Rochinha

This article is about the Portuguese football player. For the Portuguese tennis player, see Diogo Rocha (tennis).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.
Rochinha
Personal information
Full name Diogo Filipe Costa Rocha
Date of birth (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Standard Liège
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2009 Porto
2009–2011 Feirense
2011–2012 Boavista
2012–2014 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Benfica B 4 (0)
2015Bolton Wanderers (loan) 4 (0)
2015– Standard Liège 2 (0)
National team
2012 Portugal U17 1 (0)
2014– Portugal U19 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 October 2014

Diogo Filipe Costa Rocha (born 3 May 1995), known as Rochinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Standard Liège.

Club career

Rochinha made 5 assists and scored 6 goals for Benfica in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League. On 1 October 2014, Rochinha debuted professionally for Benfica B against Santa Clara in Segunda Liga.

On 26 January 2015, Benfica announced that Rochinha had been loaned to English club Bolton Wanderers.[1][2]

On 30 July 2015, Rochinha signed a three-year contract with Belgian club Standard Liège.[3]

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. "Diogo Rocha emprestado ao Bolton até ao final da época" [Diogo Rocha loaned to Bolton until the end of the season]. slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. "Rochinha joins on loan from Benfica". bwfc.co.uk. Bolton Wanderers F.C. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Rochinha rejoint les Rouches" (in French). Standard Liège. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.


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