Ernestas Gudelevičius (born 14 January 2005) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group C club Siracusa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Naujoji Akmenė, Lithuania | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Siracusa | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Be1 NFA | ||
| 2021–2025 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Be1 NFA | 8 | (2) |
| 2025– | Siracusa | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Lithuania U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Lithuania U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Lithuania U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2024– | Lithuania U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Naujoji Akmenė, Ernestas Gudelevičius joined the FK Be1 academy in 2020.[1][2]
He made his professional debut for Be1 NFA on the 28 March 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 II Lyga win against FA Šiauliai B.[3]
He scored his first senior goal on 18 April 2021, opening the score against VJFM Fortūna.[4]
On the summer 2021, he was transferred to ACF Fiorentina in Serie A, joining his compatriot Gvidas Gineitis in the Italian top flight.[1][5][6]
In Italy, Gudelevičius became a regular with Firenze's under-19,[5] as they won the Primavera Cup in 2024.[7][8] He later extended his contract with the club until 2027.[9][10]
On 30 August 2025, Gudelevičius signed a three-year contract with Siracusa in the third-tier Serie C.[11]
International career
editErnestas Gudelevičius is a youth international for Lithuania, first receiving a call with the under-17 in June 2021,[12] before becoming a standout with the under-19,[13] most notably scoring a brace has his team defeated France 2-0, despite the French side including the likes of Eli Junior Kroupi, Mathys Tel, Senny Mayulu and Saël Kumbedi.[1][5][14][15]
In June 2024 he was called with the senior Lithuanian team for the first time by Edgaras Jankauskas.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Neįtikėtina patirtis: lietuvis atsidūrė tarp Italijos futbolo rinktinės žvaigždžių". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Ernestas Gudelevičius". Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "FK Garliava - VŠĮ FK Sveikata 1919". Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "VJFM Fortūna - BE1 NFA". Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rinktinės naujokas Ernestas Gudelevičius: patarimus priimu ir bandau juos įsisavinti". LRT (in Lithuanian). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ ""Fiorentina" sudarė ilgalaikį kontraktą su jaunu lietuviu". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Pergalės prieš Prancūziją herojus – Italijos "Primavera" taurės laimėtojas". sportas.lt. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ Razzolini, Filippo (3 November 2024). "Stupenda vittoria della Fiorentina Primavera che rimonta la Cremonese e le rifila quattro gol. Show di Romani: assist, salvataggio e primo gol in viola con". Fiorentinanews (in Italian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ Negri, Simone (5 July 2024). "Fiorentina, non solo Tarantino: ufficiali i rinnovi di undici Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ Musso, Mattia (5 July 2024). "Giovanili, la Fiorentina guarda al futuro: i nomi delle nuove stelle Viola". FIORENTINAUNO (in Italian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "𝙀𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙪𝙨 𝙚̀ 𝙪𝙣 𝙣𝙪𝙤𝙫𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙎𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙖" [Ernestas Gudelevicius is a new football player for Siracusa] (in Italian). Siracusa Calcio 1924. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ "Lietuva - Latvija". Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Suomija - Lietuva". Lietuvos Futbolas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Įspūdinga: E.Gudelevičiaus vedama Lietuvos U-19 rinktinė Europos čempionato atrankoje nugalėjo Prancūzijos bendraamžius". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Magiškas 19-mečių futbolininkų vakaras: iškovojo skambią pergalę prieš Prancūziją". TV3 (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
edit- Ernestas Gudelevičius at Soccerway