Tomas Gintarasovich Rukas (Russian: Томас Гинтарасович Рукас; born 4 September 1996) is a Russian football player who plays for Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.

Tomas Rukas
Personal information
Full name Tomas Gintarasovich Rukas
Date of birth (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Andrušaičiai, Lithuania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
Number 96
Youth career
0000–2011 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)
2015–2016Getafe B (loan) 9 (0)
2016Sporting CP B (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2020 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 54 (0)
2020 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 17 (0)
2021–2022 Rostov 0 (0)
2021–2022Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2024 SKA-Khabarovsk 46 (1)
2024– Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0 (0)
International career
2012 Lithuania U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Club career

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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

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He is a twin brother of Andrius Rukas.

References

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  1. ^ Tomas Rukas at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  2. ^ Томас Рукас присоединился к «Зениту». FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Томас Рукас – игрок "Ростова"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ТОМАС РУКАС УХОДИТ В АРЕНДУ" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 19 August 2021.
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