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Biography
Marius Činikas (born 17 May 1986) is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for Sūduva Marijampolė.
Career
Činikas had a trial spell with Hearts in February 2009, but he failed to win a contract. He rejoined Hearts for their preseason tour to Germany, but he returned to play for Kaunas in their Europa League qualifiers against FK Sevojno. On 28 August 2009, however, it was announced that he had joined Hearts. Činikas made his debut appearance for Hearts in a 1–1 draw in an Edinburgh derby played on 3 January 2010. He was deployed as a right back. On 1 February 2010, Hearts confirmed he would be returning to FBK Kaunas. In April 2010 he joined FC Partizan Minsk. In March 2011 he signed a contract with FK Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.
International career
He was a regular for the Lithuanian U21 side.