Osnabrück verpflichtet Satkus: "Sofort Feuer und Flamme" - kicker".
  6. ↑ "Lithuania-New Zealand | European Qualifiers 2020".


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