David Rocha

David Mateos Rocha (born 7 February 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Extremadura UD as a central midfielder.

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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Extremadura
Number 22
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 4 (0)
2016–2018 Oviedo 63 (3)
2018–2019 Gimnàstic 18 (0)
2019 Almería 10 (0)
2019– Extremadura 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mateos and the second or maternal family name is Rocha.

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 former club Albacete.[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] On 6 July 2016, he mutually terminated his contract with Dynamo after alleging "family reasons".[8]

On 11 July 2016 Rocha returned to Spain and its second tier, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Real Oviedo.[9] On 4 July 2018 he terminated his contract,[10] and returned to Gimnàstic just hours later.[11]

Rocha cut ties with Nàstic on 24 January 2019,[12] and signed a short-term deal with fellow league team UD Almería just hours later.[13] On 2 July, he signed a two-year contract with Extremadura UD, still in the second division.[14]

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.
  8. "Houston Dynamo part ways with David Rocha; Leonel Miranda loan expires". Houston Dynamo. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  9. "David Rocha, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [David Rocha, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. "Rescisión de David Rocha" [Rescision of David Rocha] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. "David Rocha torna al Gimnàstic de Tarragona" [David Rocha returns to Gimnàstic de Tarragona] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. "El Nàstic i David Rocha rescindeixen el contracte" [Nàstic and David Rocha rescind the contract] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  13. "David Rocha se convierte en el segundo fichaje del mercado de invierno" [David Rocha becomes the second winter signing] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  14. "David Rocha es azulgrana" [David Rocha is red-and-blue] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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