Rokas Pukštas
Rokas Pukštas (born 25 August 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split. Club career. Pukštas joined Sporting Kansas City's youth academy in 2018, and had a trial with Manchester United in 2019. 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 10 November 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 29 April 2022. International career. Pukštas is eligible to play for the United States and Lithuania. He represented the United States U15s in 2019, and the United States U20s in 2021. He was approached to represent the senior Lithuania national team in March 2022. 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 7th in his discipline at the 2004 Summer Olympics.