Arvydas Novikovas
Novikovas playing for Hearts
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Arvydas Novikovas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | FC Vilnius-2 | (4) | |
| 2007 | → Interas (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2008 | FC Vilnius | 18 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | 60 | (5) |
| 2011 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 41 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | VfL Bochum | 20 | (0) |
| 2017– | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2012 | Lithuania U21 | 27 | (3) |
| 2010– | Lithuania | 34 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2016 |
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Arvydas Novikovas (born 18 December 1990) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
Novikovas started his professional football career in Lithuania, his hometown of Vilnius. He first played for the youth side of FK Vilnius and on loan to sister-club Interas-AE Visaginas. At the time in Lithuania, he impressed while on trial with Benfica, but decided to stay at the club.
In September 2008, Novikovas signed for Hearts. He made his first team debut for Hearts in the last game of the 2008–09 Scottish Premier League season, a goalless draw against Celtic, coming on as a substitute in the 51st minute for David Templeton.
In the 2009–10 season, Novikovas soon earned a first team playing time, all spending time on the bench, in numbers of games. Towards the end of the 2009–10 season, Novikovas signed a contract with the club, with a three-year deal, which kept him until 2013. In the 2010–11 season, his first team became difficult for him to come by. Despite the first team lack of opportunities, He scored his first league goal for Hearts in the 5–0 win over Aberdeen at Tynecastle on 11 December 2010. Throughout the reminder of the 2010–11 season, he went to Scottish Premier League's rival St Johnstone.
In the 2011–12 season, on 13 August 2011, he struck his second goal for Hearts, again against Aberdeen, after starting the game up front alongside John Sutton, who scored the other two goals in a 3–0 victory for Hearts. A week after scoring his second goal, he made his European debut, where he played 90 minutes, in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League; Qualification Round, in a 0–0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur, which Hearts were eliminated, following a 5–0 loss in the first leg. He was in and out of the first team since joining the club. In a 2–2 draw with Dundee United, Novikovas came off the bench to score an equaliser – and his third goal for the club. After the match, Novikovas said his equaliser against Dundee United was the best he ever scored.
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