Arvydas Novikovas

Arvydas Novikovas

Novikovas playing for Hearts
Personal information
Full name Arvydas Novikovas
Date of birth (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990
Place of birth Vilnius, Lithuania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 VfL Bochum
Number 11
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– VfL Bochum 15 (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 10:17, 18 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2016

Arvydas Novikovas (born 18 December 1990) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.[1]

Club career

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.

Hearts

In September 2008, Novikovas signed for Hearts.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He was in and out of the first team since joining the club. In a 2–2 draw with Dundee United,[7] 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.[8]

In the 2012–13 season, Novikovas first team opportunities started to increase, following a string of players departure. He scored his fourth goal for the club, in a 2–2 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 18 August 2012[9] and then played both legs in the Europa League Qualification Round against Liverpool, but they proved to be too strong and failed to win either legs losing 1–0 and drew 1–1 respectively, eliminating Hearts out of the Europa League. In March 2013, Novikovas was then included in the substitute bench for the final of the Scottish League Cup against St Mirren and would come on for Jamie Walker on the 64th minute, as Hearts lost 3–2.[10]

The official Hearts website announced that he had left the club to pursue his career elsewhere on 31 May 2013.[11] After his departure, Edinburgh Evening News reported that if Novikovas joined a new club, the club would receive £100,000 compensation.[12]

St Johnstone (loan)

On the last day of the January 2011 transfer window, he went on loan to St Johnstone until the end of the 2010–11 season.[13] Novikovas made his debut for St Johnstone in their 2–0 victory over Hamilton on 1 February.[14] In all he made six appearances for the Perth side.[15]

FC Erzgebirge Aue

On 22 June 2013, it was announced that Novikovas signed a three-year deal with Erzgebirge Aue. It is thought that Novikovas was signed as Jan Hochscheidt replacement who has moved to Eintracht Braunschweig.[16] During first league match for his new team Novikovas received two yellow cards and was sent off. In fourth league match for Aue he scored double, helping team to reach 2-1 victory over FC Energie Cottbus.

International career

Novikovas represented the Lithuania under-21's when he was just a 16-year-old.[17]

In May 2009, he was called up to the Lithuania squad, for their FIFA World Cup qualifier with Romania.[17] On 9 September, Novikovas scored for Lithuania under-21's 1–1 against Macedona under-21 in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 9 match.[18]

On 25 May 2010, he gained his first cap against Ukraine in Kharkiv.

International goals

As of match played 11 October 2016. Lithuania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Novikovas goal.[19]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 May 2014Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils, Latvia16 Finland1–01–02014 Baltic Cup
2 8 September 2014San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino19 San Marino2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3 9 October 2015Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia26 Slovenia1–11–1
4 11 October 2016LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania33 Malta2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2016[1][20][21]

Club performance League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lithuania League Lithuanian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006FC Vilnius-21 Lyga4——
2007Interas-AE VisaginasA Lyga120——
2008FC Vilnius1 Lyga180——
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2008–09Heart of MidlothianPremier League100000—10
2009–10130000010140
2010–11611011—82
2010–11St Johnstone600000—60
2011–12Heart of Midlothian142002020182
2012–13262104020332
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB-Ligapokal Europe Total
2013–14FC Erzgebirge Aue2. Bundesliga20310——213
2014–1521220——232
2015–16VfL Bochum6000——60
Total Lithuania 40000
Scotland 665207150806
Germany 475300000505
Career total 14507150

International

As of 11 October 2016[22]
National TeamYearAppsGoals
Lithuania
201020
201140
201240
201340
201492
201541
201661
Total334

References

  1. 1 2 "Arvydas Novikovas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hearts winger Andrew Driver to miss out against Inverness". Daily Record. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (24 May 2009). "Celtic 0–0 Hearts". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Hot prospect Arvydas Novikovas pens new deal with Hearts". Daily Record. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "SPL: Hearts 5 Aberdeen 0". Daily Record. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hearts boss defends team changes for Spurs tie". BBC Sport. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Hearts FC (28 April 2012). "Dundee Utd 2–2 Hearts". Hearts FC. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Hearts hero Arvy Novikovas: Equaliser was best goal of my career.. celebration was the worst". Daily Record. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Hearts 2–2 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "St Mirren 3 – 2 Hearts". BBC Sport. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Hearts confirm winger Arvydas Novikovas to leave Tynecastle". BBC Sport. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Hearts set to profit from Arvydas Novikovas exit". Edinburgh Evening News. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "McInnes signs Arvydas Novikovas on loan as two depart". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "St Johnstone 2 – 0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "2010–11 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Erzgebirge verpflichtet Arvydas Novikovas" [Erzgebirge signs Arvydas Novikovas] (in German). kicker. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  17. 1 2 Anderson, Barry (28 May 2009). "Hearts youngster Novikovas to be fast-tracked to full Lithuania squad". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  18. ↑ "Macedonians held by Lithuania". UEFA. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  19. ↑ "Arvydas Novikovas". European Football. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Arvydas Novikovas Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "Arvydas Novikovas Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "Novikovas, Arvydas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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