Džiugas Bartkus

Džiugas Bartkus is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bahraini club Al-Riffa and the Lithuania national team.

Club career

He started his career with FBK Kaunas in 2008. During 2010 and 2011, he was loaned to Belarusian clubs Partizan Minsk and Dinamo Brest.
From 2012 to 2015, Džiugas formed part of Sudūva, a club based in the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania, where he made a total of 83 appearances.
In July 2016, Bartkus joined Maltese club Valletta on a one-year contract.
On 9 July 2017, he returned to Lithuania, when he signed a long-term contract with A Lyga champions Žalgiris.
On 12 June 2023, Bartkus joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.
On 12 July 2024, Bartkus moved to Al-Bukiryah.
On 27 July 2025, Bartkus moved to Al-Riffa.

In 2015, he was called into Lithuania squad for their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against England and Slovenia.
On 5 June 2018, he made a debut in the Lithuania national team in a 1–1 draw against Latvia in a Baltic Cup final.