Willyan Rocha
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willyan da Silva Rocha[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 January 1995||
Place of birth | Espírito Santo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portimonense | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015 | Flamengo | ||
2016 | → Botafogo (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Desportiva | 5 | (1) |
2017 | Votuporanguense | 6 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Cova Piedade | 45 | (3) |
2019– | Portimonense | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:46, 29 September 2019 (UTC) |
Willyan da Silva Rocha (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portimonense S.C. as a defender.
Club career
Born in Espírito Santo, Rocha started his youth career with the academy of Flamengo in 2015 before signing a professional contract with Desportiva in the following year.[2] On 23 January, he scored a brace in a friendly against Botafogo.[3] He joined Botafogo on a loan deal till December 2017 on 25 July and was assigned to the youth team.[2] On 8 December 2016, he joined Votuporanguense which competed in the Paulista A2.[1] He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Mogi Mirim.[4]
Rocha moved abroad and signed for Portuguese second tier club Cova Piedade in summer of 2017.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Votuporanguense contrata zagueiro do Grêmio [Votuporanguense hires Grêmio's defender]" (in Portuguese). Votu News. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Grêmio contrata zagueiro do Desportiva Ferroviária [Grêmio hires defender of Desportiva Ferroviária]" (in Portuguese). Mundo Grenal. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Zagueiro Willyan, sobre provocação ao Botafogo: "Emoção do momento" [Defender Willyan, on provocation to Botafogo: "Emotional moment"]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Votaporanguense 2 - 0 Mogi Mirim" (in Portuguese). Diário de Votuporanga. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Hoje na 2ª divisão de Portugal, ex-promessa conta por que não ficou no Flamengo [Today in the 2nd division of Portugal, ex-promise tells why he did not stay in Flamengo]" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
External links
- Willyan Rocha at Soccerway
- Willyan Rocha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Espírito Santo
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo footballers
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Desportiva Ferroviária players
- Clube Atlético Votuporanguense players
- C.D. Cova da Piedade players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal