Footballer Nerijus Valskis Biography, Career and Clubs

Nerijus Valskis celebrating after scoring goal

Nerijus Valskis Biography and Career

Nerijus Valskis was born on 4 August 1987 and is a Lithuanian footballer, who plays as a forward for the national team. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, films and family of Nerijus Valskis so read the article till the end.

Early career

Nerijus Valskis is a famous footballer and he played from so many clubs, this biography article is incomplete without talking about his international and club career. So here you will gain info about his international and club career.

Valskis began his senior club career in 2005 with FK Zalgiris of Lithuanian A Lyga, making 11 appearances before joining Kauno Jgeriai. During the 2007-2008 season, he made 37 league appearances for FK, scoring four goals. He later joined another A Lyga club, FBK Kaunas, where he scored 17 goals in two seasons (2008 and 2010).

Club career

In 2009, he moved to Belarus and signed with FC Smorgon of the Belarusian Premier League. He played for FC Smorgon in the Latvian Higher League in 2011, scoring 8 goals in 27 league games.

He then returned to Belarus with Minsk, where he was a member of the 2011-12 Belarusian Cup Runners-up squad.

Poland

In 2014, Valskis signed for CS Universitatea Craiova of Romanian Liga I and appeared in 15 league games before moving to Polish club Wigry Suwałki.

Israel

Nerijus Valskis , who previously played for Israeli club Bnei Yehuda, returned to the Israeli Premier League in 2019 with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He signed a short-term contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv until the end of the 2018-19 Israeli Premier League season. Before moving to India, he had only one goal in ten league games.

Lithuania

He returned to Lithuania and signed with FK Suduva after several successful stints in foreign clubs. Valskis was named A Lyga’s Best Player in 2013 while playing for Suva. He also led the league in scoring with 27 goals.

Return to Lithuania

During the 2015-2016 season, he returned to Lithuania with FK Riteriai. He scored 24 goals in 43 league games for the club. Valskis was a member of FK Riteriai’s squad that season, which finished runners-up in all three of their domestic tournaments: A Lyga, Lithuanian Supercup, and Lithuanian Football Cup.

Short biography of Nerijus Valskis

Nerijus Valskis was called up to the Lithuanian national team while playing for FK Suduva in 2013. On 11 October, he made his debut against Latvia in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

In the 2016 Baltic Cup, he scored his only goal for his country against Estonia. Lithuania came in second place in that competition.

Since 2013, he has played in 24 international matches, representing Lithuania in competitions such as the Baltic Cup and the UEFA Nations League, as well as the Euro Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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Random biography facts about Nerijus Valskis

Nerijus Valskis joined Chennaiyin of the Indian Super League in July 2019 after his second stint in Israel. In his first season in India, Valskis led the league in goals with 15, earning the ISL golden boot.

His goals helped propel the club to the Super League final on 14 March 2020; he scored in the showpiece match, but Chennaiyin was defeated 3-1 by ATK.

After leaving Chennaiyin, Valskis signed a two-year contract with fellow Super League club Jamshedpur FC on August 21, 2020, reuniting with former manager Owen Coyle.

In the 2020-21 Indian Super League season, he scored 8 goals for Jamshedpur.

He returned to Chennaiyin on January 1, 2022, in the middle of the ISL 2021-22 season.

We hope this biography article of Nerijus Valskis will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.

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