Titas Krapikas

Titas Krapikas
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999
Place of birth Kaunas, Lithuania
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number 12
Youth career
2015–2016 NFA Lithuania
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Sampdoria 0 (0)
National team
2015 Lithuania U17 8 (0)
2016 Lithuania U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05 October 2016

Titas Krapikas (born 3 January 1999) is a Lithuanian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Sampdoria.

Career

While playing for NFA Lithuania, Krapikas attended tryouts for clubs like Sunderland, and in May 2016 his rights were bought out by Italian Serie A side Sampdoria.[1] He joined club in July 2016 on a three-year deal. Currently he is third-string goalkeeper for the club behind Christian Puggioni and Emiliano Viviano and plays for the club in the "Primavera" youth league.

He made debut for Sampdoria's first team in a 2–0 friendly loss against FeralpiSalò on 27 July 2016, being substituted on in the 38th minute for Puggioni.

International career

On 4 October 2016, Krapikas made his debut for Lithuania U19 side in a UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Qualifying round) match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

References

  1. "Talentingasis T.Krapikas sukirto rankomis su "Sampdoria"" (in Lithuanian). Eurofootball. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "Under-19 - Titas Krapikas". UEFA. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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