Joel Roca

Joel Roca Casals (born 7 June 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for Girona FC B.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Roca and the second or maternal family name is Casals.
Joel Roca
Personal information
Full name Joel Roca Casals
Date of birth (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005
Place of birth Camprodon, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Girona B
Number 33
Youth career
2014–2016 Camprodon
2016–2019 Barcelona
2019–2021 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Girona B 24 (3)
2022– Girona 5 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U17 10 (6)
2022– Spain U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2022

Club career

Born in Camprodon, Girona, Catalonia, Roca began playing football in his hometown UE Campodron, where he was a top goalscorer. He moved to the youth academy of FC Barcelona in 2016, and then to Girona FC's youth sides in 2019. In September 2021 at the age of 16, he debuted for the latter's reserves in the Tercera División RFEF, jumping up four youth categories in three years.[1] On 3 June 2022, he extended his contract with the club keeping him until 2026.[2]

Roca made his professional – and La Liga – debut with Girona on 26 August 2022, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 loss to RC Celta de Vigo.[3] In August 2023, shortly after recovering from a biceps femoris muscle injury,[4] he suffered a serious knee injury which kept him sidelined for the entire 2023–24 season.[5]

International career

Roca is a youth international for Spain, having played up to the Spain U19s.[6]

Playing style

A diminutive winger, Roca is a dynamic goalscorer with great verticality.[7]

References
  1. Pérez, Tatiana (28 September 2021). "Joel Roca: el jugador del Girona que va un pas més endavant". Diari de Girona.
  2. "OFICIAL: Girona FC, renueva el canterano Joel Roca - TODOmercadoWEB.es". www.todomercadoweb.es.
  3. Bofill, Jordi (26 August 2022). "El Celta apaga l'estat de gràcia del Girona (0-1)". Ara.cat.
  4. "Joel Roca, lesionado con el filial" [Joel Roca, injured with the reserves] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. "Joel Roca dice adiós a la temporada" [Joel Roca bids farewell to the season] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. "Joel Roca se estrena en una convocatoria con la selección española sub-19". Sport. 23 August 2022.
  7. Madrià, Arnau (21 July 2022). ""Joel Roca és diferencial"". L'Esportiu.
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