Matas Vareika
Lithuanian footballer
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Matas Vareika (born 27 January 2000) is a Lithuanian football player who plays as a left winger for Lithuanian club Žalgiris, on loan from Armenian club Pyunik, and the Lithuania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Jonava, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Žalgiris (on loan from Pyunik) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | NFA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | NFA | 25 | (8) |
| 2019–2023 | Žalgiris | 36 | (5) |
| 2024 | Hegelmann | 32 | (10) |
| 2025– | Pyunik | 23 | (7) |
| 2026– | → Žalgiris (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Lithuania U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Lithuania U19 | 14 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Lithuania U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lithuania | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 117 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2025 | |||
Career
Fk Žalgiris
On 3 March 2019 he made his debut for FK Žalgiris in A Lyga against FK Palanga.[1]
On 20 November 2023, it was announced that Vareika left Žalgiris.[2]
FC Hegelmann
On 30 December 2023 he signed with Hegelmann Club.[3][4]
On 3 March 2024, Vareika made his debut in A Lyga match against Transinvest.[5][6][7]
FC Pyunik
In January 2025 was broken contract with FC Hegelmann.[8]
On 25 February 2025 made his debut in Armenian premier League against FC Alashkert. In this match Vareika scored goal and Pyunik won 2–0.[9]
On 20 March 2026, Pyunik announced that Vareika had left the club to join Žalgiris on loan for the remainder of the year.[10]
International career
Vareika made his debut for the senior Lithuania national team on 26 March 2024 in a Nations League play-out game against Gibraltar.[11]
