Kenny Rocha

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rochaand the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Kenny Rocha

Rocha with Cape Verde in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Kenny Rocha Santos
Date of birth	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	São Vicente, Cape Verde
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rouen
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2017	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Saint-Étienne II	48	(4)
2017–2019	Saint-Étienne	4	(0)
2019–2021	Nancy	61	(6)
2021–2023	Oostende	48	(1)
2023–2024	AEZ Zakakiou	27	(1)
2024–2025	Paris 13 Atletico	23	(4)
2025–	Rouen	11	(5)
International career‡
2017–	Cape Verde	23	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2020

Kenny Rocha Santos (born 3 January 2000) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National club Rouen.

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Rocha made his debut for Saint-Étienne on 1 February 2017 against Auxerre, replacing Kévin Monnet-Paquet in the 78th minute of a 3–0 away loss in the Coupe de France. ^[1]

Nancy

In July 2019, Rocha signed for Nancy. ^[2] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Valenciennes on 2 August. ^[3] His first goal came in a 2–1 away loss to Caen on 7 November 2020. ^[4]

International career

He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2022 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saint-Étienne II	2016–17	CFA 2	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2017–18	National 3	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2018–19	National 2	19	4	—		—		—		19	4
	Total		48	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	4
Saint-Étienne	2016–17	Ligue 1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	1	1	0	0	—		2	1
	Total		4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Nancy	2019–20	Ligue 2	26	0	1	0	3	0	—		30	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	19	3	0	0	—		—		19	3
	Total		45	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	49	3
Oostende	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	27	1	2	0	—		—		29	1
	2022–23	Belgian First Division A	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		33	1	2	0	—		—		35	1
Career total			130	8	5	1	3	0	0	0	138	9

International

As of matches played on 31 March 2022 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2017	1	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	7	1
Total		18	1

References

1. "Auxerre vs. Saint-Étienne - 1 February 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. "Transferts : Nancy recrute Vagner, Makhtar Gueye et Kenny Rocha Santos (Saint-Étienne)" [Transfers: Nancy recruits Vagner, Makhtar Gueye, and Kenny Rocha Santos (Saint-Étienne)]. L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
3. "Valenciennes vs. Nancy - 2 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
4. "Caen vs. Nancy - 7 November 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
5. "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
6. Kenny Rocha at Soccerway
7. Kenny Rocha at National-Football-Teams.com