![]() Willyan with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willyan da Silva Rocha [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 January 1995||
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 | 52 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 |
Willyan da Silva Rocha (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian club CSKA Moscow.
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]
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.
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.
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]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Desportiva Ferroviária | 2014 | Capixaba | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | LigaPro | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
Total | 45 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||||
Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 52 | 5 | — | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 6 | |||
Career total | 180 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 248 | 19 |
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