Justas Lasickas

{{short description|Lithuanian footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Justas Lasickas

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|10|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vilnius, Lithuania[http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/justas-lasickas/ Justas Lasickas] at WorldFootball

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = Rijeka

| clubnumber =

| position = Right-back, winger

|youthyears1 = 2004–2013

|youthclubs1 = Žalgiris Vilnius

| years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = Žalgiris Vilnius | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2013–2017 | clubs2 = Žalgiris Vilnius B | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → Zemun (loan) | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Jagiellonia Białystok | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2022 | clubs5 = Voždovac | caps5 = 89 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2022–2025 | clubs6 = Olimpija Ljubljana | caps6 = 77 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Rijeka | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Lithuania U19

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2018

| nationalteam2 = Lithuania U21

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2018–

| nationalteam3= Lithuania

| nationalcaps3 = 61

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| pcupdate = 25 June 2025

| ntupdate = 10 June 2025

|}}

Justas Lasickas (born 6 October 1997) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Croatian Football League club Rijeka and the Lithuania national team.

Club career

Lasickas debuted with Žalgiris Vilnius in 2014. He had also played for the team's reserves in the Lithuanian second division.[https://lietuvosfutbolas.lt/zaidejai/justas-lasickas-718/?pg=14 Justas Lasickas] at lietuvosfutbolas.lt

In summer 2017 he was loaned out to newly-promoted Serbian SuperLiga side Zemun.[http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2017-18/player/2-super-liga-srbije-2017-18/1044-14-lasickas-justas Justas Lasickas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503012858/http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2017-18/player/2-super-liga-srbije-2017-18/1044-14-lasickas-justas |date=3 May 2018 }} at superliga.rs He debuted in the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga on 5 August 2017, in a game against Radnički Niš.[http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2017-18/match/388 Zemun vs Radnički Niš match report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302064132/http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2017-18/match/388 |date=2 March 2018 }} at superliga.rs Lasickas scored his first SuperLiga goal in the seventh round, in a home game against Bačka on 26 August 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2017-18/match/427|title=Izveštaj sa utakmice Zemun – OFK Bačka|trans-title=Match report Zemun – OFK Bačka|date=26 August 2017|access-date=26 August 2017|publisher=Serbian SuperLiga|language=Serbian|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190241/http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2017-18/match/427|url-status=dead}}

After playing with Jagiellonia Białystok in Poland for one season, he returned to Serbia in June 2019 and signed with Voždovac.{{cite news |title=Voždovac doveo reprezentativca Litvanije Lasickasa |url=http://zurnal.rs/fudbal/super-liga/81773/vozdovac-doveo-reprezentativca-litvanije-lasickasa |access-date=1 July 2019 |work=zurnal.rs |date=28 June 2019 |language=Serbian}}

In May 2022, Lasickas joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.{{cite web |title=Potrjena je okrepitev za Olimpijo: Justas Lasickas se je že fotografiral z Mladenom Rudonjo |url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Potrjena-je-okrepitev-za-Olimpijo-Justas-Lasickas-se-je-ze-fotografiral-z-Mladenom-Rudonjo |publisher=Nogomania |access-date=25 July 2022 |language=sl |date=23 May 2022}} He made his league debut for Olimpija on 24 July 2022 against Tabor Sežana in a 1–0 away win.{{cite web |title=Justas Lasickas » PrvaLiga 2022/2023 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/justas-lasickas/svn-prvaliga-2022-2023/olimpija-ljubljana/3/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=25 July 2022 |language=en}}

International career

Lasickas represented Lithuania at under-19 and under-21 levels.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/justas-lasickas/361095/ Justas Lasickas] at Soccerway

In March 2018, he received a call from the senior team for their friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia.{{cite web|title=LIETUVOS FUTBOLO RINKTINĖJE – TRYS NAUJOKAI|url=https://lff.lt/news/4690/lietuvos-futbolo-rinktineje-trys-naujokai/|publisher=Lithuanian Football Federation|access-date=23 May 2022|language=Lithuanian|date=15 March 2018|archive-date=17 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102214/https://lff.lt/news/4690/lietuvos-futbolo-rinktineje-trys-naujokai/|url-status=dead}} He debuted for Lithuania on 24 March in the match against Georgia.[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/70839/Justas_Lasickas.html Justas Lasickas] at National-Football-Teams.com

Career statistics

=International=

:Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lasickas goal.

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|+ List of international goals scored by Justas Lasickas

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align=center|19 October 2021LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania{{fb|BUL}}align=center|1–0align=center|3–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center|215 November 2021LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania{{fb|KUW}}align=center|1–1align=center|1–1Friendly

Honours

Žalgiris Vilnius

Olimpija Ljubljana

  • Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2022–23, 2024–25
  • Slovenian Cup: 2022–23{{cite web |last1=Viškovič |first1=Rok |title=Olimpija po drami v 130. minuti do dvojne krone, zanimiv niz Maribora je končan |url=https://sportklub.n1info.si/nogomet/olimpija-po-drami-v-130-minuti-do-dvojne-krone-zanimiv-niz-maribora-je-koncan/ |website=Sportklub |access-date=7 May 2023 |language=sl-SI |date=6 May 2023}}

References