Artūras Valeika (born 11 August 1985) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for CBet Jonava of the

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. He is 2 times champion in Romania with

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, and one time SuperCup winner with the ”Red Lions”. Born in

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, Valeika started his career in 2003 playing for Vilnius SSK-Nord/LB Draudimas which was playing in the second Lithuanian league

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. After one season he started studies at

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where he also played basketball for the

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from 2006 to 2008. Before that, he played for Midland JC. for two years. Valeika also played for the

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in 2005. After he finished his studies, Artūras returned to Europe and joined

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basketball club playing in Germany. However, there he didn't show good performance and after season Valeika headed to Latvia playing for

SK Valmiera BK Valmiera, named Valmiera Ordo for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia which played in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. Since 2018 the club is on hiatus. In the 2015-2 ...

. After a good season he decided to come back and play in his homeland. However, he wasn't successful to settle in 2010-2011 club and migrated through many clubs. He started the season playing for

BC Alytus BC Alytus ( lt, Krepšinio Klubas Alytus) is the historical basketball club of Alytus, Lithuania. It was founded in 2005, as a successor to BC Alita, and participated in the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (Lithuanian Basketball League) and the Baltic ...

, however in October he decided to leave that club and joined BC Perlas. This time he played there until January and then returned to

after one season. Still unhappy being there, he joined Spanish club Cáceres 2016, where he finished the 2010–2011 season. In summer 2011, Valeika signed a contract with Lithuanian club

BC Neptūnas Basketball Club Neptūnas ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Neptūnas), commonly known as Neptūnas or Neptūnas Klaipėda, is a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The club participates in the Lithuanian Basketball League ...

. After two solid seasons in

BC Prienai BC Prienai ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Prienai), also known by the sponsor name Labas Gas, is a professional basketball club based in Prienai, Lithuania. They play domestically in Lithuanian Basketball League every year. During the 2008–09 season, ...

, he signed with

BC Lietuvos rytas Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup Ba ...

in the summer of 2014. After a season with Rytas, he was loaned to

BC Lietkabelis BC Lietkabelis ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Lietkabelis), also currently known as BC 7bet-Lietkabelis or 7bet-Lietkabelis for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Panevėžys, Lithuania, participating in the Lithu ...

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Artūras Valeika

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