| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Emiliano Rocha Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arouca | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensor Sporting | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 68 | (1) |
| 2023– | Arouca | 27 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Matías Emiliano Rocha Calderón (born 13 February 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Arouca.
Club career
Rocha is a youth product of Defensor Sporting, and on 22 December 2020 signed a professional contract with the club for 3 seasons.1 He was part of the Defensor side that earned promotion to the Uruguayan Primera División in 2021, and won the 2022 Copa Uruguay.2 In the summer of 2023, he was due to transfer to the Argentine club Unión de Santa Fe, but the move fell through.3 Instead on 11 August 2023, he transferred to the Primeira Liga club Arouca on a 4-year contract.4
International career
Rocha was called up to the Uruguay U20s in October 2020.5
Career statistics
- As of 3 September 2023.
| Club | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensor Sporting | Uruguayan Primera División | 2020 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Uruguayan Segunda División | 2021 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Uruguayan Primera División | 2022 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Arouca | Primeira Liga | 2023-24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
Honour
- Defensor Sporting
References
References
- "Mercado de pases: Ignacio Lores es nuevo jugador de Wanderers". El Observador.
- "Matías Rocha dejó Defensor Sporting para jugar en Portugal". ESPN.com.mx. 10 August 2023.
- "Matías Rocha is already in Santa Fe to join Unión".
- "OFICIAL: internacional sub-20 uruguaio é o sucessor de Basso no Arouca". Maisfutebol.
- "27 convocados en la sub-20 - AUF". www.auf.org.uy.