Linas Mėgelaitis
{{short description|Lithuanian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Linas Mėgelaitis
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|9|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Šilutė, Lithuania
| height = 1.78 m{{cite web|url=http://mvasportsmanagement.com/player/linas-megelaitis/|title=Linas Megelaitis - mvasportsmanagement.com|website=mvasportsmanagement.com}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Rimini
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 = 2011–2012| youthclubs1 = Panevėžys
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014| youthclubs2 = Šiauliai
| youthyears3 = 2014–2015| youthclubs3 = Stumbras
| youthyears4 = 2015 | youthclubs4 = Pro Vercelli
| youthyears5 = 2016–2017| youthclubs5 = → Latina (loan)
| years1 = 2015–2018| caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Švyturys Marijampolė
| years2 = 2016–2017| caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → Latina (loan)
| years3 = 2017–2018| caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → Lecce (loan)
| years4 = 2018–2019| caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Lecce
| years5 = 2019 | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → Sicula Leonzio (loan)
| years6 = 2019–2020| caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Sicula Leonzio
| years7 = 2020–2021| caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Gubbio
| years8 = 2021–2023| caps8 = 62 | goals8 = 2 | clubs8 = Viterbese
| years9 = 2023– | caps9 = 63 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = Rimini
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam1 = Lithuania U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam2 = Lithuania U18
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam3 = Lithuania U19
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–2020
| nationalteam4 = Lithuania U21
| nationalcaps4 = 16
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2020–
| nationalteam5 = Lithuania
| nationalcaps5 = 11
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| club-update = 12 March 2025
| ntupdate = 12 July 2022
}}
Linas Mėgelaitis (born 9 September 1998) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian {{Italian football updater|Rimini}} club Rimini.
Club career
Mėgelaitis begun his career with FK Panevėžys team, moving to FK Šiauliai, and FC Stumbras in quick succession.{{cite web|url=https://www.silutesnaujienos.lt/lt/linas-megelaitis-futbolas-visas-mano-gyvenimas/|title=Linas Mėgelaitis: "Futbolas - visas mano gyvenimas"|first=|last=silutesnaujienos.lt|website=www.silutesnaujienos.lt}} Mėgelaitis joined Latina after a short spell with Pro Vercelli.{{cite web|url=http://mvasportsmanagement.com/megelaitis-signs-with-pro-vercelli/|title=Megelaitis signs with FC Pro Vercelli 1892 - mvasportsmanagement.com|website=mvasportsmanagement.com}} Mėgelaitis made his professional debut for Latina in a Serie B 2–1 loss to Avellino on 18 May 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/18/italy/serie-b/us-avellino/as-latina/2327905/|title=Avellino vs. Latina - 18 May 2017 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}
On 2 September 2019 he returned to Sicula Leonzio on a permanent basis following the loan in the previous season.{{cite press release|publisher=Sicula Leonzio|url=http://siculaleonzio.it/linas-megelaitis-torna-alla-sicula-leonzio-a-titolo-definitivo/|title=Linas Megelaitis torna alla Sicula Leonzio a titolo definitivo|date=2 September 2019|language=Italian}}
On 8 January 2020 he signed with another Serie C club Gubbio until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Gubbio|url=https://www.asgubbio1910.net/linas-megelaitis-nuovo-giocatore-rossoblu/|title=LINAS MEGELAITIS NUOVO GIOCATORE ROSSOBLÙ|date=8 January 2020|language=Italian}}
On 29 July 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Viterbese.{{cite web|publisher=Viterbese|url=https://usviterbese.it/linas-megelaitis-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-della-viterbese/|title=LINAS MEGELAITIS È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA VITERBESE|date=29 July 2021|accessdate=23 November 2021|language=it}}
On 11 August 2023, Mėgelaitis joined Rimini on a two-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=Rimini|url=https://www.riminifc.it/2023/08/linas-megelaitis-nuovo-giocatore-biancorosso/|title=LINAS MEGELAITIS NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCOROSSO|trans-title=LINAS MEGELAITIS IS A NEW WHITE AND RED PLAYER|date=11 August 2023|access-date=23 August 2023|language=it}}
International career
He made his debut for Lithuania national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Faroe Islands.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/11/world/friendlies/lithuania/faroe-islands/3398289/|title=Lithuania v Faroe Islands game report|date=11 November 2020}}
Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Linas Mėgelaitis | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 25 March 2022 | Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino | {{fb|SMR}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Megelaitis_Linas}}
- {{Soccerway|linas-mgelaitis/319942}}
- {{UEFA|250066875}}
- [http://www.skysports.com/football/player/150837/linas-megelaitis Mėgelaitis Sky Sports Profile]
- [http://www.legaseriea.it/en/players/linas-megelaitis/MGLLN Mėgelaitis Serie A Profile]{{dead link|date=September 2023}}
{{Rimini FC 1912 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mėgelaitis, Linas}}
Category:Footballers from Panevėžys
Category:Lithuanian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Latina Calcio 1932 players
Category:SS Leonzio 1909 players
Category:AS Gubbio 1910 players
Category:US Viterbese 1908 players
Category:Rimini FC 1912 players
Category:Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Lithuania men's youth international footballers