Vasco Rocha

Vasco Rocha
Personal information
Full name Vasco André Moreira da Rocha
Date of birth (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989
Place of birth Paredes, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paços Ferreira
Number 29
Youth career
1997−1999 Paredes
1999−2004 Porto
2004−2005 Padroense
2005−2006 Penafiel
2006−2007 Paredes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006−2012 Paredes 109 (21)
2012−2014 Aves 79 (11)
2014− Paços Ferreira 40 (2)
2015−2016 → Feirense (loan) 40 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2017.

Vasco André Moreira da Rocha (born 29 January 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Paredes, Rocha spent his first six years as a senior competing in the third and fourth divisions of Portuguese football, with hometown's U.S.C. Paredes. In the 2012 summer he signed for C.D. Aves in the second level, making his debut as a professional on 5 August in a 1−3 away loss against C.D. Santa Clara for the Portuguese League Cup.[1]

Personal life

Rocha's older brother, Romeu, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He shared teams with his sibling on several occasions.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Santa Clara 3−1 Desp. Aves". Footballzz. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Vasco Rocha reforça Paços de Ferreira" [Vasco Rocha bolsters Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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