Marc Roca

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For the Spanish water polo player, see Marc Roca Barceló.

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Marc Roca
Personal information
Full name Marc Roca Junqué
Date of birth (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Vilafranca, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 21
Youth career
Atlètic Vilafranca
2008–2015 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Espanyol B 51 (6)
2016– Espanyol 95 (3)
International career‡
2015 Spain U19 1 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U21 7 (2)
2016– Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019

Marc Roca Junqué (born 26 November 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Roca joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2008, aged 11.[1] On 24 August 2014, he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 2–2 Segunda División B home draw against Lleida Esportiu.[2]

Roca scored his first senior goal on 17 January 2015, netting his team's second in a 2–3 home loss to UE Olot.[3] On 4 August he renewed his contract until 2017,[4] and was promoted to the B-side shortly after.

On 26 August 2016, Roca made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Málaga CF.[5] On 11 November, he extended his link until 2022 and was definitely promoted to the main squad the following season.[6]

International career

On 28 December 2016, Roca made his debut for the Catalonia autonomous team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 penalty loss).[7] He was named in Spain's under-21 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Championship, starting the final three games of the tournament for the eventual winners including a 4–1 semi-final victory over France in which he scored.[8][9]

Honours

International

Spain U21

References

  1. ^ Juárez, Mari Carmen (29 July 2016). "Marc Roca, el canterano que cautiva a Quique" [Marc Roca, the youth player who captivates Quique]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ Blanco, Íñigo (25 August 2014). "Un empat amb dos sabors" [A draw with two tastes]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Remuntada de les que fan afició (Espanyol B 2–3 UE Olot)" [A comeback from those who were supporters (Espanyol B 2–3 UE Olot)] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Marc Roca, renovado" [Marc Roca, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ Sierra, David (26 August 2016). "El Espanyol regala un punto al Málaga" [Espanyol give a point to Málaga]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ "El Espanyol renueva a Marc Roca hasta 2022" [Espanyol renew Marc Roca until 2022]. Sport (in Spanish). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. ^ Glark, Gill (27 June 2019). "Marc Roca, Spain advance to 2019 U21 Euro final with 4–1 win vs. France". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ Fisher, Ben (30 June 2019). "Classy Spain sink Germany to lift Euro Under-21 Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. ^ Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

External links

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