Leonardo Rocha (footballer)
Leonardo Miramar Rocha (born 23 May 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Radomiak Radom as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Miramar Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radomiak Radom | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Amora | ||
| 2007–2008 | Colégio Guadalupe | ||
| 2008–2010 | Belenenses | ||
| 2010 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2011 | Boavista | ||
| 2011–2012 | Pescara | ||
| 2012 | Ituano | ||
| 2013–2014 | Barra | ||
| 2014 | Amora | ||
| 2015–2017 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Monaco B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Vicenza | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Leganés B | 10 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Ontinyent (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Lommel | 32 | (19) |
| 2019–2022 | Eupen | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → RWDM47 (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Lierse | 17 | (12) |
| 2023– | Radomiak Radom | 39 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Football career edit
Born in Almada to a Brazilian father,[1] Rocha represented nine different clubs during his youth career, and finished his formation with AS Monaco FC. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 26 November 2016, playing the last 11 minutes in a 2–1 loss against US Colomiers for the CFA championship.
Rocha terminated his contract with Monaco on 30 January 2017, and joined Serie B side Vicenza Calcio on 1 February.[2] He did not play for the club during his six-month spell, and subsequently moved to Spain with CD Leganés, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3]
Rocha scored his first senior goal on 1 October 2017, scoring his team's third in a 3–1 home defeat of CDF Tres Cantos. The following 31 January, after three goals in ten matches, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Ontinyent CF until June.[4]
On 19 July 2018, Rocha switched teams and countries again after signing for Lommel SK in the Belgian First Division B.[5] He made his professional debut on 3 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.[6]
Rocha scored his first professional goal on 17 August 2018, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 away success over KV Mechelen. On 6 October, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 home win against K.S.V. Roeselare.[7] He finished the campaign with 19 goals, being the division's top goalscorer as his side narrowly avoided relegation.
Remaining in Belgium, Rocha signed a three-year contract with First Division A side KAS Eupen on 23 July 2019. The fee was €500,000.[8] In 2020–21, he was loaned back to the second tier at RWDM47 where he was the club's top scorer.[9] On 10 October 2020, he scored a hat-trick for the Molenbeek-based club in an 8–1 win at Union Rochefortoise in the fifth round of the national cup.[10]
On 16 August 2022, Rocha signed a two-year contract with Lierse.[11]
On 13 January 2023, Rocha joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom until June 2026, becoming their record signing for a reported fee of approximately €150,000.[12]
Career statistics edit
- As of 26 May 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Vicenza | 2016–17 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leganés B | 2017–18[14] | Tercera División | 10 | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Ontinyent | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | 6[a] | 3 | 33 | 21 | |
| Eupen | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| RWDM47 (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||
| Lierse | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division B | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 12 | ||
| Radomiak Radom | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 149 | 59 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs
Honours edit
Individual edit
- Belgian First Division B Top goalscorer: 2018–19 (16 goals)
References edit
- ^ "1B-topschutter Leandro Rocha: 21 jaar, 12 clubs in 7 verschillende landen" [1B top scorer Leandro [sic] Rocha: 21 years, 12 clubs in 7 different countries] (in Dutch). Knack.be. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Vicenza, ecco il colpo Leonardo Miramar" [Vicenza, here is the hot shot Leonardo Miramar] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "El Leganés B ya se prepara de cara a una temporada ilusionante" [Leganés B get ready for a hopeful season] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Leonardo Rocha, altura i futur per a la davantera" [Leonardo Rocha, height and future for the forward lines] (in Catalan). Ontinyent CF. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ [Leonardo Rocha bolsters the attack] (in Dutch). Lommel SK. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Lommel vs Union Saint-Gilloise 1-0". Soccerway. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Ver Elst, Bart (6 October 2018). "Leonardo Miramar Rocha bezorgt Lommel met een hattrick de zege tegen Roeselare" [Leonardo Mirarmar Rocha gives Lommel the win with hat-trick against Roeselare] (in Dutch). Voetbal Krant. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Walckiers, Johan (23 July 2019). "Dan toch 1A-oplossing voor vlotscorende spits? Eupen durft het risico wel nemen" [Then 1A solution for a fast-scoring striker? Eupen dares to take the risk] (in Dutch). Voetbal Krant. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Sterpigny, Sébastien (15 June 2021). "Leonardo Rocha ne prolongera pas au RWDM" [Leonardo Rocha will not extend deal at RWDM]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Le RWDM déroule contre l'Union Rochefortoise (1-8) et poursuit son aventure en Coupe" [RWDM relax against Union Rochefortoise (1-8) and pursue their adventure in the Cup] (in French). BX1. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "LEONARDO ROCHA NAAR HET LISP!!!" [Leonardo Roach to Het Lisp] (in Dutch). Lierse. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Radomiak pobił swój rekord transferowy". goal.pl (in Polish). 13 January 2023.
- ^ Leonardo Rocha at Soccerway
- ^ Leonardo Rocha at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links edit
- Leonardo Rocha at BDFutbol
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)