Marc Roca
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marc Roca Junqué | ||
Date of birth | 26 November 1996 | ||
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 | 103 | (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 19 July 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Blanco, Íñigo (25 August 2014). "Un empat amb dos sabors" [A draw with two tastes]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Marc Roca, renovado" [Marc Roca, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "El Espanyol renueva a Marc Roca hasta 2022" [Espanyol renew Marc Roca until 2022]. Sport (in Spanish). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fisher, Ben (30 June 2019). "Classy Spain sink Germany to lift Euro Under-21 Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Vilafranca del Penedès
- People from Alt Penedès
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Catalonia international footballers