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title: "A Lyga top scorer Jankauskas reportedly nearing transfer to Israel"
date: 2026-01-21T15:02:17Z
lang: en
author: "Dmitrijs Kravcenko"
canonical: https://balticfootballnews.com/a-lyga-top-scorer-jankauskas-reportedly-nearing-transfer-to-israel/
categories: ["Transfer rumours"]
---

# A Lyga top scorer Jankauskas reportedly nearing transfer to Israel
**Eligijus Jankauskas** is poised to move to Israeli Hapoel Rishon LeZion, according to Lithuanian football journalist Mantas Krasnickas, citing a completed agreement and only final contract details remaining before formalisation. The 27-year-old striker has spent recent seasons with FA Šiauliai in the Lithuanian A Lyga, where he played primarily as a winger and attacking midfielder. He registered 18 goals last season, finishing as the league’s top scorer.

Jankauskas came through youth football in Šiauliai and has a varied club career spanning Lithuanian sides and stints abroad, including at MŠK Žilina in Slovakia and Michalovce on loan before returning to Lithuania. He is also a current Lithuanian international with 12 caps.

Hapoel Rishon LeZion compete in Israel’s Liga Leumit, the country’s second division, and the move would offer Jankauskas a new challenge outside of Europe. The Israeli club is currently joint-5th in the table, with 27 points after 19 matches and trailing leaders by 13 points. Thus, Jankauskas’s scoring record in the A Lyga could make him a key attacking option for the final part of the season.

> 🚨⚽️ Eligijus Jankauskas to Hapoel Rishon LeZion, according to sources.  
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> Lithuanian striker set to sign his contract with the Israeli club. Agreement completed, final details done. ✍️🇱🇹  
>   
> Last season he was a top scorer in Lithuanian A lyga with 18 goals! [pic.twitter.com/1WFbgV3mKU](https://t.co/1WFbgV3mKU)
> 
> — Mantas Krasnickas (@M\_Krasnickas) [January 21, 2026](https://twitter.com/M_Krasnickas/status/2013983813798351231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)