Martynas Mažeika

Player information
Martynas Mažeika

birthday	January 29, 1985
place of birth	Klaipėda , Soviet Union
size	191 cm
position	Point Guard , Shooting Guard
Club information
society	Neptūnas Klaipėda
league	LKL
Clubs as active
2000-2004	Lithuania Neptūnas Klaipėda
2004-2006	Germany ALBA Berlin
2006-2007	Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn
2007-2008	Italy Orlandina Basket
2008	Ukraine Chimik Yuschne
2008-2009	Lithuania Neptūnas Klaipėda
2009-2010	Latvia BK VEF Rīga
2010	Greece AEK Athens
2010-2017	Lithuania Neptūnas Klaipėda
2017	Estonia BC Kalev
2017-2019	Germany Science City Jena
2019	Estonia Tartu Ülikooli
2019-2020	Estonia BC Tallinna Kalev
2020–	Lithuania Neptūnas Klaipėda

Martynas Mažeika (born January 29, 1985 in Klaipėda ) is a Lithuanian basketball player.

Career

Martynas Mažeika was able to gain important experience in the Lithuanian Basketball League ( LKL ) early on in his home club Neptūnas Klaipėda . At the age of 15 he had already established himself as a constant there and also shone in international competitions with excellent performances. Every year he was appointed to the national youth teams of Lithuania and completed all levels there.

In the 2004/05 season Mažeika switched to ALBA Berlin for 4 years and continued to develop and take on more and more responsibility. For the 2006/07 season he was awarded to Telekom Baskets Bonn in order to get more working time and thereby develop further. In the 2007/08 season Mazeika played in the Italian Lega A for Pierrel Capo d'Orlando . For the 2008/09 season he moved back to his home country and signed a contract with Neptunas Klaipeda. For the 2009/10 season Mazeika moved to Latvia to VEF Riga . There he signed a contract until 2010. In January 2010 his contract with VEF Riga was terminated at his own request and Mazeika moved to Greece to AEK Athens . After his contract expired at the end of the season, he returned to his hometown club in Klaipėda . There he was runner-up twice in the following seven years (2014, 2016) and participated in the EuroLeague , the Champions League and the EuroCup .

In 2017 he left Klaipėda and joined the Estonian club BC Kalev . In October 2017, he announced his commitment to Science City Jena , where he extended his contract early in April 2018 to 2020. After the descent of the Saalestädter in 2019, which made his contract null and void, the Lithuanian first moved to Tartu Ülikooli Korvpallimeeskond and later to league competitor BC Tallinna Kalev in the Estonian Baltic Basketball League . In early 2020 he signed a contract with his home club Neptūnas Klaipėda until the end of the season.

Style of play

The 1.92 m tall Mažeika plays in the position of the guard and, as a so-called combo guard, can take on the setup of the game as well as appear as a so-called "shooter". His very good and tough defense, for which he was named Defensive Player of the Year of the LKL in 2017, is particularly striking .

Awards and Achievements

U-19 Vice World Champion : 2003
U-20 Vice European Champion : 2004
German Cup Winner : 2006 ( Alba Berlin )
German runner-up: 2006 (Alba Berlin)
Lithuanian runner-up (2): 2014, 2016 ( Neptūnas Klaipėda )
LKL -Allstar (3): 2009, 2014, 2015
LKL Defensive Player of the Year: 2017

Individual evidence

↑ Science City Jena signs Martynas Mazeika. In: baskets-jena.de. October 11, 2017, accessed April 13, 2018 .
↑ Martynas Mazeika will also remain loyal to Science City Jena - until 2020! In: baskets-jena.de. April 11, 2018, accessed April 13, 2018 .
↑ M.Mažeika mėnesiui keliasi į Estijos kluba. In: basket.lt. September 17, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 (Lithuanian).
↑ Maloni staigmena Klaipėdoje: Martynas Mažeika grįžta į "Neptūną". January 31, 2020, accessed February 2, 2020 (Lithuanian).
↑ Tom Prager: Mr. Baltic Power - Martynas Mazeika. In: Thuringian General. October 28, 2017, accessed April 13, 2018 .
↑ Lithuanian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket News. In: eurobasket.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Mažeika, Martynas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lithuanian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 29, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Klaipeda

[baskets--480503-1] Science City Jena signs Martynas Mazeika. In: baskets-jena.de. October 11, 2017, accessed April 13, 2018 .

[baskets--282677-2] Martynas Mazeika will also remain loyal to Science City Jena - until 2020! In: baskets-jena.de. April 11, 2018, accessed April 13, 2018 .

[3] M.Mažeika mėnesiui keliasi į Estijos kluba. In: basket.lt. September 17, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 (Lithuanian).

[4] Maloni staigmena Klaipėdoje: Martynas Mažeika grįžta į "Neptūną". January 31, 2020, accessed February 2, 2020 (Lithuanian).

[5] Tom Prager: Mr. Baltic Power - Martynas Mazeika. In: Thuringian General. October 28, 2017, accessed April 13, 2018 .

[eurobask-832017-6] Lithuanian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket News. In: eurobasket.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2018 .