Rokas Pukštas
American soccer player (born 2004)
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Rokas Pukštas (born August 25, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rokas Pukštas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 25, 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| 2020 | Barça Residency Academy | ||
| 2020–2022 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Hajduk Split | 108 | (21) |
| 2022 | → Solin (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | United States U20 | 14 | (2) |
| 2025– | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
Club career
Pukštas joined Sporting Kansas City's youth academy in 2018, and had a trial with Manchester United in 2019.[2] He moved to the Barça Residency Academy in January 2020, where he was a regular starter of their youth sides.[citation needed]
Pukštas signed a professional contract with Hajduk Split on November 10, 2020, joining their U17 side.[3] He made his professional debut with Hajduk Split in a 2–1 Croatian First Football League win over Hrvatski Dragovoljac on April 29, 2022.[4]
International career
Pukštas was born in the United States to Lithuanian parents, and is eligible to play for either nation. He represented the United States under-15 team in 2019.[5] He later represented the United States under-20 side in 2021 and at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored a goal against New Zealand.[6][7][8]
He was approached to represent the senior Lithuania national team in March 2022.[9]
Personal life
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.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played August 31, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Croatian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 77 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 16 | ||
| Solin (loan) | 2022–23 | 1. NL | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 19 | ||
- Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League