Nerijus Ališauskas
Lithuanian ice hockey player (born 1991)
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Nerijus Ališauskas (born 6 June 1991) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for Prešov of the Slovak Extraliga.
| Nerijus Ališauskas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 June 1991 Elektrėnai, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Catches | Right | ||
| SVK team Former teams |
Prešov SC Energija II Liepājas Metalurgs Almaty Temirtau Dinamo Riga Slovan Bratislava Spišská Nová Ves | ||
| National team |
 Lithuania | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
He plays as a defenceman and was previously a member of SC Energija II, Liepājas Metalurgs, Almaty, Temirtau, Dinamo Riga, and Slovan Bratislava, and Spišská Nová Ves.
Playing career
Ališauskas first played hockey at the age of eight.[1] He started his career with hometown SC Energija farm team, SC Energija II, and played for them during the 2006–07 season. From 2007 to 2013, he played for Liepājas Metalurgs and its farm teams. Ališauskas spent the 2013–14 season with EV Füssen of German Oberliga. After the season he moved to Kazakhstan Hockey Championship and played for Almaty and Temirtau, also spending two seasons with Saryarka Karagandy of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).[2]
On 4 July 2017, Ališauskas joined the training camp of Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[3] On 16 August, it was announced that Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Riga.[4][5] He was the second Lithuanian to play in the KHL, following Darius Kasparaitis.[1] On 14 August 2018, Ališauskas re-signed with Dinamo Riga.[6][7] On 30 July 2020, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga.[8] On 2 May 2021, after the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, he returned to Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[9] On 15 February 2022, his contract with Dinamo Riga was terminated and he signed with Vita Hästen of HockeyAllsvenskan.[10] On 26 June, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Extraliga.[11] On 18 May 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with Spišská Nová Ves,[12] and on 12 December, he was re-signed to a further one-year extension.[13] On 1 May 2025, he was once again re-signed to a one-year extension.[14]
On 18 May 2026, Ališauskas signed a one-year contract with Prešov of the Slovak Extraliga.[15]
International play
Ališauskas was a member of Lithuania's under-18 and under-20 national teams from 2006 until 2011. From 2011, he has been a member of the senior national team, though he missed the 2017 World Championship Division I tournament.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | SC Energija II | LHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Liepājas Metalurgs U18 | LVA 18 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Liepājas Metalurgs | LHHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Liepājas Metalurgs U20 | LVA 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Liepājas Metalurgs | BXL | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Liepājas Metalurgs 2 | LHHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Liepājas Metalurgs | BXL | 47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Liepājas Metalurgs 2 | LHHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Liepājas Metalurgs | BXL | 49 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Liepājas Metalurgs | BXL | 47 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | EV Füssen | 3.GBun | 23 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HK Almaty | KHC | 54 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Saryarka Karagandy | VHL | 44 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Arystan Temirtau | KHC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Saryarka Karagandy | VHL | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Arystan Temirtau | KHC | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 53 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 48 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Vita Hästen | Allsv | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Spišská Nová Ves | SVK | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Spišská Nová Ves | SVK | 50 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Spišská Nová Ves | SVK | 51 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Spišská Nová Ves | SVK | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| KHL totals | 177 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
