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Rugile Rulyte (born 7 July 2002) is a Lithuanian-born Norwegian football goalkeeper who plays for Rosenborg.

Rugile Rulyte

Personal information
Full name	Rugile Maria Rulyte
Date of birth	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth	Lithuania
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Rosenborg
Number	1
Youth career
–2017	Leksvik
2019	Trondheims-Ørn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Rosenborg	14	(0)
National team‡
2017	Norway U15	1	(0)
2020	Norway U18	2	(0)
2020	Norway U19	1	(0)
2021	Norway U23	1	(0)
2021–	Norway	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2021

Her family migrated to Norway when she was 10 years old, settling in Leksvik.[2] She took up football, became a youth international and then a junior team player for Trondheims-Ørn, which changed its name to Rosenborg in 2020.[3] Still under 20 of age, Rulyte was backup to Kristine Nøstmo in the 2020 and 2021.[4] Nøstmo had previously retired from international play, and in the fall of 2021 Nøstmo announced her intention to retire altogether, opening for Rulyte as the new first-choice.[5]

After only a few youth international games,[3] Rulyte received her first call-up for Norway in August 2021.[4] She started her first match in November 2021 against Armenia. In doing so, she became the first immigrant to feature for Norway in 12 years, the last one was Nasra Abdullah against Sweden in 2009.[6]

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