Place of birth Lazdijai, Lithuania Number 29 2010 NFA-Aisciai Role Football player Current team FK Dainava Alytus | Playing position 2003–2009 SRC-Alytus Name Erikas Grigaliunas Height 1.75 m Position Forward, Winger | |
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Date of birth (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 21) | ||
Erikas Grigaliūnas (born 3 March 1994 in Lazdijai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian football player. He plays as either winger or forward. Currently playing for FK Atlantas.
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Early years
Grigaliūnas started playing football at the age of six. He started attending local Alytus football school SRC-Alytus. His first coach was Antanas Bytautas; he coached 1994 born youth team. Grigaliūnas was one of the fastest youth player in Lithuania. He was multiple most goals scored player and awards winner in youth championships of Lithuania. In February 2010, he joined Kaunas national Lithuania football academy NFA-Aisčiai.
FK Alytis
After scoring 17 goals in (1994 born) youth championship at 2009. He was spotted by local city team FK Alytis who played at LFF 1 Lyga. He debuted on 19 April 2009 against FK Nevėžis. He scored his first goal in LFF 1 Lyga, being 15 years old against FK Mažeikiai. He left FK Alytis after the 2010 season and joined FK Mažeikiai.
FK Mažeikiai
After two successful seasons for FK Alytis, Grigaliūnas moved to FK Mažeikiai and signed contract for a year. On 25 October 2010, he debuted in the reserve team against "FK Pakruojis-2" and scored two goals. After finishing 2010 LFF A liga championship, he received feet ligament injury and missed all 2011 championship pre-season matches. After the injury, he played just two matches for the reserves team in 2011 and left the team, because most players of FK Mažeikiai were released due to financial problems of the club.
International
He debuted at Lithuania U-16 at 17 March 2009 against Poland U-16 in Olecko and played two games.