David Rocha

Not to be confused with David Mateos.
David Rocha
Personal information
Full name David Mateos Rocha
Date of birth (1985-02-07) 7 February 1985
Place of birth Cáceres, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 6
Youth career
Cacereño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2005 Cacereño
2005–2008 Villarreal B
2008 Cartagena 13 (2)
2008–2011 Cacereño 96 (17)
2011–2013 Albacete 79 (6)
2013–2016 Gimnàstic 99 (16)
2016– Houston Dynamo 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mateos and the second or maternal family name is Rocha.

David Mateos Rocha (born 7 February 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for American club Houston Dynamo as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Cáceres, Extremadura, Rocha started playing football in CP Cacereño's youth system, and made his debuts as a senior in the 2002–03 campaign, in Segunda División B. In 2005 he moved to Villarreal CF B in Tercera División, appearing regularly for the side.

On 11 January 2008 Rocha joined FC Cartagena in the third level.[1] On 15 July he returned to Cacereño, with the side now in the fourth division,[2] winning promotion in his first season.

On 14 July 2011 Rocha signed for Albacete Balompié, after being team captain at his previous club.[3] On 26 June 2013 he moved to fellow third division side Gimnàstic de Tarragona, signing a two-year deal.[4]

On 19 June 2015, after winning promotion to Segunda División with Nàstic, Rocha renewed his link until 2018.[5] He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié.[6]

On 21 January 2016 Rocha moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year deal with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Rocha, nuevo interior diestro del Cartagena" [Rocha, new right winger of Cartagena] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "El CP Cacereño presenta oficialmente a sus dos primeros refuerzos, Rocha y Rai" [CP Cacereño officially presents its two first additions, Rocha and Rai] (in Spanish). Hoy. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "David Rocha, ya excapitán del Cacereño, firma por el Albacete" [David Rocha, already former captain of Cacereño, signs for Albacete] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "David Mateos Rocha es converteix en jugador del Nàstic" [David Mateos Rocha becomes a Nàstic player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic's official website. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "David Rocha, renovado" [David Rocha, renewed] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "David Rocha se despide de la familia grana" [David Rocha bids farewell from the grana family] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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