David Rocha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Mateos Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cáceres, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Oviedo | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cacereño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Cacereño | ||
| 2005–2008 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2008 | Cartagena | 13 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Cacereño | 96 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | Albacete | 79 | (6) |
| 2013–2016 | Gimnàstic | 99 | (16) |
| 2016 | Houston Dynamo | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Oviedo | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:26, 31 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
David Mateos Rocha (born 7 February 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Cáceres, Extremadura, Rocha started playing football in CP Cacereño's youth system, and made his debuts as a senior in the 2002–03 campaign, in Segunda División B. In 2005 he moved to Villarreal CF B in Tercera División, appearing regularly for the side.
On 11 January 2008 Rocha joined FC Cartagena in the third level.[1] On 15 July he returned to Cacereño, with the side now in the fourth division,[2] winning promotion in his first season.
On 14 July 2011 Rocha signed for Albacete Balompié, after being team captain at his previous club.[3] On 26 June 2013 he moved to fellow third division side Gimnàstic de Tarragona, signing a two-year deal.[4]
On 19 June 2015, after winning promotion to Segunda División with Nàstic, Rocha renewed his link until 2018.[5] He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié.[6]
On 21 January 2016 Rocha moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year deal with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.[7] On 6 July 2016, he mutually terminated his contract with Dynamo after alleging "family reasons".[8]
On 11 July 2016 Rocha returned to Spain and its second tier, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Real Oviedo.[9]
References
- ↑ "Rocha, nuevo interior diestro del Cartagena" [Rocha, new right winger of Cartagena] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "El CP Cacereño presenta oficialmente a sus dos primeros refuerzos, Rocha y Rai" [CP Cacereño officially presents its two first additions, Rocha and Rai] (in Spanish). Hoy. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "David Rocha, ya excapitán del Cacereño, firma por el Albacete" [David Rocha, already former captain of Cacereño, signs for Albacete] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "David Mateos Rocha es converteix en jugador del Nàstic" [David Mateos Rocha becomes a Nàstic player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic's official website. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "David Rocha, renovado" [David Rocha, renewed] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "David Rocha se despide de la familia grana" [David Rocha bids farewell from the grana family] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Houston Dynamo part ways with David Rocha; Leonel Miranda loan expires". Houston Dynamo. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "David Rocha, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [David Rocha, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links
- David Rocha profile at BDFutbol
- David Rocha profile at Soccerway