| 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 | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arouca | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensor Sporting | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 68 | (1) |
| 2023– | Arouca | 24 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026 | |||
Matías Emiliano Rocha Calderón (born 13 February 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Arouca.
Club 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]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensor Sporting | Uruguayan Primera División | 2020 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Uruguayan Segunda División | 2021 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Uruguayan Primera División | 2022 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Arouca | Primeira Liga | 2023-24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
Honour
[edit]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. 10 August 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