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The goalkeeper of the Lithuanian national team of youth (up to 19 years old) from England's "Exeter" is moving to Norway - the player signed a contract until the end of the season with the second-tier club "Bryne" in the country. This was announced by the footballer's father.
The 19-year-old R. Leliūga, originally from Mažeikiai, has been the only Lithuanian playing in England for the past couple of years. Invited by the former legendary "Tottenham" player and club director Steve Perryman, who works as a director, to the fifth-tier division - the National League - playing "Exeter" footballer.
The Lithuanian player spent his first season in the "Exeter" reserve team, where he performed successfully last summer, signed a professional contract and became a first-team member, but he did not establish himself there. In the last month, the versatile player took part in a trial with "Bryne", who occupies the fifth place in the Norwegian "Adeccoligaen", and signed a contract with the Scandinavian club until the end of the season.
In January 2005, "Exeter" became famous in the FA Cup, managing to play a draw with the famous "Man Utd" at Old Trafford and winning the right to play the return match at home, which they lost 0-2. However, the Lithuanian was not in the club at that time because he was playing for the youth national team at the Valentino Granatkin tournament in Russia.
