Armandas Kučys

Armandas Kučys
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003
Place of birth Panevėžys, Lithuania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Celje
Number 47
Youth career
–2018 Panevėžio FA
2019 Panevėžys
2020 Ekranas
2021–2023 Kalmar FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 → Oskarshamns AIK (loan) 12 (1)
2023–2024 Kauno Žalgiris 31 (9)
2024– Celje 32 (17)
International career‡
2019 Lithuania U17 6 (1)
2021 Lithuania U19 7 (4)
2021– Lithuania 19 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Armandas Kučys (born 27 February 2003) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovenian club Celje and the Lithuania national team.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Lithuania national team on 15 November 2021 in a friendly against Kuwait.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 March 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oskarshamns AIK (loan) 2022 Ettan 12100—121
Kauno Žalgiris 2023 A Lyga 163212[b]0204
2024 A Lyga 15611—167
Total 31932203611
Celje 2024–25 PrvaLiga 18101014[c]83318
2025–26 PrvaLiga 137004[b]1178
2026–27 PrvaLiga 10000010
Total 3217101895126
Career total 7527422099928
  1. ↑ Includes Lithuanian Cup, Slovenian Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and eight goals in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 9 June 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lithuania
202110
202230
202310
202484
202521
202641
Total196
Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kučys goal.
List of international goals scored by Armandas Kučys[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 March 2024Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal Gibraltar1–01–02022–23 UEFA Nations League C
28 June 2024Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia Latvia0–10–22024 Baltic Cup
39 September 2024Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania Romania1–11–32024–25 UEFA Nations League C
415 October 2024Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Romania1–01–22024–25 UEFA Nations League C
524 March 2025Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Finland1–22–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
66 June 2026Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Latvia1–01–1
(5–4 p)
2026 Baltic Cup

Personal life

His father Aurimas Kučys was a former Lithuanian international footballer.[5]

Honours

Celje

References

  1. 1 2 Armandas Kučys at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Lithuania v Kuwait game report". ESPN. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Armandas Kučys". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Football player Armandas Kučys". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Prieš gerus 6-7 metus Armandas Kucys po "Ekrano" rungtynių skubėdavo į aikštę sveikinti tėtį Aurimą, o dabar... Aurimas galės ploti tribūnose žaidžiant Armandui su FKE marškinėliais!" (in Lithuanian). FK Ekranas. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Celje clinch third national football title". sloveniatimes.com. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.