Matas Jogėla
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Matas Jogėla, born 10 July 1998, is a Lithuanian basketball player from Tauragė. He currently plays for Rytas Vilnius in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). Jogėla won a silver medal while representing the Lithuania under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he averaged 1.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists.
Professional career
Matas Jogėla kicked off his career with the Lietuvos rytas Vilnius reserve team, averaging 9.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in 2015–16. The following season, he joined Žalgiris-2 Kaunas in the National Basketball League (NKL), putting up 5.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game, though a foot injury cost him a large chunk of the year. On 10 April 2018, Jogėla announced he would enter the 2018 NBA draft.
That August, he took part in Žalgiris Kaunas's preseason camp before being loaned to Dzūkija Alytus for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. On 19 September 2019, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the LKL, gradually climbing the ranks to become the team leader in his final year. A one-year deal with Río Breogán of Spain's Liga ACB came on 13 June 2023. On 3 July 2024, he signed a two-year contract with Wolves Twinsbet, playing in the LKL and the EuroCup.
On 26 July 2025, he inked a two-year deal with Dolomiti Energia Trento of Italy's Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Finally, on 30 June 2026, he signed a two-year contract with Rytas Vilnius, returning to the LKL and the BCL.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Silver FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — 2016 Turkey National team
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