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Vasco Rocha
Personal information
Full name	Vasco André Moreira da Rocha
Date of birth	29 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Paredes, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Varzim
Number	29
Youth career
1997–1999	Paredes
1999–2004	Porto
2004–2005	Padroense
2005–2006	Penafiel
2006–2007	Paredes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2012	Paredes
2012–2014	Aves
2014–2020	Paços de Ferreira
2015–2016	→ Feirense (loan)
2019	→ Varzim (loan)
2020–2023	Trofense
2023–	Varzim
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Vasco André Moreira da Rocha (born 29 January 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 3 club Varzim.

Club career

Born in Paredes, Porto District, Rocha spent his first six years as a senior competing in the third and fourth divisions of Portuguese football, with hometown's U.S.C. Paredes. In summer 2012 he signed for C.D. Aves in the Segunda Liga, making his debut as a professional on 5 August in a 3−1 away loss against C.D. Santa Clara in the Portuguese League Cup.^[2]

On 4 June 2014, Rocha signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club F.C. Paços de Ferreira.^[3] His first match in the competition occurred on 17 August, when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to S.L. Benfica.^[4]

Rocha scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 10 January 2015, contributing to a 2–2 draw at Académica de Coimbra.^[5] On 30 April 2017, his 88th-minute individual effort which concluded a 2–1 away win over C.F. Belenenses and certified his team's survival received widespread media coverage.^[6]^[7]^[8]

On 3 May 2017, Rocha agreed to a two-year extension at the Estádio da Mata Real.^[9] Halfway through his side's conquest of the 2018–19 LigaPro, he moved on loan to Varzim S.C. for the rest of the season.^[10] On 24 February 2019, he was sent off in a goalless draw at Vitória S.C. B.^[11]

In the summer of 2020, Rocha signed a one-year deal with Campeonato de Portugal side Trofense. In June 2021, following the club's promotion to the Liga Portugal 2, he renewed his contract until 2023.^[12]

On 12 June 2023, Rocha signed a two-year contract with Liga 3 club Varzim, where he had previously been on loan.^[13]

Personal life

Rocha's older brother, Romeu, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He shared teams with his sibling on several occasions.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vasco Rocha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "Santa Clara vence Desp. Aves (3−1)" [Santa Clara beat Desp. Aves (3−1)]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Ruela, João (4 June 2014). "Vasco Rocha junta-se ao irmão no Paços de Ferreira" [Vasco Rocha joins brother at Paços de Ferreira]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ Barros, Carlos José (17 August 2014). "Benfica 2–0 Paços de Ferreira" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ Ruela, João (10 January 2015). "Paços de Ferreira empata com Académica com golo aos 90+4'" [Paços de Ferreira draw with Académica with 94th-minute goal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ "Paços de Ferreira garante manutenção e impõe sétima derrota seguida ao Belenenses" [Paços de Ferreira confirm survival and impose seventh straight loss to Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ "Vasco Rocha completou cambalhota com excelente jogada individual" [Vasco Rocha completed comeback with excellent individual play]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ "Vasco Seabra e o golo do triunfo: "Foi um golpe de génio"" [Vasco Seabra and the winning goal: "It was a stroke of genius"]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ Santos, Mónica (3 May 2017). "Vasco Rocha renova por mais duas épocas" [Vasco Rocha renews for a further two seasons]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ Morais, Pedro (30 January 2019). "P. Ferreira empresta Vasco Rocha ao Varzim" [P. Ferreira loan Vasco Rocha to Varzim]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ "V. Guimarães B e Varzim anulam-se e continuam na cauda da II Liga" [V. Guimarães B and Varzim cancel each other out and stay at the tail-end of II League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ "Trofense renova com Vasco Rocha até 2023" [Trofense renews with Vasco Rocha until 2023] (in European Portuguese). Record. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ "Vasco Rocha está de regresso ao Varzim" [Vasco Rocha is back at Varzim]. PromoSport (in European Portuguese). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.