Andrius Velicka
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FK Spyris Kaunas | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2008 | FBK Kaunas | 166 | (89) |
| 2002 | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Irtysh Pavlodar (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 47 | (19) |
| 2008 | Viking FK | 18 | (6) |
| 2008–2011 | Rangers | 8 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Bristol City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | FK Ekranas | 43 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 | AZAL | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | 48 | (11) |
| 2015 | FK Spyris Kaunas | 28 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2013 | Lithuania | 26 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2010 |
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Andrius Velička (born 5 April 1979, in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional association footballer who plays for FK Spyris Kaunas. He also played for the Lithuania national team.
Velička began his career at FBK Kaunas. He had spells on loan at Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala and Kazakhstani outfit Irtysh Pavlodar. During his time in Kaunas he played over 150 games and scored over one hundred goals for the club.
He joined Heart of Midlothian in the summer of 2006 in a loan deal and made his debut on 9 September 2006 in an SPL against St Mirren during a 1–0 defeat, coming on as a substitute for Neil McCann. On 15 October, Velička scored two goals in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian, earning 10-man Hearts a draw.
He also scored in the 1–1 draw with Dunfermline Athletic on 28 October. He netted yet another Hearts goal at Celtic Park, in a 2–1 defeat to the league champions, however Velička became Hearts top goalscorer as a result of his goal. He scored his first hat-trick for Hearts in a 4–0 Scottish Cup third round win against Stranraer on 6 January 2007.
Initially, his loan deal at Hearts ended without being renewed but he returned for the 2007–08 season days later. In the early part of that season he was used as an impact substitution to great effect, scoring on numerous occasions after coming off the bench, in particular when scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory away to Celtic in the Scottish League Cup quarter final on 31 October. He scored the 500th goal Hearts have scored in the SPL against Rangers at Ibrox.
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