Martynas Paliukėnas (born 14 September 1993) is a Lithuanian basketball player for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays the shooting guard position.[1][2]
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1993 Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Akademija Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Statyba | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Dzūkija | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Starogard Gdański | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Polpharma Starogard Gdański | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Trefl Sopot | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | CSM Oradea | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | M Basket Mažeikiai | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
During the 2017–18 season, Paliukėnas played with King Szczecin in the Polish PLK. In April 2018, he won the PLK Best Defender award.[3]
On 9 November 2019 he signed with Polpharma Starogard Gdański of the Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK). [4]
On 11 February 2020 he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK).[5]
On 19 August 2021 he signed with CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională.[6]
International career edit
Paliukėnas won silver medal while representing the Lithuanian U-16 National Team during the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Martynas Paliukėnas". LKL.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Martynas Paliukėnas". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Polpharma Starogard sign Martynas Paliukenas". Sportando. November 9, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Trefl Sopot mocniejszy na obwodzie. Martynas Paliukenas nowym koszykarzem" (in Polish). sport.trojmiasto.pl. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Martynas Paliukenas completează lotul de jucători al CSM CSU Oradea". csmoradea.ro (in Romanian). August 19, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Lithuania / U16 European Championship Men (2009)". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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