Dovydas Giedraitis (born August 17, 2000) is a

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n professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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(LKL).

Early career

Giedraitis started his career in 2016, playing in the Lithuanian second-tier

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with Ežerūnas Molėtai.

Professional career

In August 2017, Giedraitis signed a long-term contract with

Movistar Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 19 ...

of the Spanish

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. Under the terms of the deal, Giedraitis spent the first two seasons playing for the club’s reserve U-18 team CB Estudiantes B in the fourth-tier

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. On 27 September 2019, Giedraitis made his Liga ACB debut with Estudiantes, scoring three points off the bench in an away loss against

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. On 15 July 2020, Giedraitis signed a contract extension with the club until 2023. On 3 August 2021, the deal was extended until 2024. After the team’s relegation to

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in 2021, Giedraitis was loaned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the

(LKL) for the 2021–22 season on 26 July 2021. On 6 August 2022, Giedraitis signed a long-term (3+2 year) deal with the Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris Kaunas, who bought him out of his previous contract.

National team career

Giedraitis represented Lithuania at the youth level in four

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tournaments from 2016 to 2019, and won the silver medal during the

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Personal

Giedraitis was born in

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. He is the second born child of the former Lithuanian national team guard

Andrius Giedraitis Andrius Giedraitis (born July 23, 1973) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and coach. Professional career Giedraitis started his career in the LPA Vilnius team, and he later moved to BC Sakalai. In 1998, he became a member of ...

. His older brother Karolis Giedraitis also professionally plays basketball.

References

External links

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at realgm.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Giedraitis, Dovydas 2000 births Living people Basketball players from Vilnius BC Lietkabelis players BC Žalgiris players CB Estudiantes players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain Lithuanian men's basketball players Shooting guards