Linas Mėgelaitis | |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1998 |
Birth Place: | Šilutė, Lithuania |
Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
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 |
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 |
Years7: | 2020–2021 |
Caps7: | 29 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2021–2023 |
Caps8: | 62 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Clubs8: | Viterbese |
Years9: | 2023– |
Caps9: | 34 |
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: | 4 May 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 12 July 2022 |
Linas Mėgelaitis (born 9 September 1998) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Rimini.
Mėgelaitis begun his career with FK Panevėžys team, moving to FK Šiauliai, and FC Stumbras in quick succession.[2] Mėgelaitis joined Latina after a short spell with Pro Vercelli.[3] Mėgelaitis made his professional debut for Latina in a Serie B 2–1 loss to Avellino on 18 May 2017.[4]
On 2 September 2019 he returned to Sicula Leonzio on a permanent basis following the loan in the previous season.[5]
On 8 January 2020 he signed with another Serie C club Gubbio until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
On 29 July 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Viterbese.[7]
On 11 August 2023, Mėgelaitis joined Rimini on a two-year deal.[8]
He made his debut for Lithuania national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Faroe Islands.[9]
Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.