Nerijus Ališauskas

Nerijus Ališauskas (born 6 June 1991) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for Prešov of the Slovak Extraliga.

He plays as a defenceman and was previously a member of SC Energija II, Liepājas Metalurgs, Almaty, Temirtau, Dinamo Riga, and Slovan Bratislava, and Spišská Nová Ves.

Playing career Ališauskas first played hockey at the age of eight. 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).

On 4 July 2017, Ališauskas joined the training camp of Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On 16 August, it was announced that Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Riga. He was the second Lithuanian to play in the KHL, following Darius Kasparaitis. On 30 July 2020, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga. On 2 May 2021, after the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, he returned to Dinamo Riga of the KHL. On 15 February 2022, his contract with Dinamo Riga was terminated and he signed with Vita Hästen of HockeyAllsvenskan. On 26 June, Ališauskas signed a one-year deal with Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Extraliga. On 18 May 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with Spišská Nová Ves, and on 12 December, he was re-signed to a further one-year extension. On 1 May 2025, he was once again re-signed to a one-year extension.

On 18 May 2026, Ališauskas signed a one-year contract with Prešov of the Slovak Extraliga.

International play Ališauskas was a member of Lithuania's under-18 and under-20 national teams from 2006 until 2011. From 2011, he has been a member of the senior national team, though he missed the 2017 World Championship Division I tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 2023–24 Spišská Nová Ves SVK 50 2 12 14 51 15 1 5 6 6 2024–25 Spišská Nová Ves SVK 51 4 5 9 39 6 0 0 0 0 2025–26 Spišská Nová Ves SVK 50 2 5 7 20 4 0 0 0 25KHL totals 177 7 13 20 68 — — — — —