Martynas Paliukėnas
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1993)
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Martynas Paliukėnas (born 14 September 1993) is a Lithuanian basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.[1][2]
Paliukėnas (left) in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 77 – Rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LKL BCL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | M Basket Mažeikiai | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
From 2017 to 2019, Paliukėnas played with King Szczecin in the Polish PLK. He won the PLK Best Defender award in both seasons.[3][4]
On 9 November 2019 he signed with Polpharma Starogard Gdański of the Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK).[5]
On 11 February 2020 he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK).[6]
On 19 August 2021 he signed with CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională.[7]
On 19 June 2024, Paliukėnas signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the BCL.[8]
International career
Paliukėnas won silver medal while representing the Lithuanian U-16 National Team during the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[9]
