Tadas Labukas

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tadas Labukas

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Alytus, Lithuania

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Sakuona Plikiai

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2001–2002 | clubs1 = Atlantas | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2003–2004 | clubs2 = Dynamo Moscow II | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = Atlantas | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2004–2006 | clubs4 = Vyzas | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = Žalgiris | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 10

| years6 = 2007–2009 | clubs6 = Oțelul Galați | caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = → Inter Baku (loan) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2009–2011 | clubs8 = Arka Gdynia | caps8 = 56 | goals8 = 10

| years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = Brann | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2012 | clubs10 = Skonto Riga | caps10= 28 | goals10 = 11

| years11 = 2013–2014 | clubs11 = Torpedo Moscow | caps11= 10 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2014–2015 | clubs12 = Trakai | caps12= 32 | goals12 = 10

| years13 = 2015–2016 | clubs13 = Miedź Legnica | caps13= 47 | goals13 = 7

| years14 = 2016–2017 | clubs14 = Trakai | caps14= 19 | goals14 = 2

| years15 = 2017–2019 | clubs15 = Atlantas | caps15= 64 | goals15 = 11

| years16 = 2020 | clubs16 = Atmosfera | caps16= 11 | goals16 = 3

| years17 = 2021–2022 | clubs17 = Gintaras | caps17= | goals17 =

| years18 = 2022– | clubs18 = Sakuona Plikiai | caps18= | goals18 =

| nationalyears1 = 2002 | nationalteam1 = Lithuania U19 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam2 = Lithuania U21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2006–2012 | nationalteam3 = Lithuania | nationalcaps3 = 18 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 9 January 2024

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Tadas Labukas (born 10 January 1984) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sakuona Plikiai.

Career

Labukas played for Arka Gdynia, having signed a two-year contract in July 2009.[http://futbolnet.pl/wiadomosci/labukas-w-arce-transfer-mrowca-w-martwym-punkcie Labukas w Arce, transfer Mrowca w martwym punkcie] 27 July 2009, futbolnet.pl He was released from Arka Gdynia on 30 June 2011.[http://boisko.pl/pilka-nozna/16308,11-pilkarzy-odchodzi-z-arki.html 11 piłkarzy odchodzi z Arki] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907114515/http://boisko.pl/pilka-nozna/16308,11-pilkarzy-odchodzi-z-arki.html |date=7 September 2011 }} 30 June 2011, boisko.pl But, after going on a brief trial, he joined Brann on a short-term contract which could be extended.[http://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/brann/article5662977.ece "Labukas to Brann] (in Norwegian). 6 July 2011. ba.no Before the start of the 2012 season Labukas joined the Latvian Higher League club Skonto Riga.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvnet.lv/sports/futbols/414325-skonto_pievienojas_latvijas_un_lietuvas_izlasu_futbolisti|title="Skonto" pievienojas Latvijas un Lietuvas izlašu futbolisti|date=13 March 2012}} He scored 11 goals in 28 league matches for his club, sharing the club's top scorer's honor with Valērijs Šabala. In January 2013 Labukas left Riga, joining the Russian First Division club Torpedo Moscow. In February 2014, he left Russia to join new A Lyga club FK Trakai. After a successful season Labukas signed for Polish I liga club Miedź Legnica,{{cite web|title=Tadas Labukas zawodnikiem Miedzi|url=http://www.miedzlegnica.eu/index.php/news/tadas-labukas-zawodnikiem-miedzi/|publisher=MKS Miedź Legnica|accessdate=12 January 2015|language=Polish}} but after the season ended chose to return to Lithuania and help Trakai.{{cite news|title=Į ,,Trakus" grįžta buvęs Lietuvos futbolo rinktinės puolėjas|url=http://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/i-trakus-grizta-tadas-labukas-24-682693|accessdate=4 January 2017|publisher=15min|date=13 September 2016|language=Lithuanian}} In January 2017 Labukas decided to extend his contract with Lithuanian vice-champions,{{cite news|title=T.Labukas lieka "Trakuose"|url=http://www.futbolas.lt/lt/naujiena/tlabukas-lieka-bdquotrakuoseldquo|accessdate=4 January 2017|publisher=Futbolas.lt|date=4 January 2017|language=Lithuanian}} but it was terminated during the season.{{cite web|title="Trakai" atsisveikino su T.Labuku|url=http://fkt.lt/trakai-atsisveikino-su-t-labuku/|publisher=FK Trakai|accessdate=12 May 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=12 May 2017}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|Club !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
\|Inter Baku (loan) \|2008–09{{cite web\|title=2008/09 APL Stats\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200809/oyuncustats200809.pdf\|publisher=Peşəkar Futbol Liqası\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211091820/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200809/oyuncustats200809.pdf\|archivedate=11 February 2014}} \|Azerbaijan Premier League \|7	0			0	0	7	0
\|Brann \|2011 \|Tippeligaen \|11	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	13	0
\|Skonto Riga \|2012 \|Virslīga \|28	11	2	0	2	0	32	11
colspan="3"\|Career total !39	11	4	0	2	0	45	11