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Darius Miceika
Personal information
Date of birth	22 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000	Polonija Vilnius
2001–2002	Žalgiris Vilnius
2002–2004	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2005–2008	Liepājas Metalurgs
2009	Granit Mikashevichi
2009–2010	Metalurh Zaporizhya
2010	Liepājas Metalurgs
2011–2012	Khimki
2012–2014	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk
2014	Trakai
2015	Sillamäe Kalev
International career
2005–2009	Lithuania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Darius Miceika (born 22 February 1983) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer. He has played for Lithuanian national team.

Club career[edit]

Miceika started his career at Polonija Vilnius in 2000. He then moved to FK Žalgiris Vilnius in 2001 before moving to Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2002,^[1] with whom he won the Russian Premier League Cup in 2003. He moved to Latvia in 2005 with Virslīga club, Liepājas Metalurgs.^[2] In his first season at the club, 2005, he scored in the 2–1 Latvian Cup final defeat to FK Ventspils on 25 September.^[3]^[4] In the 2006 Virslīga season he was third top scorer in the league with 13 goals and second top Liepājas Metalurgs scorer. He scored a hat-trick on 26 April in a 6–1 win over Dižvanagi Rēzekne.^[5] In December 2006 he was named joint best midfielder with Skonto player, Vitālijs Astafjevs for the 2006 season in Latvia by the Latvian Football Federation.^[6] He spent the first half of 2009 playing for Granit Mikashevichi in the Belarusian Premier League. During the summer transfer window of 2009 he was transferred to FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.^[7]

In August 2010 he joined the Latvian champions FK Liepājas Metalurgs once again, that season playing 10 matches and scoring no goals in the LMT Virsliga. After the 2010 season he was released from the club.

International career[edit]

Miceika made his debut for Lithuania on 6 September 2006, against Scotland. Brought on as a substitute after 81 minutes, four minutes later he scored a goal, which ended up being his only goal for national team. Despite his goal, Lithuania lost the match 2–1.^[8]

International goal[edit]

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.^[9]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2006	S.Darius and S.Girėnas, Kaunas, Lithuania	Scotland	1–2	1–2	Euro 2008 qualifier

Honours[edit]

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League runner-up (1): 2003
- Russian Premier League Cup winner (1): 2003
FK Liepājas Metalurgs
- Virslīga winner (1): 2005
- Virslīga runner-up (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
- Latvian Cup winner (1): 2006
- Baltic League winner (1): 2007

References[edit]

^ "Transfers: 11–21 July 2002". UEFA. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ "No pushover for Skonto". UEFA. 8 April 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ "Latvia 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ "Ventspils celebrate cup treble". UEFA. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ "Latvia 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ "Kolinko given Latvian honour". UEFA. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ Запорожский Металлург: еще два новичка (in Russian). football.ua. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
^ "Match Reports: Lithuania 1 – 2 Scotland". football.co.uk. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ "Lithuania vs. Scotland match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Darius Miceika at Soccerbase
Profile at national-football-teams.com^{[permanent dead link]}
Darius Miceika at Soccerway

[UEFA22632-1] "Transfers: 11–21 July 2002". UEFA. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[UEFA293932-2] "No pushover for Skonto". UEFA. 8 April 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[RSSF05-3] "Latvia 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[UEFA345182-4] "Ventspils celebrate cup treble". UEFA. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[RSSF06-5] "Latvia 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[UEFA486403-6] "Kolinko given Latvian honour". UEFA. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[7] Запорожский Металлург: еще два новичка (in Russian). football.ua. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.

[F30350506-8] "Match Reports: Lithuania 1 – 2 Scotland". football.co.uk. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[9] "Lithuania vs. Scotland match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

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-'''Darius Miceika''' (born 22 February 1983 in [[Vilnius]], [[Lithuanian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a retired professional [[Association football|footballer]] from [[Lithuania]]. He has played for [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuanian national team]] for whom he scored on his debut, just four minutes after being brought on against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].
+'''Darius Miceika''' (born 22 February 1983) is a [[Lithuania]]n former professional [[Association football|footballer]]. He has played for [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuanian national team]].
 ==Club career==
-Miceika started his career at [[Polonija Vilnius]] in 2000. He then moved to [[FK Žalgiris Vilnius]] in 2001 before moving to [[Russian Premier League]]  club [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]] in 2002,<ref name="UEFA22632">
+Miceika started his career at [[Polonija Vilnius]] in 2000. He then moved to [[FK Žalgiris Vilnius]] in 2001 before moving to [[Russian Premier League]] club [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]] in 2002,<ref name="UEFA22632">
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   | accessdate = 2008-02-08}}</ref> In December 2006 he was named joint best midfielder with [[Skonto FC|Skonto]] player, [[Vitālijs Astafjevs]] for the 2006 season in Latvia by the [[Latvian Football Federation]].<ref name="UEFA486403">
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-Miceika made his debut for Lithuania on 6 September 2006, against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], and made an instant and dramatic impact. Brought on as a substitute for [[Aidas Preikšaitis]] after 81 minutes, four minutes later he scored with an overhead kick from a corner. Despite his goal, Lithuania lost the match 2–1.<ref name="F30350506">
+Miceika made his debut for Lithuania on 6 September 2006, against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. Brought on as a substitute after 81 minutes, four minutes later he scored a goal, which ended up being his only goal for national team. Despite his goal, Lithuania lost the match 2–1.<ref name="F30350506">
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+===International goal===
+:''Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=3177|title=Lithuania vs. Scotland match report|publisher=eu-football.info|first=|last=|language=|date=|access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref>
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+! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
+|-
+| 1. || 6 September 2006 || [[S.Dariaus ir S.Girėno Stadium|S.Darius and S.Girėnas]], [[Kaunas]], Lithuania || {{fb|Scotland}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B| Euro 2008 qualifier]]
+|}
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-*[http://www.fc-zenit.ru/info/person.phtml?id=73 Zenit profile] {{ru icon}}
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