Deivydas Matulevičius

{{short description|Lithuanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Deivydas Matulevičius

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|4|8}}

| birth_place = Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = {{height|m=1.90}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Vilkmergė Ukmergė

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Vilnius

| years1 = 2007 | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = Interas-AE Visaginas

| years2 = 2007–2008 | caps2 = | goals2 = 13 | clubs2 = Vilnius

| years3 = 2009–2010 | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 2 | clubs3 = Odra Wodzisław

| years4 = 2011–2012 | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 19 | clubs4 = Žalgiris

| years5 = 2012 | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → Cracovia (loan)

| years6 = 2012–2015 | caps6 = 69 | goals6 = 24 | clubs6 = Pandurii Târgu Jiu

| years7 = 2015 | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Tobol

| years8 = 2016–2017 | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 6 | clubs8 = Botoșani

| years9 = 2017 | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 4 | clubs9 = Royal Mouscron

| years10= 2017–2018 | caps10 = 12 | goals10= 0 | clubs10= Hibernian

| years11= 2018 | caps11 = 6 | goals11= 0 | clubs11= KuPS

| years12= 2018–2019 | caps12 = 19 | goals12= 12 | clubs12= Rapid București

| years13= 2019 | caps13 = 11 | goals13= 3 | clubs13= Kauno Žalgiris

| years14= 2020 | caps14 = 3 | goals14= 0 | clubs14= Glentoran

| years15= 2020 | caps15 = 8 | goals15= 0 | clubs15= CSM Reșița

| years16= 2021 | caps16 = 26 | goals16= 5 | clubs16= Dainava

| pcupdate = 2 November 2021

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam1 = Lithuania U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam2 = Lithuania U19

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007–2009

| nationalteam3 = Lithuania U21

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 6

| nationalyears4 = 2012–2019

| nationalteam4 = Lithuania

| nationalcaps4 = 40

| nationalgoals4 = 5

| ntupdate =

}}

Deivydas Matulevičius (born 8 April 1989) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Matulevičius has previously played for Interas-AE Visaginas, FC Vilnius and Žalgiris Vilnius in Lithuania, Odra Wodzisław, Cracovia and Reșița in Poland, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, FC Botoșani and Rapid București in Romania, Tobol in Kazakhstan, Royal Mouscron in Belgium, Hibernian in Scotland and Glentoran in Northern Ireland.

Career

=Club=

Matulevičius signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in July 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/7702 |title=HIBERNIAN SIGN STRIKER MATULEVICIUS |publisher=Hibernian FC |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-date=22 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722040222/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/7702 |url-status=dead }} He scored in a 5–0 Scottish League Cup win against Ayr United on 8 August,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40829944 |title=Hibernian 5–0 Ayr |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2017 |access-date=14 August 2017}} but made few appearances and was made available for transfer in December.{{cite news |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/hibs-tell-deivydas-matulevicius-he-is-free-to-leave-club-1-4644294 |title=Hibs tell Deivydas Matulevicius he is free to leave club |first=Anthony |last=Brown |date=22 December 2017 |access-date=24 December 2017 |work=Edinburgh Evening News }} He was subsequently released from his contract on 31 January 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42597122 |title=Scottish Premiership ins and outs so far - January 2018 |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=1 February 2018 |access-date=1 February 2018}}

In January 2020, Matulevičius signed for Glentoran.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51404479 |title=Irish Premiership: Glentoran sign Lithuanian international striker Deivydas Matulevičius |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2020 |access-date=7 February 2020}}

In 2021, Matulevičius joined Lithuanian club Dainava.{{Cite web|url=https://dfkdainava.com/2021/03/02/dfk-dainava-sukirto-rankomis-su-d-matuleviciumi-ir-v-luksa/|title=DFK "DAINAVA" SUKIRTO RANKOMIS SU D. MATULEVIČIUMI IR V. LUKŠA|date=2 March 2021 |publisher=DFK Dainava|access-date=8 April 2021|language=lt}}

=International=

:As of match played 10 June 2017. Lithuania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matulevičius goal.{{cite web |url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27784 |title=Deivydas Matulevičius |website=European Football |access-date=12 June 2017}}

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|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

scope=col|No.

!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date

!scope=col|Venue

!scope=col|Cap

!scope=col|Opponent

!scope=col|Score

!scope=col|Result

!scope=col|Competition

scope=row|1

|14 August 2013||Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg||9||{{fb|Luxembourg}}||1–0||1–2||International friendly

scope=row|2

|6 September 2013||Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia||10||{{fb|Latvia}}||1–2||1–2||rowspan=2|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

scope=row|3

|10 September 2013||Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania||11||{{fb|Liechtenstein}}||1–0||2–0

scope=row|4

|3 September 2014||Tauernstadion, Matrei in Osttirol, Austria||14||{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}||1–0||1–1||International friendly

scope=row|5

|8 September 2014||San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino||15||{{fb|San Marino}}||1–0||2–0||UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

;Rapid București

Individual

References

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