Willyan Rocha
 Willyan with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willyan da Silva Rocha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Muniz Freire, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2015 | Desportiva Ferroviária | ||
| 2015 | → Flamengo (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Desportiva Ferroviária | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Grêmio | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Votuporanguense (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Cova da Piedade | 45 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Portimonense | 78 | (4) |
| 2022– | CSKA Moscow | 59 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Willyan da Silva Rocha (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian club CSKA Moscow.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo,[2] Rocha joined Desportiva Ferroviária's youth setup at the age of seven. On 13 January 2015, he was loaned to the under-20 side of Flamengo for one year.[3]
Rocha returned to Desportiva after Flamengo could not reach an agreement for a permanent transfer,[4] and scored a brace in a friendly against Botafogo on 23 January 2016.[5] He featured regularly during the year's Campeonato Capixaba, and moved to Grêmio on 24 July, after not renewing his contract.[6]
On 8 December 2016, Rocha was loaned to Votuporanguense until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.[1] He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Mogi Mirim on 2 April.[7]
Cova da Piedade
[edit]On 3 July 2017, Rocha moved abroad and signed a two-year contract with Portuguese LigaPro club Cova da Piedade.[8] He was an undisputed starter for the club, only missing out the first half of the 2018–19 campaign due to injury.
Portimonense
[edit]On 28 June 2019, Rocha signed a four-year deal with Primeira Liga side Portimonense.[9] He made his debut in the category on 9 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Belenenses SAD.
Rocha scored his first goal in the Portuguese top tier on 16 June 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Santa Clara.
CSKA Moscow
[edit]On 1 September 2022, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Rocha on a contract until the summer of 2025, with the option of an additional year.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportiva Ferroviária | 2014 | Capixaba | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7[a] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Série D | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Votuporanguense | 2017 | Paulista A2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Cova da Piedade | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 31 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||||
| Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 88 | 6 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 2 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 5 | — | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 258 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Espírito Santo
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Desportiva Ferroviária
- Campeonato Capixaba: 2016
CSKA Moscow
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Votuporanguense contrata zagueiro do Grêmio" [Votuporanguense sign Grêmio's defender] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Votu News. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Zagueiro capixaba ex-Desportiva e que fez "chororô" para o Botafogo entra na mira do São Paulo" [Capixaba stopper formerly of Desportiva and who did the "whinings" to Botafogo is targeted by São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Gazeta. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Desportiva empresta zagueiro Willyan ao sub-20 do Flamengo por um ano" [Desportiva loan stopper Willyan to the under-20s of Flamengo for one year] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Hoje na 2ª divisão de Portugal, ex-promessa conta por que não ficou no Flamengo" [In the 2nd division of Portugal nowadays, former prospect tells why he did not stay at Flamengo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Zagueiro Willyan, sobre provocação ao Botafogo: "Emoção do momento"" [Defender Willyan, on provocation to Botafogo: "Heat of the moment"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Desportiva confirma a negociação do jovem zagueiro Willyan com o Grêmio" [Desportiva confirm the negotiation of young stopper Willyan with Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Votaporanguense 2 x 0 Mogi Mirim – CAV respira e afunda o Sapão" [Votuporanguense 2–0 Mogi Mirim – CAV take a breather and sink Sapão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Votuporanga. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Central Willyan assina pelo Cova da Piedade por duas épocas" [Stopper Willyan signs for Cova da Piedade for two seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Willyan Rocha é reforço do Portimonense" [Willyan Rocha is an addition of Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Portimonense SC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Виллиан Роша пополнил состав красно-синих". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Willyan Rocha at Soccerway
- ^ "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Willyan Rocha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Espírito Santo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce players
- Grêmio FBPA players
- Clube Atlético Votuporanguense players
- C.D. Cova da Piedade players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- PFC CSKA Moscow players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen