Rokas Pukštas (born August 25, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Solin | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| 2020 | Barça Residency Academy | ||
| 2020–2022 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Hajduk Split | 6 | (1) |
| 2022– | Solin | 3 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | United States U20 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 18, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2022 | |||
Pukštas joined Sporting Kansas City's youth academy in 2018, and had a trial with Manchester United in 2019.[1] He moved to the Barça Residency Academy in January 2020, where he was a regular starter of their youth sides. He signed a professional contract with Hajduk Split on November 10, 2020, joining their U17 side.[2] He made his professional debut with Hajduk Split in a 2–1 Croatian First Football League win over Hrvatski Dragovoljac on April 29, 2022.[3]
Pukštas is eligible to play for the United States and Lithuania. He represented the United States U15s in 2019,[4] and the United States U20s in 2021.[5] He was approached to represent the senior Lithuania national team in March 2022.[6]
Pukštas was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma to a family of Lithuanian athletes. His father, Mindaugas Pukštas, was a Lithuanian marathon runner who came 74th in his discipline at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[7]
United States U20
HNK Hajduk Split – current squad | |
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