Rokas Pukštas

Rokas Pukštas (born August 25, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split.

His father, Mindaugas Pukštas, was a Lithuanian marathon runner who came 74th in his discipline at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Hajduk Split

United States U20

Pukštas joined Sporting Kansas City's youth academy in 2018, and had a trial with Manchester United in 2019.

He represented the United States U15s in 2019.

He later represented the United States U20s in 2021 and at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he scored a goal against New Zealand.

He was approached to represent the senior Lithuania national team in March 2022.

Pukštas was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma to a family of Lithuanian athletes.

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.

He made his professional debut with Hajduk Split in a 2–1 Croatian First Football League win over Hrvatski Dragovoljac on April 29, 2022.

Pukštas is eligible to play for the United States and Lithuania.