Linas Mėgelaitis

Linas Mėgelaitis
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 26)
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 54 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2022

Linas Mėgelaitis (born 9 September 1998) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group B club Rimini.

Club career

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]

International career

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.

List of international goals scored by Linas Mėgelaitis
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

References

  1. ^ "Linas Megelaitis - mvasportsmanagement.com". mvasportsmanagement.com.
  2. ^ silutesnaujienos.lt. "Linas Mėgelaitis: "Futbolas - visas mano gyvenimas"". www.silutesnaujienos.lt.
  3. ^ "Megelaitis signs with FC Pro Vercelli 1892 - mvasportsmanagement.com". mvasportsmanagement.com.
  4. ^ "Avellino vs. Latina - 18 May 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Linas Megelaitis torna alla Sicula Leonzio a titolo definitivo" (Press release) (in Italian). Sicula Leonzio. 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ "LINAS MEGELAITIS NUOVO GIOCATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (Press release) (in Italian). Gubbio. 8 January 2020.
  7. ^ "LINAS MEGELAITIS È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA VITERBESE" (in Italian). Viterbese. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. ^ "LINAS MEGELAITIS NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCOROSSO" [LINAS MEGELAITIS IS A NEW WHITE AND RED PLAYER] (in Italian). Rimini. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Lithuania v Faroe Islands game report". Soccerway. 11 November 2020.