Matías Rocha

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rocha and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.
Matías Rocha
Personal information
Full name Matías Emiliano Rocha Calderón
Date of birth (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 13
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Defensor Sporting 68 (1)
2023– Arouca 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Matías Emiliano Rocha Calderón (born 13 February 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an centre-back for Arouca.

Professional career[edit]

Rocha is a youth product of Defensor Sporting, and on 22 December 2020 signed a professional contract with the club for 3 seasons.[1] He was part of the Defensor side that earned promotion to the Uruguayan Primera División in 2021, and won the 2022 Copa Uruguay.[2] In the summer of 2023, he was due to transfer to the Argentine club Unión de Santa Fe, but the move fell through.[3] Instead on 11 August 2023, he transferred to the Primeira Liga club Arouca on a 4-year contract.[4]

International career[edit]

Rocha was called up to the Uruguay U20s in October 2020.[5]

Honour[edit]

Defensor Sporting

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mercado de pases: Ignacio Lores es nuevo jugador de Wanderers". El Observador.
  2. ^ "Matías Rocha dejó Defensor Sporting para jugar en Portugal". ESPN.com.mx. August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Matías Rocha is already in Santa Fe to join Unión".
  4. ^ "OFICIAL: internacional sub-20 uruguaio é o sucessor de Basso no Arouca". Maisfutebol.
  5. ^ "27 convocados en la sub-20 - AUF". www.auf.org.uy.

External links[edit]

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