Eduard Rroca
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eduard Rroca | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Librazhd, Albania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbulspor | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Egnatia | 13 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Tërbuni | 62 | (11) |
2015–2018 | Luftëtari | 87 | (12) |
2019–2020 | Kukësi | 47 | (7) |
2020– | İstanbulspor | 73 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 |
Eduard Rroca (born 28 July 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor.[1][2]
Club career
Luftëtari
In September 2015, Rroca moved to then Kategoria e Parë club Luftëtari. He made his league debut for the club on 12 September 2015 in a 2–0 away victory over Dinamo Tirana. He played all ninety minutes of that match.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club a little over a month later, in a 3–1 away victory over Butrinti on 24 October 2015. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 27th minute.[4]
Kukësi
Rroca signed for fellow Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi on 19 December 2018 for a fee of €50,000, signing a two-year contract until the end of 2020.[5]
İstanbulspor
Rroca joined Turkish club İstanbulspor in the TFF First League on 18 September 2020 for a fee of €50,000.[6] The Turkish club had originally sent their representative to scout his Kukësi teammate Valon Ethemi, but were impressed by Rroca and made an offer to sign the player soon after.[7] He chose to wear the number 61 shirt and he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away win against Ümraniyespor on 26 September 2020, starting the game on the left-hand side of midfield.[8] He scored his first official goals for the club in a 3–0 away win over Samsunspor on 17 October 2020, scoring in the 53rd and 57th minute, before assisting Kamal Issah in the 91st minute for the final goal.[9]
Honours
Luftëtari
References
- ^ Eduard Rroca at Soccerway
- ^ FSHF profile
- ^ "Dinamo Tirana vs. Luftetari Gjirokaster – 12 September 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Butrinti Sarande vs. Luftetari Gjirokaster – 24 October 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Kukësi kryen goditjen e parë, firmos Rroca". Ora News. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Eduard Rroca İstanbulspor'da". İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği (in Turkish). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Erdhën për Ethemin dhe i "hutoi" Rroca, Istanbulspor pret fantazistin" (in Albanian). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Ümraniyespor vs. İstanbulspor – 26 September 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Samsunspor vs. İstanbulspor – 17 October 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
External links
- Eduard Rroca at FK Kukësi
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Librazhd
- Sportspeople from Elbasan County
- Albanian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Kategoria e Parë players
- Kategoria e Dytë players
- TFF First League players
- Süper Lig players
- KF Egnatia players
- KF Tërbuni players
- KF Luftëtari players
- FK Kukësi players
- İstanbulspor footballers
- Albanian football midfielder stubs
- Albanian football forward stubs