Kęstutis Ivaškevičius is a
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who plays for Bnei Yehuda in the Israeli Premier League.
Ivaškevičius is as an attacking
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, capable of playing wide right or centrally.
He started his career at hometown club Atlantas Klaipėda and after impressing there earned a move to
FBK KaunasKauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :...
. In the second part of 2006 season he was loaned out to
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, but returned for the 2007 and scored 7 goals, earning himself a move to
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for the
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At
HeartsHeart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
he struggled to make an impact on the first team. He made his Hearts debut in September 2006, in a 4–0 victory over
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in the
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, with his first league appearance occurring 6 months later, in a 2–0 win at
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. He scored his first league goal against Celtic on 29 April 2007 in a surprising 3–1 win. On 15 September 2007, he scored against the other half of the
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, Rangers, in a 4–2 victory – a win which ended Rangers' 100% start to the season.
On 20 August 2008 a statement on the Hearts official website revealed that Ivaškevičius' loan with Hearts had been cancelled and he had returned to
FBK KaunasKauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :...
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In 2009 he made only one appearance for
FBK KaunasKauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :...
in the Lithuanian Cup and in spring cancelled his contract after the club was relegated to third division. As of July 2009 he was on trial at
KryvbasFC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734....
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