Nerijus Ališauskas

Nerijus Ališauskas (born 6 June 1991) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey player for Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Extraliga.

Nerijus Ališauskas
Born	(1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 34) 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	Spišská Nová Ves SC Energija II Liepājas Metalurgs Almaty Temirtau Dinamo Riga Slovan Bratislava
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.

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 Tipos 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 Tipos Extraliga.^[11] On 18 May 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with Spišská Nová Ves.^[12]

International play

Ališauskas was a member of Lithuania's U-18 and U-20 national teams from 2006 until 2011. From 2011, he has been a member of senior national team, though he missed the 2017 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
KHL totals				177	7	13	20	68		—	—	—	—	—