Nauris Petkevičius (born 19 February 2000) is a Lithuanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

In 2017, Petkevičius signed for the reserves of French

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side

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after trialing for the youth academy of

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in the English second tier. In 2020, he signed for Lithuanian second-tier club Hegelmann, helping them earn promotion to the Lithuanian top flight. Before the second half of 2021–11, he signed for

Charleroi Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...

in the Belgian top flight. On 22 January 2022, Petkevičius debuted for

during a 0–0 draw with

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. On 3 February 2023, Petkevičius was loaned to Žalgiris. On 6 July 2023, Petkevičius returned to Hegelmann. On 16 December 2023 he signed with

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. On 15 January 2025 he signed with Sūduva Club.FK Sūduva official site: „Sūduvoje“ žais N.Petkevičius 2025-01-15
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* 2000 births Footballers from Kaunas Living people Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's youth international footballers Lithuania men's under-21 international footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Stumbras players Lille OSC players FC Hegelmann players Royal Charleroi S.C. players K Beerschot VA players FK Žalgiris players A Lyga players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in France Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub