Edgaras Česnauskis (born 5 February 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career Česnauskis was born in Kuršėnai. He started his career in 2000 playing for his hometown team Ekranas. He played for Dynamo Kyiv from 2003 to 2005, however, he received limited playing time and was often excluded from the matchday squads, appearing in only 9 matches across all competitions for the Ukrainian club. In March 2006, he signed a three-year deal with Russian club Saturn Ramenskoye. He was a regular starter for the club, appearing in 52 league matches and scoring ten goals until May 2008, when he moved to league rival FC Moscow. After the club withdrew from the Russian Premier League in February 2010,FC Moscow pull out of Russian league – CNN, 5 February 2010. Česnauskis signed for Dynamo Moscow prior to the 2010 season.
In March 2011, Česnauskis signed a contract with Rostov until June 2012. In July 2012 he signed a new three-year contract with the club from Rostov-on-Don. After being a regular starter in his first seasons at Rostov, he was relegated to a backup role in the 2013–14 season. After his contract ended in 2015, he retired from professional football.
International career Česnauskis made five appearances for the Lithuanian under-21 team, scoring three goals. He made his debut for the full national team aged 19, on 3 July 2003 against Estonia.
Until 2013, he earned 43 caps for his country, scoring five goals.
Personal life His older brother, Deividas, is also a former professional footballer.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSaturn Ramenskoye2006Russian Premier League256 ——2562007224 ——224200850 ——50Total521000005210FC Moscow2008Russian Premier League1013130—162200925411——265Total355423000427Dynamo Moscow2010Russian Premier League22210——232Rostov2011–12Russian Premier League24040——2802012–1325141—103022013–140000——002014–150000000000Total491810010582Career total15818133301017521
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLithuania200351200480200560200600200700200820200940201030201162201252201340201400Total435
Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Česnauskis goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Edgaras ČesnauskisNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 3 July 2003 Tallinn, Estonia 5–1 5–1 2003 Baltic Cup2 25 March 2011 Kaunas, Lithuania 2-0 2-0 Friendly match3 10 August 2011 Kaunas, Lithuania 2-0 3-0 Friendly match4 12 October 2012 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier5 2–0
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