Rolandas Alijevas

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Rolandas Alijevas
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Alijevas with Šiauliai in 2015
Personal information
Born (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 39)
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight193.6 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Career history
2002–2003 Žalgiris Kaunas
2003–2004 ASVEL Basket
2004–2006 BC Boncourt
2006–2007 Polonia Warbud Warszawa
2007–2008 CSK VVS Samara
2008Žalgiris Kaunas
2008–2009 KK Krka
2009 A.E.L. 1964
2009–2010 Olympia Larissa
2010 BC Nevėžis
2010 Phoenix Hagen
2010–2011BC Nevėžis
2011 BC Rūdupis
2011–2012 Budivelnyk Kyiv
2012 Krasnye Krylia
2012–2013 BC Šiauliai
2013–2014 Pieno žvaigždės
2014–2015BC Šiauliai
2015–2016 Juventus Utena
2017 Azad University Tehran
2018–present Atletas Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Argentina National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Russia National Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Thailand National Team

Rolandas Alijevas (born 20 January 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player of Azeri descent. [1]

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Pro career

On 15 April 2011, Alijevas signed a contract with BC Prienai, until the end of the season. [2]

On 28 June 2011, he signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv in Ukraine. [3] On 13 February 2012, he became a member of the Krasnye Krylia basketball club, based in Samara, Russia. [4] He also played for BC Nevėžis, BC Žalgiris, ASVEL Basket, BC Krka, BC Boncourt, Polonia Warszawa, G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C., Phoenix Hagen, BC Šiauliai.

Achievements

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