| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Emiliano Rocha Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 2001 | ||
| 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]
- ^ "Mercado de pases: Ignacio Lores es nuevo jugador de Wanderers". El Observador.
- ^ "Matías Rocha dejó Defensor Sporting para jugar en Portugal". ESPN.com.mx. August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Matías Rocha is already in Santa Fe to join Unión".
- ^ "OFICIAL: internacional sub-20 uruguaio é o sucessor de Basso no Arouca". Maisfutebol.
- ^ "27 convocados en la sub-20 - AUF". www.auf.org.uy.
External links[edit]
- Matías Rocha at Soccerway
- Matías Rocha at BDFutbol