Martynas Sajus
No. 19 – Medi Bayreuth | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||
League | Basketball Bundesliga FIBA Europe Cup | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Kelmė, Lithuania | 22 February 1996||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | →Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | →Polpharma Starogard Gdański | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Manresa | ||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Medi Bayreuth | ||||||||||||||||
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Martynas Sajus (born 22 February 1996) is a Lithuanian basketball player for Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Professional career[]
On 9 July 2014, Sajus signed a 3+2 contract with Žalgiris Kaunas and started to play for Zalgiris development team in the NKL.[1] In first season, he averaged 5.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game. In December 2015, because of injuries in the Žalgiris main team, he was registered for a LKL match against BC Dzūkija and made a debut by scoring 2 points.[2] On 29 December 2015, he made his EuroLeague debut against Laboral Kutxa playing only 4 seconds.
On August 11, 2016, Sajus was loaned to Polpharma Starogard Gdański for the 2016–17 season.[3] After a successful season in Poland, he was brought back by Žalgiris on August 12, 2017.[4]
On July 3, 2018, Sajus parted ways with the team and signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the PLK.[5]
On June 6, 2020, he has signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.[6]
On June 25, 2021, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]
National team career[]
Sajus won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Su "Žalgiriu" ateitį susiejo trys perspektyvūs aštuoniolikmečiai".
- ^ "Šiandien "Žagiris" Alytuje registruos ir devyniolikmetį Martyną Sajų".
- ^ "Sajus i Miles w Starogardzie". www.sportowa.com.pl (in Polish). 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ ""Žalgiris" susigrąžino Martyną Sajų". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ ""Žalgirį" palikęs Martynas Sajus pasirinko patikrintą variantą Lenkijoje". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "BAXI Manresa ink Martynas Sajus". Sportando. June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ ""Er deckt das ab, was wir brauchen!" medi verpflichtet litauischen Center Martynas Sajus". medi-bayreuth.de (in German). June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
External links[]
- Martynas Sajus at euroleague.net
- Martynas Sajus - PLK
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- BC Žalgiris players
- BC Žalgiris-2 players
- Centers (basketball)
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Medi Bayreuth players
- Universiade gold medalists for Lithuania
- Universiade medalists in basketball
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Lithuania