Long-serving Gintra defender, captain and Lithuania international Algimantė Mikutaitė will continue representing the champions. She has extended her contract and is preparing for the coming season's challenges.
Wearing number 44, Mikutaitė has represented Gintra for over a decade, apart from a spell in Spain. Her experience and leadership have repeatedly helped the team win at home and abroad.
Since returning in summer 2022, she has won three more national championships and lifted two Baltic League trophies.
"I'm happy to continue my career with Gintra. The club and city have become my home, and the opportunity to play at the highest level motivates me to train and pursue more victories. I'm ready to give everything and face new challenges with my teammates," she said.
Club director Mantas Radavičius emphasised her importance: "Algimantė is an excellent player, a sincere person and a true leader on and off the pitch. Her experience and dedication are hugely valuable. We are confident she will help us continue pursuing ambitious goals."
Gintra have begun preparations under new English head coach Steve Beeks.
During the off-season, defender Laura Kubiliūtė, midfielder Agnieška Kazarina, Brazilian defender Sabrina Amorim, Finnish goalkeeper Liisa Tuomi and American defender Rashida Beal also extended their contracts.
Erika Šupelytė, Tereza Romanovskaja, Gabrielė Vasilenko, Eitvydė Partikaitė and Meida Proscevičiūtė remain under contract and have joined preparations, alongside young players from Šiauliai Sports Gymnasium and the club: Urtė Bujokaitė, Dominyka Misiūnaitė, Andžela Vaičytė, Gabrielė Šimkutė, Elinga Kesminaitė, Karina Lapšytė, Gabrielė Gaurilčikaitė, Augustė Baltrušaitytė and Gabija Dagytė.
