Klaudijus Upstas

Klaudijus Upstas
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994
Place of birth Kaunas, Lithuania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FK Žalgiris
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 NFA Kaunas
2013 Tauras Tauragė 4 (0)
2013 Šilas Kazlų Rūda 16 (4)
2014 Banga Gargždai 13 (1)
2015–2016 FC Stumbras 45 (3)
2017–2018 FK Jonava 33 (6)
2019 FK Atlantas 9 (0)
2019 FK Palanga 7 (0)
2020–2025 FC Hegelmann 171 (8)
2026– FK Žalgiris 16 (0)
International career
2022– Lithuania 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026

Klaudijus Upstas (born 30 October 1994) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Žalgiris.

He made his A Lyga debut in 2013 with FK Tauras Tauragė. Up to 2020 he was a journeyman footballer around Lithuania, before settling in FC Hegelmann.[1]

He played six straight seasons for Hegelmann and became team captain. He first helped the club win promotion to the highest league, then helped the team reach cup finals, become runners-up in the league; he also got his first experience in continental club competition. Inn 2026 he moved on to FK Žalgiris.[2][3][4]

Upstas made his senior international debut for Lithuania during the 2022 Baltic Cup.[1] In 2025 Upstas and Lithuania faced the Netherlands home and away.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Klaudijus Upstas at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ "Lietuvos vicečempionų kapitonas lieka šeštam sezonui" (in Lithuanian). TV3.lt. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Klaudijus Upstas: „Atsivežėme tikrai ne patį blogiausią rezultatą į namus, galėjo būti ir liūdniau"" (in Lithuanian). TV3.lt. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "„Hegelmann" atsisveikino su kapitonu Klaudijumi Upstu" (in Lithuanian). LRT.lt. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Paškovskytė, Evelina (5 September 2025). "Černychui pagarbą atidavęs Upstas apie Nyderlandų iššūkį: šios rungtynės – gyvenimo dovana" (in Lithuanian). LRT.lt. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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