Tomas Kalinauskas

Tomas Kalinauskas
Kalinauskas in 2025 with Burton Albion
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000
Place of birth Marijampolė, Lithuania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kalmar FF
(on loan from Burton Albion)
Youth career
2014–2019 Conquest Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Windsor 10 (5)
2020 Hayes & Yeading United 0 (0)
2020 Farnborough 1 (0)
2021–2023 Barnsley 0 (0)
2022 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 5 (1)
2023–2024 Den Bosch 33 (1)
2024– Burton Albion 39 (1)
2025– → Kalmar FF (loan) 2 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Lithuania U19 3 (0)
2021–2022 Lithuania U21 8 (1)
2022– Lithuania 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Tomas Kalinauskas (born 27 April 2000) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kalmar FF on loan from EFL League One club Burton Albion.

Club career

Kalinauskas spent seven years with the Conquest Football Academy in London before turning professional in July 2021 with Barnsley.[2] He also spent time in non-league football alongside his time at Conquest,[1] playing with Windsor, Hayes & Yeading United and Farnborough.[3] He moved on loan to AFC Wimbledon in January 2022,[2] and on loan to Havant & Waterlooville in August 2022.[4]

On 17 January 2023, he signed for Dutch Eerste Divisie club FC Den Bosch.[5]

Kalinauskas in 2024 with Burton Albion.

On 13 June 2024, Kalinauskas returned to England to join League One club Burton Albion on a three-year contract.[6][7] On 31 July 2025, Kalinauskas joined Superettan side Kalmar FF on loan until the end of the season.[8]

International career

Kalinauskas is a Lithuanian youth international, representing them at under-19 and under-21 levels.[9]

He made his debut for the Lithuania national football team on 25 September 2022 in a Nations League game against Luxembourg.[10]

Personal life

Kalinauskas was born in Marijampolė before moving to west London with his mother and brother at the age of 8.[11]

Career statistics

As of 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Windsor 2019–20[12][13] Hellenic League Premier Division 10 5 — — 1[a] 0 11 5
Hayes & Yeading United 2020–21[3] Southern League Premier Division South 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Farnborough 2020–21[3] Southern League Premier Division South 1 0 — — 1[b] 0 2 0
Barnsley 2021–22[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2021–22[14] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2022–23[9][16] National League South 5 1 3 1 — 0 0 8 2
Den Bosch 2022–23[9] Eerste Divisie 17 1 0 0 — — 17 1
2023–24[9] Eerste Divisie 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Total 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1
Burton Albion 2024–25[17] League One 38 1 2 1 1 0 1[c] 0 42 2
Career total 89 8 6 2 1 0 3 0 99 10
  1. ^ Appearance in the Hellenic League Floodlit Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b "Tomas Kalinauskas – Forward – Under 23s – Barnsley Football Club". barnsleyfc.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b "Wimbledon sign Kalinauskas on loan" – via bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b c "Tomas Kalinauskas Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  4. ^ Hooper, Charlotte (6 September 2022). "Winger Tomas Kalinauskas Joins The Hawks On Loan".
  5. ^ "TOMAS KALINAUSKAS NAAR FC DEN BOSCH". 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ "TOMAS KALINAUSKAS SET TO SIGN FOR BURTON ALBION". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Geraldo Bajrami & Tomas Kalinauskas: Burton Albion make double signing". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Burton's Kalinauskas joins Kalmar on loan". BBC. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d Tomas Kalinauskas at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Luxembourg v Lithuania game report". UEFA. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  11. ^ ""Jag gillar att utmana min motståndare" – möt Tomas Kalinauskas" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  12. ^ "TOMAS KALINAUSKAS". Windsor F.C. (2011). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Tomas Kalinauskas Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Tomas Kalinauskas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Games played by Tomas Kalinauskas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  16. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Havant and Waterlooville FC vs AFC Totton". Havant & Waterlooville F.C. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: "Carshalton Athletic vs Havant and Waterlooville FC". Havant & Waterlooville F.C. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Tomas Kalinauskas in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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