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 | |||
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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 | 18 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023 |
Football career
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
- As of 25 June 2019.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 33 | 21 | |
Career total | 46 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 27 |
- Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs
Honours
Individual
- Belgian First Division B Top goalscorer: 2018–19 (16 goals)
References
- "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 versterkt de aanval" [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.