Tomas Rukas
Lithuanian-Russian footballer
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Tomas Gintarasovich Rukas (Russian: Томас Гинтарасович Рукас; born 4 September 1996) is a Russian-Lithuanian football player who plays for Tyumen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomas Gintarasovich Rukas | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Andrušaičiai, Lithuania | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tyumen | ||
| Number | 96 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Avtovo Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2011–2012 | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | ||
| 2012–2013 | Avtovo Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Sibir-2 Novosibirsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | União de Leiria | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Getafe B (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Sporting CP B (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 54 | (0) |
| 2020 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Rostov | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 46 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 21 | (0) |
| 2026– | Tyumen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Lithuania U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 | |||
Club career
Rukas made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Sibir-2 Novosibirsk on 5 September 2013 in a game against Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.[1]
On 20 July 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.[2] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 26 July 2017 in a game against Sibir Novosibirsk.
On 29 January 2021, Rukas signed with Russian Premier League club Rostov.[3] On 19 August 2021, he returned to Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on loan with an option to buy.[4]
Personal life
He is a twin brother of Andrius Rukas.
