Bastián Roco

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Roco and the second or maternal family name is González.
Bastián Roco
Personal information
Full name Bastián Alejandro Roco González
Date of birth (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Unión Española
Youth career
Unión San Felipe
2020–2021 Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Unión San Felipe 0 (0)
2020–2023 Huachipato 14 (0)
2024– Unión Española 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Chile U15
2021–2022 Chile U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022

Bastián Alejandro Roco González (born 24 October 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.

Club career[edit]

A product of Unión San Felipe youth team, Roco was a substitute in the Primera B match against Deportes La Serena on 2 June 2019, at the age of 15.[1] In 2020, he was in a brief trial step with Estudiantes de La Plata.[2]

In second half of 2020, he was transferred to Huachipato youth system,[3] making his professional debut in the 2021 Copa Chile match against San Antonio Unido on 23 June 2021.[4] He left Huachipato in December 2023, then the Chilean champions.[5]

In 2024, he joined Unión Española.[6]

International career[edit]

Roco was part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.[7] In December 2021, he represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Rául Coloma Rivas, playing the three matches.[8] In July 2022, he made two appearances for Chile U20 against Peru U20.[9][10]

Personal life[edit]

Roco belongs to a football family from San Felipe since both his father, Sebastián, a former Chile international footballer,[11] and his grandfather, Marcial, played for Unión San Felipe. In addition, the cousin of Marcial, Héctor Roco Lucero, is a historical player of Unión San Felipe[12] and was the assistant coach of his son, Héctor Roco Leiva,[13] from 2020 to 2021.[14]

Honours[edit]

Huachipato

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alineaciones Unión San Felipe vs La Serena - Primera B Chile 2019". es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Sin Bajar Los Brazos" (in Spanish). Unión San Felipe. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ Díaz, Sebastián (4 June 2020). "Huachipato apuesta por el hijo de Sebastián Roco" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ Campos, Carlos (24 June 2021). "La patrulla juvenil de Huachipato estuvo a la altura y dejó la llave abierta". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ Salas, Cristian (17 December 2023). ""Hoy toca despedirme de Huachipato... Fue un proceso largo y duro"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ García, Javiera (6 January 2024). "Bastián Roco encuentra una nueva oportunidad en el fútbol chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ^ González, Christian (3 December 2021). "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20 para el torneo Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ Ogrodnik, Felipe (12 July 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. ^ Ogrodnik, Felipe (14 July 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 cayó ante Perú en La Videna". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ^ Jeria, Diego (5 June 2020). "El hijo de Sebastián Roco es el nuevo y flamante jugador de Huachipato". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  12. ^ Reyes, Luis (18 July 2017). "Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ^ Héctor Roco Leiva at CeroaCero
  14. ^ "Héctor Roco Leiva es el nuevo Director Técnico de Unión San Felipe". VTV (in Spanish). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

External links[edit]

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