Ignas Vaitkus (born 22 February 1993) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the

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(LKL).

Early career

Born in

Šiauliai Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

, Vaitkus started his career with Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai of the third-tier Regional Basketball League (RKL), where he played for one season in 2011–12. In 2012, he moved to the NKL when he signed with Meresta Pakruojis.

Professional career

Vaitkus started his professional career with

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in 2014. He made his debut in the

on 27 September 2014, scoring 17 points in a loss against Neptūnas Klaipėda. On 3 August 2023, Vaitkus returned to Nevėžis Kėdainiai.

National team career

Vaitkus won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the

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after defeating the

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' team 74–85 in the final.

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