Luís Rocha (footballer, born 1993)

For other people named Luis Rocha, see Luis Rocha (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.

Luís Augusto Martins Rocha (born 27 June 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a left-back for Super League Greece 2 club A.E. Kifisia.

Luís Rocha

Personal information
Full name	Luís Augusto Martins Rocha[1]
Date of birth	(1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Gavião, Portugal[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	A.E. Kifisia
Number	16
Youth career
2001–2006	Famalicão
2006–2012	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Vitória Guimarães B	64	(2)
2013–2016	Vitória Guimarães	37	(1)
2016−2019	Panetolikos	47	(1)
2019−2021	Legia Warsaw	26	(0)
2020	Legia Warsaw II	3	(1)
2021−2022	Cracovia	23	(0)
2021−2022	Cracovia II	2	(0)
2022−2023	Chania	24	(2)
2023−2024	Tondela	13	(1)
2024–	A.E. Kifisia	4	(1)
International career
2008–2009	Portugal U16	9	(0)
2009	Portugal U17	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in the village of Gavião in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District, Rocha began his development at hometown club F.C. Famalicão and concluded it at Vitória de Guimarães. He made his professional debut for the latter's reserves on 12 July 2012 as they began their history with a Segunda Liga goalless home draw against S.C. Covilhã, as an 80th-minute substitute for Diogo Lamelas.^[2] He also took part that season for the first team in the Primeira Liga, and made one appearance in their winning of the Taça de Portugal, the 2–0 semi-final away victory over C.F. Os Belenenses.^[3][4]

Rocha extended his contract on 25 July 2013, until 2017.^[5] He scored his first goal on 14 February 2015 to open a 4–0 home rout of Atlético Clube de Portugal for the reserves,^[6] and his first in the top flight was the following 6 January in a 4–3 win at Moreirense FC.^[7]

On 27 May 2016, Rocha ended his 13-year association with Vitória and signed a three-year deal with Panetolikos F.C. in Greece.^[8] After two and a half years in Super League Greece, he switched countries again to Legia Warsaw of Poland, managed by compatriot Ricardo Sá Pinto.^[9] He and fellow Portuguese André Martins were Ekstraklasa champions at the end of the 2019–20 campaign.^[10]

Honours

Vitória de Guimarães

• Taça de Portugal: 2012–13

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa: 2019–20,^[10] 2020–21

References

1. "Luís Rocha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
2. "Vitória B estreia-se na Segunda Liga com nulo diante do Sp. Covilhã" [Vitória B debut in Second League with draw against Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
3. Teixeira, Nuno R. (26 March 2013). "V. Guimarães: convocados para duelo com Belenenses" [V. Guimarães: call-ups for the duel with Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
4. "Belenenses 0–2 Vitória Guimarães, 1.ª mão das meias-finais da Taça de Portugal" [Belenenses 0–2 Vitória Guimarães, 1st leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. "Luís Rocha renova até 2017" [Luís Rocha renews until 2017]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
6. "Vitória B goleou Atlético e está no 6º lugar da Segunda Liga" [Vitória B thrashed Atlético and are in 6th place in Second League] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "Guimarães vence Moreirense e sobe ao oitavo lugar da I Liga" [Guimarães defeat Moreirense and rise to eighth place in I League]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
8. "Luís Rocha vai jogar na Grécia" [Luís Rocha will play in Greece] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
9. "Luís Rocha muda-se para a Polónia" [Luís Rocha moves to Poland] (in Portuguese). Fama TV. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
10. "Legia de André Martins e Luís Rocha campeão na Polónia" [André Martins and Luís Rocha's Legia champions in Poland]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

External links

• Luís Rocha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Luís Rocha at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Luís Rocha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Luís Rocha at Soccerway