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title: "Šetkus signs two-year Žalgiris contract extension"
date: 2026-11-10T20:00:00Z
lang: en
author: "Ivo"
canonical: https://balticfootballnews.com/setkus-signs-two-year-zalgiris-contract-extension/
categories: ["Toplyga", "Transfers"]
---

# Šetkus signs two-year Žalgiris contract extension
**Martynas Šetkus has extended his contract with Žalgiris for a further two years, the Vilnius club have announced.**

The 21-year-old, who can play as a winger or defender, made 13 appearances in the Toplyga this season and featured 17 times for the club’s reserve side in Pirma Lyga. He has played 52 times in Lithuania’s top division for Žalgiris.

Sporting director Grzegorz Mankowski said the club wanted to create opportunities for academy graduates. “Martynas has the potential to keep improving and contribute to the first team,” he said. “I want young players to have opportunities at Žalgiris. Martynas could be an example to other young academy players and show that there is a path into the first team.”

Šetkus joined the club in late 2021 after developing at Vilnius Football School. He made his reserve-team debut the following year and first appeared for the senior side in November 2023, signing his first professional contract soon afterwards.

He won the Lithuanian title with Žalgiris in 2024 and the LFF Super Cup in 2025, and scored his first goal in an LFF Cup match against Kauno Žalgiris. He has also represented Lithuania’s Under-21 side, which won the Baltic Cup this year.

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**Source**: https://fkzalgiris.lt/m-setkus-susiejo-ateiti-su-zalgiriu/