Martynas Sajus
Lithuanian basketball player
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Martynas Sajus (born 22 February 1996) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
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Sajus with Büyükçekmece Basketbol in 2024 | |
| No. 19 – Petkim Spor | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 February 1996 Kelmė, Lithuania |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2018 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2014–2016 | →Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| 2016–2017 | →Polpharma Starogard Gdański |
| 2018–2019 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
| 2019–2020 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2020–2021 | Manresa |
| 2021–2022 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2022–2023 | Büyükçekmece Basketbol |
| 2023–2024 | Río Breogán |
| 2024–2025 | Büyükçekmece Basketbol |
| 2025–present | Petkim Spor |
| Career highlights | |
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Professional career
On 9 July 2014, Sajus signed a five-year (3+2) contract with Žalgiris Kaunas and started to play for the club's reserve team in the NKL.[1] In his 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] He again split his time between Žalgiris and its reserve team.
On July 3, 2018, Sajus parted ways with the team and signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish PLK.[5]
On June 6, 2020, Sajus joined Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB on a one-year deal.[6]
On June 25, 2021, Sajus signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]
On July 31, 2022, he signed with Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[8]
On 17 July 2023, Sajus signed a one-year deal with Río Breogán of the Liga ACB.[9]
On July 30, 2024, he signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for a second stint.[10]
On June 16, 2025, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]
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.[12]