Eligijus Jankauskas

Eligijus Jankauskas
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998
Place of birth Šiauliai, Lithuania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C.
Number 71
Youth career
–2006 FK Napolis
2006–2014 Siauliai FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Šiauliai 16 (0)
2016 Utenis Utena 14 (3)
2016 Sūduva Marijampolė 18 (2)
2017–2018 Žilina B 16 (5)
2017–2018 Žilina 4 (0)
2018 → Zemplín Michalovce (loan) 8 (0)
2018 Opava 0 (0)
2019–2020 Sūduva 35 (11)
2021 Panevėžys 25 (2)
2022–2025 Šiauliai 117 (38)
2026– Hapoel Rishon LeZion 18 (7)
International career‡
2014 Lithuania U-17 3 (0)
2016 Lithuania U-19 3 (0)
2016–2020 Lithuania U-21 29 (1)
2021– Lithuania 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:55, 9 October 2025

Eligijus Jankauskas (born 22 June 1998) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who currently plays for as a winger for Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C..

Club career

Lithuanian clubs

Eligijus Jankauskas started his career in his local club, FK Šiauliai. At the time he played for highest tier league in Lithuania. His career at Šiauliai took two seasons. Jankauskas played sixteen matches for this club.

In the 2016 season, Jankauskas joined FK Utenis Utena. In the middle of the season, he moved to FK Sūduva Marijampolė helping them gain third place at the table.

At the end of the 2016 season Jankauskas was named the most prospective player in Lithuania. At the same ceremony, Fedor Černych was named the best Lithuanian player of 2016.[1]

In 2017, he joined the Slovak team MŠK Žilina.

MŠK Žilina

He made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for MŠK Žilina against FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová on 27 May 2017.[2] Eligijus was given the number 29, when he arrived to the club. Jankauskas also played few matches for second MŠK Žilina team - MŠK Žilina B, which at the time played in 2. Liga and ended up in fourth position 2016-17 season.

FA Šiauliai

In December 2021 announced, that Eligijus Jankauskas returned back to FA Šiauliai.[3][4][5]

Hapoel Rishon LeZion FC

On 21 January announced that Eligijus Jankauskas signed with Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[6][7]

International career

He made his debut for the Lithuania national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Northern Ireland, a 1–4 home loss. He substituted Fedor Černych in the 80th minute.[8]

Honours

Club

MŠK Žilina

FK Sūduva

  • Super Cup winner: 2019

Individual

  • The most prospective player playing in Lithuania: 2016[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Metų žaidėju išrinktas F. Černychas". LFF.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Futbalnet / Únia ligových klubov / Fortuna liga / MŠK Žilina - ŽP Šport Podbrezová 27.05.2017, futbalnet.sk
  3. ↑ alyga.lt: transferių langas
  4. ↑ sportas.lt: naujienos
  5. ↑ 15min.lt naujienos: Eligijus Jankauskas grįžta į Šiaulius
  6. ↑ בהפועל ראשון לציון מלך השערים בליטא נוחת בלאומית: חתם
  7. ↑ Rezultatyviausiai A lygoje žaidęs Eligijus Jankauskas keliasi į antrą Izraelio lygą (sportas.lt)
  8. ↑ "Lithuania v Northern Ireland game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Metų žaidėju išrinktas F. Černychas". LFF.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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