Nuno Rocha (Cape Verdean footballer)

Not to be confused with Nuno Rocha (Portuguese footballer).

Nuno Rocha
Rocha with Tosno in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Monteiro Rocha[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2011 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Marítimo B 85 (8)
2013–2014 Marítimo 15 (1)
2014–2017 Universitatea Craiova 92 (22)
2017–2018 Tosno 27 (0)
2018–2019 Universitatea Craiova 16 (2)
Total 235 (33)
International career
2014–2019 Cape Verde 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno Miguel Monteiro Rocha (born 25 March 1992) is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Marítimo

Born in Praia, Rocha moved to Portugal with C.S. Marítimo for his last year as a junior. He spent the vast majority of his first three senior seasons with the reserves, competing with them in both the second and third divisions.[2]

Rocha made his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 7 October 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Vitória de Guimarães.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition the following 16 February, the game's only at home to Vitória de Setúbal.[4]

Universitatea Craiova

In June 2014, Rocha signed with Romanian club CS Universitatea Craiova.[5][6] His maiden appearance in Liga I took place on 25 July, as he came on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw with CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[7]

In the 2015–16 season, Rocha scored a career-best nine goals to help his team to finish in eighth position. His teammates included compatriots Kay and Rambé,[8] and he was released from contract on 11 April 2017.[9]

Tosno

On 7 June 2017, Rocha joined Russian Premier League side FC Tosno on a three-year deal.[10] He helped them win the domestic cup in his only season, scoring the decisive penalty kick in the semi-final shootout against FC Spartak Moscow[11] and also being featured in the decisive match against FC Avangard Kursk at the Volgograd Arena.[12]

International career

Rocha earned his first cap for Cape Verde on 6 September 2014, in a 3–1 away win over Niger for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Selected for the finals by manager Rui Águas,[13] he took part in all three group-phase games, which ended in draw and subsequent elimination.[14][15][16]

On 1 September 2017, Rocha scored twice to hand his team a 2–1 defeat of South Africa, their first ever win against their African counterparts.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2018[18][19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marítimo B 2011–12 Campeonato de Portugal 29 4 – – – 29 4
2012–13 LigaPro 35 2 – – – 35 2
2013–14 21 2 – – – 21 2
Total 85 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 8
Marítimo 2013–14 Primeira Liga 15 1 1 0 – 4[a] 1 20 2
Universitatea Craiova 2014–15 Liga I 30 8 1 0 – – 31 8
2015–16 38 9 1 0 – – 39 9
2016–17 24 5 2 0 – 1[b] 0 27 5
Total 92 22 4 0 0 0 1 0 97 22
Tosno 2017–18 Russian Premier League 27 0 3 0 – – 30 0
Career total 219 31 8 0 0 0 5 1 232 32
  1. ^ Four appearances in Taça da Liga
  2. ^ One appearance in Cupa Ligii

International goals

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rocha goal.[20]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 June 2015 Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0 7–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 1 September 2017 Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde  South Africa 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 2–1

Honours

Tosno

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nuno Rocha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Nuno Rocha do Marítimo agrada a Jardim" [Marítimo's Nuno Rocha pleases Jardim] (in Portuguese). Super Sporting. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Vitória sobe ao oitavo lugar" [Vitória climb to eighth place] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Marítimo vence Setúbal e sobe ao oitavo lugar" [Marítimo beat Setúbal and climb to eighth place] (in Portuguese). TSF. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Sapte nume noi la Universitatea Craiova" [Seven new names at Universitatea Craiova] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Cum poate deveni primul jucator de 15 mil euro din Liga I o TEAPA! Transferul care trebuia sa duca o nou promovata in Europa" [How to become the first 15 million euro player in Liga I! The transfer that was supposed to bring a new promotion to Europe] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ "CS Universitatea Craiova – Pandurii 1–1. Curelea a fost demon și înger în Bănie" [CS Universitatea Craiova – Pandurii 1–1. Curelea was a demon and an angel in Bănie] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. ^ Partan, Victor (4 December 2016). "Rambe, mai mult Rambo decât fotbalist. Topul stranierilor din Liga I" [Rambe, more Rambo than a footballer. Top foreigners in Liga I] (in Romanian). Sportescu. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. ^ Dobrescu, Petre (11 April 2017). "Nuno Rocha nu mai face parte din lotul lui CSU Craiova" [Nuno Rocha is no longer part of CSU Craiova]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. ^ НУНУ РОША – В «ТОСНО» [Nuno Rocha – In Tosno] (in Russian). FC Tosno. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Federação Russa investiga cânticos racistas dos adeptos do Spartak a Nuno Rocha" [Russian Federation investigates racists chants from Spartak fans to Nuno Rocha]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Futebol: Tosno de Nuno Rocha conquista Taça da Rússia" [Football: Nuno Rocha's Tosno conquer Russian Cup]. A Nação (in Portuguese). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Tubarões Azuis: Rui Águas divulga a lista dos convocados para CAN 2015" [Blue Sharks: Rui Águas releases squad selected to 2015 ACN] (in Portuguese). RTC. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Tunisia 1–1 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  15. ^ "DR Congo's Robert Kidiaba denies Cape Verde in Africa Cup of Nations". The Guardian. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Cape Verde Islands 0–0 Zambia". BBC Sport. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Bafana suffer 2018 SWC qualifying setbacks". Sport 24. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  18. ^ Nuno Rocha at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ Nuno Rocha at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Nuno Rocha – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.