Antoniu Roca

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Antoniu Roca
Personal information
Full name Antoniu Roca Vives
Date of birth (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Martorell, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 31
Youth career
Martorell
Gramenet
Badalona
2012–2016 Barcelona
2016–2017 Jàbac Terrassa
2017–2019 Damm
2019–2021 Espanyol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Espanyol B 64 (3)
2023– Espanyol 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025

Antoniu Roca Vives (born 5 September 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for RCD Espanyol.

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Career

Born in Martorell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Roca joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2012, after representing CF Badalona, UDA Gramenet and AE Martorell. [1] He left the former in 2016, and played for UFB Jàbac Terrassa and CF Damm before moving to RCD Espanyol in 2019. [2] [3]

Roca made his senior debut with the reserves on 17 January 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Gori in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against AE Prat. [3] He scored his first senior goal on 18 December, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over SD Huesca B in the Segunda División RFEF. [4]

On 15 March 2022, Roca renewed his contract with the Pericos until 2024. [5] He made his first team debut on 8 September 2023, replacing Pere Milla late into a 4–1 Segunda División away routing of Levante UD. [6] [7]

Roca made his La Liga debut on 19 August 2024, replacing Alejo Véliz in a 1–0 away loss to Real Valladolid.

References

  1. ↑ "Antonio Roca Vives, Antoniu" (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "La Damm segueix aportant talent al futbol base dels clubs professionals" [Damm keep on bringing talent to the youth sides of professional clubs] (in Spanish). CF Damm. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Antoniu Roca: La irrupción de una promesa en el primer equipo del Espanyol" [Antoniu Roca: The breakthrough of a prospect in the first team of Espanyol] (in Spanish). La Grada Online. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "L'Espanyol B aconsegueix una nova victòria per acabar l'any" [Espanyol B get a new win to end the year] (in Catalan). Betevé. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Antoniu Roca, ¡renovado!" [Antoniu Roca, renewed!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "En un partido de Primera, el Espanyol duerme líder" [In a top-tier match, Espanyol end up as leaders] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Antoniu Roca, el primer canterano en debutar oficialmente este curso" [Antoniu Roca, the first youth player to officially debut this season] (in Spanish). El 1900. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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