Darío Roa

Darío Ismael Roa Ocampo (born 6 July 2002) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a forward for Chilean side Colchagua.

Club career
Born in Trelew, in the Chubut Province of Argentina, Roa took an interest in football at a young age, and at the age of three he joined local side Racing de Trelew. On 11 April 2016, having been promoted to the club's first team, he was named on the bench for a Torneo Federal B fixture against Independiente (Río Colorado), but did not feature in Racing's 6–0 win. Despite his annoyance at having travelled but not played, which he expressed to his coach, Guillermo Samso, he returned to the youth team and provided an assist in his side's 2–1 win on Saturday 23 April.

The following day, Roa was again asked to travel with the first team for another Torneo Federal B fixture, this time against Cruz del Sur. Late in the second half, he was brought on as a substitute for Damián París, and at thirteen years, nine months and eighteen days, he became the youngest footballer to feature in an AFA competition, beating the previous record held by Antonio Erburu, who played at the age of fourteen in 2014.

Following his appearance for Racing, he was approached by San Lorenzo scout Darío Bombini, and made the move to the Buenos Aires-based club at the end of the 2016 season. During his time at San Lorenzo, he trained with the first team on occasion, starting in 2018. He returned to Racing for the 2021–22 edition of the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, where he played four matches, scoring once.

In April 2022, Roa moved to Chile, where he joined Provincial Ranco ahead of the 2022 Tercera A. Having scored thirty two goals for Provincial Ranco in 2022, he was signed by fellow Tercera A side Colchagua in early 2023. He scored Colchagua's only goal in their 6–1 home loss to Unión Española in the Copa Chile on 9 April 2023.

Personal life
Roa is of Chilean descent through his grandfather.

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