Nerijus Valskis

Nerijus Valskis (born 4 August 1987) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a Forward for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur FC and the Lithuania national football team.

Nerijus Valskis
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-04) 4 August 1987
Place of birth Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Jamshedpur
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2005 Polonia Vilnius
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Žalgiris Vilnius 11 (0)
2006 Kauno Jėgeriai
2007–2008 Šilutė 37 (4)
2008 FBK Kaunas 10 (1)
2009 Smorgon 12 (0)
2010 FBK Kaunas 24 (16)
2011 Liepājas Metalurgs 27 (8)
2012 Minsk 10 (0)
2012–2013 Sūduva 38 (29)
2014 Universitatea Craiova 15 (2)
2015 Wigry Suwałki 5 (0)
2015–2016 Trakai 43 (24)
2017–2018 Bnei Yehuda 49 (11)
2018 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 15 (9)
2019 Hapoel Tel Aviv 10 (1)
2019–2020 Chennaiyin 20 (15)
2020– Jamshedpur 13 (8)
National team‡
2007–2008 Lithuania U21 6 (1)
2013– Lithuania 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:31, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2018

Club career

Early career

During the 2013 A Lyga season, while playing for Sūduva, Valskis was awarded the Best Player and was also the league's leading scorer with 27 goals.[1]

During the 2016–17 season, Valskis was part of Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv squad which won the Israeli State Cup.[1] In 2019, he returned to Israel, signing for Hapoel Tel Aviv on a short-term contract until the end of the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League season.[1]

India

Following his second stint in Israel, Valskis joined Indian Super League side Chennaiyin in July 2019.[1] In his debut season in India, Valskis was the league's top goal scorer with 15 goals, winning the golden boot.[2] His goals helped to lead the club to the final of the Super League on 14 March 2020; he scored in the showpiece match but Chennaiyin lost 3–1 to ATK.[3]

On 21 August 2020, Valskis signed a two year contract with fellow Super League club Jamshedpur FC, reuniting with former boss Owen Coyle.[2]

Statistics

International goals
As of match played 29 May 2016. Lithuania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Valskis goal.[4]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 May 2016Klaipėdos M. Centrinis Stadionas, Klaipėda, Lithuania6 Estonia1–02–02016 Baltic Cup

Honours

Club

FBK Kaunas

Liepājas Metalurgs

Minsk

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv

Individual

References
  1. "Chennaiyin FC rope in Lithuanian forward Nerijus Valskis from Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sport Skeeda. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. "Nerijus Valskis reunites with Coyle at Jamshedpur FC". Sport Star. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "ATK best Chennaiyin in Hero ISL 2019-20 final to clinch record third title". Indian Super League. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. Nerijus Valskis at Soccerway
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