Tony Rocha

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Tony Rocha
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Rocha playing for Orlando City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Antonio Rocha
Date of birth (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Spring, Texas, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 76 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Austin Aztex 7 (3)
2014 Tulsa Athletic 4 (2)
2015 Austin Aztex 25 (1)
2016 Orlando City B 19 (1)
2016–2018 Orlando City 23 (0)
2017 → Orlando City B 14 (0)
2018 → Saint Louis FC (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2021 New York City 33 (1)
2022 Orange County SC 20 (0)
International career‡
2019 Belize 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:14, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Antonio "Tony" Rocha (born 21 August 1993) is a Belizean American former professional soccer player. Born in the United States, he represented the Belize national football team.

Contents

Career

College

Rocha played college soccer at the University of Tulsa from 2011 to 2014. For the 2011 season, Rocha was named as the Conference USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year. [1] He was selected to the All-Conference USA Third-Team in 2011, 2012, and 2013. [1] [2] [3] In 2014, Rocha was a captain of the University of Tulsa men's soccer team and helped lead the team to a conference championship. [4] Rocha was named to the All-Tournament Team for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. [5]

Professional

Rocha was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. [6] They cut him prior to the start of the season. On 9 March 2015, Rocha signed with Austin Aztex for the 2015 USL season. [7] This would be the team's final season before dissolving and Rocha was forced to find a new club.

On 15 October 2015, Rocha became one of the first three players to sign with newly formed USL team Orlando City B along with Mikey Ambrose and Kyle Callan-McFadden. [8]

Rocha signed a short-term agreement with Orlando City on 15 June 2016 for a 2016 U.S. Open Cup match. [9]

On 3 August 2016, Orlando City acquired Rocha's MLS rights from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft [10] and he was signed to an MLS contract the day after.

Rocha was loaned to Saint Louis FC on 6 April 2018. [11] He returned to Orlando a week later having played twice. At the end of the season the club announced they had not picked up his contract option. [12]

On 12 December 2018, Rocha had his rights acquired by New York City FC in exchange for a 2019 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick. [13] Following the 2021 season, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Rocha. [14]

On 18 February 2022, Rocha signed with USL Championship side Orange County SC. [15]

International

In September 2019, Rocha was called into the Belize national football team for its CONCACAF Nations League matches against French Guiana and Grenada. [16] He made his international debut on 8 September 2019 in Belize's 2–1 loss to Grenada. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 November 2020 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Austin Aztex 2012 [19] PDL 7300––73
Tulsa Athletic 2014 NPSL 42–––42
Austin Aztex 2015 USL 25110––261
Total324100000334
Orlando City 2016 MLS 8020––100
2017 3000––30
2018 12010––130
Total230300000260
Orlando City B 2016 USL191–––191
2017 140–––140
Total331000000331
Saint Louis FC (loan) 2018 USL20–––20
New York City 2019 MLS17110–00181
2020 110–1 [lower-alpha 1] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 0130
Total281101010311
Career total12285010101298
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played 13 October 2019 [20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belize 201930
Total30

Honors

New York City FC

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tony Rocha Named C-USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  2. ↑ "Cristian Mata Named as C-USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  3. ↑ "Five Tulsa Men's Soccer Players Named to All-Conference USA Teams – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  4. ↑ "Tony Rocha - Men's Soccer - University of Tulsa Athletics". Tulsa Hurricane.
  5. ↑ "Tulsa Men's Soccer Team Claims The American Championship on Penalty Kicks – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  6. ↑ "Tulsa's Tony Rocha Selected in MLS SuperDraft by Sporting KC – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  7. ↑ "Tony Rocha Returns To Austin Aztex – Austin Aztex". austinaztex.com.
  8. ↑ "Orlando City Announces Orlando City B, Signs Defenders Mikey Ambrose, Kyle Callan-McFadden, Midfielder Tony Rocha". 15 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Orlando City SC Signs Tony Rocha to Short Term Agreement". 15 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Orlando City Acquires Rights to OCB Midfielder Tony Rocha From Sporting Kansas City". 3 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Orlando City SC Loans Tony Rocha to Saint Louis FC". 6 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Orlando City declines options for eight players after tough 2018 season | Pro Soccer USA". www.prosoccerusa.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "New York City FC Acquires Midfielder Tony Rocha | New York City FC".
  14. ↑ FC, New York City. "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves For 2022". New York City FC.
  15. ↑ "Orange County Inks Veteran Midfielder Tony Rocha". 18 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Internationals - Seven Players Called Up in September". New York City FC. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  18. ↑ Tony Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Tony Rocha | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  20. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tony Rocha". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.


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