Pedro Rocha (footballer, born 1994)

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Pedro Rocha
Pedro Rocha Neves 2018.jpg
Rocha with Spartak in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pedro Rocha Neves
Date of birth (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fortaleza
Number 32
Youth career
1998–2008 Atlético Mineiro
2008 São Paulo
2008–2011 José Bonifácio
2011–2014 Diadema
2011–2013 → Juventus-SP (loan)
2014 → Grêmio (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Diadema 0 (0)
2013 → Juventus-SP (loan) 3 (2)
2015–2017 Grêmio 96 (19)
2017–2022 Spartak Moscow 12 (1)
2019 → Cruzeiro (loan) 25 (2)
2020 → Flamengo (loan) 9 (1)
2021 → Spartak-2 Moscow 15 (4)
2021–2022 → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 26 (4)
2022– Fortaleza 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022

Pedro Rocha Neves (born 1 October 1994), known as Pedro Rocha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Fortaleza.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Pedro Rocha started his career in an Atlético Mineiro academy in his hometown, before attracting the interest of São Paulo. In 2008, aged 13, he joined the latter, but was released just months later. [1]

In 2011 Pedro Rocha joined Juventus-SP, after a partnership with Diadema. [2] With the club he made his senior debut on 20 March 2013, starting in a 3–2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away win against Santo André, and scoring a brace through two penalties. [3]

Grêmio

On 12 March 2014 Pedro Rocha moved to Grêmio on loan until the end of the year, being initially assigned to the under-20s. [4] On 7 January 2015 he was bought outright, [5] and was subsequently promoted to the main squad by manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Pedro Rocha made his Série A debut on 16 May 2015, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Coritiba. [6] He scored his first goal in the category on 27 June, netting the first in a 2–1 win at Avaí; it was also the fastest of the tournament, with only 37 seconds. [7]

Pedro Rocha scored a brace in the first leg of the 2016 Copa do Brasil Finals against Atlético Mineiro, but was subsequently sent off. [8]

Spartak Moscow

On 31 August 2017, he signed with the Russian Premier League champions FC Spartak Moscow. [9]

Loan to Cruzeiro

On 2 April 2019, Cruzeiro announced the signing of the player on loan until the end of the year. [10]

Loan to Flamengo

On 24 December 2019, Spartak announced that Rocha will join Flamengo on loan until the end of 2020 with a purchase option. [11]

Return to Spartak

On 13 January 2021, Spartak confirmed that Rocha returned to the club as his loan ended. [12] On 24 February 2021, following the return of Quincy Promes to Spartak, Rocha was removed from Spartak's RPL squad as he was deemed the surplus foreign player by the club (Russian clubs were only allowed to register 8 foreign players at the same time). The club was hoping to sell his rights permanently. [13] He was added to the second-tier FNL squad Spartak-2 Moscow on the same day. He was not registered for Spartak's league roster for the 2021–22 season either.

Loan to Athletico Paranaense

On 13 August 2021, Spartak announced a new loan to Athletico Paranaense for a one-year term. If he played in predetermined number of games during the loan, Athletico Paranaense would hold an obligation to purchase his rights. [14]

Fortaleza

On 11 August 2022, Rocha joined Fortaleza until the end of 2023. [15]

Career statistics

As of 13 October 2021. [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus-SP 2013 Paulista A2 —32——18 [lower-alpha 1] 5217
Grêmio 2015 Série A 3454163——449
2016 23396633 [lower-alpha 2] 02 [lower-alpha 3] 04312
2017 153111638 [lower-alpha 2] 4—4011
Total72112481891142012732
Spartak Moscow 2017–18 Russian Premier League 111—201 [lower-alpha 4] 0—141
2018–19 10—102 [lower-alpha 5] 0—40
Total121—3030—181
Cruzeiro (loan) 2019 Série A23220622 [lower-alpha 2] 0—334
Flamengo (loan) 2020 Série A5041200000111
Spartak-2 Moscow 2020–21 Russian Football National League 154————154
Athletico Paranaense (loan) 2021 Série A82—202 [lower-alpha 6] 2—124
Career total135203311311118620523753
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Grêmio
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
Athletico Paranaense
Fortaleza

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References

  1. ↑ "Inspirado em Ronaldo, Pedro Rocha sonha em consagração no Gre-Nal" [Inspired in Ronaldo, Pedro Rocha dreams about acclaim in Gre-Nal] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Versátil e destemido: conheça Pedro Rocha, nova aposta do Grêmio" [Versatile and fearless: know Pedro Rocha, Grêmio's new bet] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Santo André 2 x 3 Juventus - Olha o Moleque fazendo travessura..." [Santo André 2–3 Juventus – Look at Moleque doing some pranks...] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Grêmio contrata destaque do Juventus e filho de Vagner Mancini" [Grêmio signs Juventus' spotlight and son of Vágner Mancini] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Para não perder promessa, Grêmio compra o atacante Pedro Rocha" [To avoid losing pearl, Grêmio buys forward Pedro Rocha] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Coritiba aproveita gol contra bizarro do Grêmio e vence a primeira" [Coritiba takes advantage of Grêmio's bizarre own goal and wins the first one] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Grêmio faz gol mais rápido do campeonato, vence o Avaí e entra no G-4" [Grêmio scores the tournament's fastest goal, defeats Avaí and joins G-4] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Grêmio joga melhor que o Atlético-MG, mata o jogo aos 45 e leva boa vantagem para o Sul" [Grêmio play better than Atlético-MG, finish the game in the 90th minute and win a good advantage for the South] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Педро Роша подписал контракт со «Спартаком» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 31 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "MAIS UM GUERREIRO PARA AS BATALHAS! CRUZEIRO ACERTA A CONTRATAÇÃO DO ATACANTE PEDRO ROCHA". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Педро Роша продолжит карьеру во "Фламенго"" [Pedro Rocha will continue his career at Flamengo] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 24 December 2019.
  12. ↑ ""Спартак" прошел медосмотр в Лужниках" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 13 January 2021.
  13. ↑ ""Спартак" намерен продать Педро Рошу после подписания Промеса" (in Russian). Sport Express. 24 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Педро Роша продолжит карьеру в "Атлетико Паранаэнсе"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 13 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Fortaleza acerta a contratação do atacante Pedro Rocha" (in Portuguese). Fortaleza. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  16. ↑ Pedro Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  17. ↑ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN . Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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