Linas_Mėgelaitis
Linas Mėgelaitis
Lithuanian footballer (born 1998)
Linas Mėgelaitis (born 9 September 1998) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group B club Rimini.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Šilutė, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rimini | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Panevėžys | ||
| 2012–2014 | Šiauliai | ||
| 2014–2015 | Stumbras | ||
| 2015 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Latina (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Švyturys Marijampolė | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Latina (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Lecce (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sicula Leonzio (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sicula Leonzio | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Gubbio | 29 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Viterbese | 62 | (2) |
| 2023– | Rimini | 34 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Lithuania U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Lithuania U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Lithuania U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Lithuania U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | Lithuania | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2022 | |||
Mėgelaitis begun his career with FK Panevėžys team, moving to FK Šiauliai, and FC Stumbras in quick succession.[2] Mėgelaitis joined Latina after a short spell with Pro Vercelli.[3] Mėgelaitis made his professional debut for Latina in a Serie B 2–1 loss to Avellino on 18 May 2017.[4]
On 2 September 2019 he returned to Sicula Leonzio on a permanent basis following the loan in the previous season.[5]
On 8 January 2020 he signed with another Serie C club Gubbio until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
On 29 July 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Viterbese.[7]
On 11 August 2023, Mėgelaitis joined Rimini on a two-year deal.[8]
He made his debut for Lithuania national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Faroe Islands.[9]
Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2022 | Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
- "Linas Megelaitis - mvasportsmanagement.com". mvasportsmanagement.com.
- silutesnaujienos.lt. "Linas Mėgelaitis: "Futbolas - visas mano gyvenimas"". www.silutesnaujienos.lt.
- "Megelaitis signs with FC Pro Vercelli 1892 - mvasportsmanagement.com". mvasportsmanagement.com.
- "Avellino vs. Latina - 18 May 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- "Linas Megelaitis torna alla Sicula Leonzio a titolo definitivo" (Press release) (in Italian). Sicula Leonzio. 2 September 2019.
- "LINAS MEGELAITIS NUOVO GIOCATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (Press release) (in Italian). Gubbio. 8 January 2020.
- "LINAS MEGELAITIS È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA VITERBESE" (in Italian). Viterbese. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- "LINAS MEGELAITIS NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCOROSSO" [LINAS MEGELAITIS IS A NEW WHITE AND RED PLAYER] (in Italian). Rimini. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "Lithuania v Faroe Islands game report". Soccerway. 11 November 2020.
- Linas Mėgelaitis at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Linas Mėgelaitis at Soccerway
- Linas Mėgelaitis – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mėgelaitis Sky Sports Profile
- Mėgelaitis Serie A Profile[dead link]