Natanas Žebrauskas

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|02|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gargždai, Lithuania

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| height = 1.85 m

| position = Right-back

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| youthclubs1 = Banga Gargždai

| youthyears2 = 2018–2021

| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| youthyears3 = 2021–2022

| youthclubs3 = Greuther Fürth

| years1 = 2021–2023

| clubs1 = Greuther Fürth II

| caps1 = 46

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = Greuther Fürth

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Rot-Weiß Erfurt

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| years4 = 2024

| clubs4 = FK Banga

| caps4 = 35

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| club-update = 17 March 2025

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Lithuania U19

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Lithuania U21

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2022–

| nationalteam3 = Lithuania

| nationalcaps3 = 1

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Natanas Žebrauskas (born 18 February 2002) is a Lithuanian international footballer who plays for German club Rot-Weiß Erfurt.{{Soccerway|id=natanas-ebrauskas/519824|accessdate=25 September 2022}}

Club career

Growing through the youth ranks of Banga Gargždai, in his Lithuanian hometown Gargždai, before joining the FC Nürnberg academy in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Lietuvos 17-mečių futbolo rinktinė kovos dėl vietos Europos čempionate |url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/lietuvos-17-meciu-futbolo-rinktine-kovos-del-vietos-europos-cempionate-24-1036952 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=15min |language=lt}} He however made the move to another German club in the summer of 2022, joining Greuther Fürth, first playing with its reserve team.{{Cite web |last=Bagdonas |first=Marius |title=Didžiausių Lietuvos futbolo talentų „TOP 20“ |url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/didziausiu-lietuvos-futbolo-talentu-top-20-24-1587420 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=15min |language=lt}}

Žebrauskas made his professional debut for Greuther Fürth on 11 September 2022, coming on as a substitute during the 2–1 away 2. Bundesliga loss to Magdeburg.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=Portugalijoje žaidė E.Zubas, Turkijoje – A.Novikovas, Lenkijoje – du lietuviai |url=https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/463122/portugalijoje-zaide-e-zubas-turkijoje-a-novikovas-lenkijoje-du-lietuviai |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=sportas.lt}}

In the summer of 2023, Žebrauskas signed a two-year contract with Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the fourth-tier Regionalliga.{{cite web|publisher=Rot-Weiß Erfurt|url=https://m.rot-weiss-erfurt.de/Aktuelles/Aktuelle-News/Nationalspieler-kommt-aus-Fuerth.html|title=ATIONALSPIELER KOMMT AUS FÜRTH!|access-date=13 July 2023|language=de}}

International career

Already an under-19 and under-21 international with Lithuania, Natanas Žebrauskas was first called to the senior team in May 2022,{{Cite web |last= |title=A Milli Takımımız'ın rakibi Litvanya'nın aday kadrosu açıklandı |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/a-milli-takimimizin-rakibi-litvanyanin-aday-kadrosu-aciklandi-42067461 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Hürriyet |language=tr}} whist still playing for the U21 the following month.{{Cite web |title=LFF vadovų pareiškimai V.Ivanausko nejaudina: „Ar Ivanausko, ar Petrausko galva kris...“ |url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/lff-vadovu-pareiskimai-v-ivanausko-nejaudina-ar-ivanausko-ar-petrausko-galva-kris-24-1692106 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=15min |language=lt}}

He made his international debut for Lithuania senior team on 25 September 2022, replacing Dominykas Barauskas just before half-time, during a 1–0 Nations league away loss to Luxembourg.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-25 |title=Dėl garbės, bet be galimybės pakilti nuo dugno: Liuksemburgas – Lietuva |url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/del-garbes-bet-be-galimybes-pakilti-nuo-dugno-liuksemburgas-lietuva-24-1936510 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=15min |language=lt}}