Willyan Rocha

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

Willyan da Silva Rocha (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club CSKA Moscow.

Willyan Rocha

Willyan with CSKA Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Willyan da Silva Rocha[1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Muniz Freire, Brazil
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	CSKA Moscow
Number	4
Youth career
2002–2015	Desportiva Ferroviária
2015	→ Flamengo (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Desportiva Ferroviária	21	(1)
2016–2017	Grêmio	0	(0)
2017	→ Votuporanguense (loan)	6	(1)
2017–2019	Cova da Piedade	45	(3)
2019–2022	Portimonense	78	(4)
2022–	CSKA Moscow	60	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

Club career

Early career

Born in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo,^[2] Rocha joined Desportiva Ferroviária's youth setup at the age of seven. On 13 January 2015, he was loaned to the under-20 side of Flamengo for one year.^[3]

Rocha returned to Desportiva after Flamengo could not reach an agreement for a permanent transfer,^[4] and scored a brace in a friendly against Botafogo on 23 January 2016.^[5] He featured regularly during the year's Campeonato Capixaba, and moved to Grêmio on 24 July, after not renewing his contract.^[6]

On 8 December 2016, Rocha was loaned to Votuporanguense until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.^[1] He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Mogi Mirim on 2 April.^[7]

Cova da Piedade

On 3 July 2017, Rocha moved abroad and signed a two-year contract with Portuguese LigaPro club Cova da Piedade.^[8] He was an undisputed starter for the club, only missing out the first half of the 2018–19 campaign due to injury.

Portimonense

On 28 June 2019, Rocha signed a four-year deal with Primeira Liga side Portimonense.^[9] He made his debut in the category on 9 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Belenenses SAD.

Rocha scored his first goal in the Portuguese top tier on 16 June 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Santa Clara.

CSKA Moscow

On 1 September 2022, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Rocha on a contract until the summer of 2025, with the option of an additional year.^[10] On 15 August 2024, the contract was extended to June 2027.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Desportiva Ferroviária	2014	Capixaba	—		0	0	—		—		7[a]	1	7	1
	2016	Série D	5	1	16	0	—		—		—		21	1
	Total		5	1	16	0	—		—		7	1	28	2
Votuporanguense	2017	Paulista A2	—		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Cova da Piedade	2017–18	LigaPro	31	2	—		4	1	—		1[b]	0	36	3
	2018–19	LigaPro	14	1	—		0	0	—		1[b]	0	15	1
	Total		45	3	—		4	1	—		2	0	51	4
Portimonense	2019–20	Primeira Liga	16	3	—		0	0	—		3[b]	1	19	4
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	32	0	—		1	0	—		0	0	33	0
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	26	1	—		4	0	—		2[b]	1	32	2
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	4	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		78	4	—		5	0	—		5	2	88	6
CSKA Moscow	2022–23	Russian Premier League	22	3	—		10	1	—		—		32	4
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	24	2	—		11	0	—		1[c]	0	36	2
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	14	0	—		5	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		60	5	—		26	1	0	0	1	0	87	6
Career total			188	13	22	1	35	2	0	0	15	3	260	19

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Espírito Santo
2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup

Honours

Desportiva Ferroviária

• Campeonato Capixaba: 2016

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2022–23^[13]

References

1. "Votuporanguense contrata zagueiro do Grêmio" [Votuporanguense sign Grêmio's defender] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Votu News. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
2. "Zagueiro capixaba ex-Desportiva e que fez "chororô" para o Botafogo entra na mira do São Paulo" [Capixaba stopper formerly of Desportiva and who did the "whinings" to Botafogo is targeted by São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Gazeta. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
3. "Desportiva empresta zagueiro Willyan ao sub-20 do Flamengo por um ano" [Desportiva loan stopper Willyan to the under-20s of Flamengo for one year] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
4. "Hoje na 2ª divisão de Portugal, ex-promessa conta por que não ficou no Flamengo" [In the 2nd division of Portugal nowadays, former prospect tells why he did not stay at Flamengo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
5. "Zagueiro Willyan, sobre provocação ao Botafogo: "Emoção do momento"" [Defender Willyan, on provocation to Botafogo: "Heat of the moment"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
6. "Desportiva confirma a negociação do jovem zagueiro Willyan com o Grêmio" [Desportiva confirm the negotiation of young stopper Willyan with Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
7. "Votaporanguense 2 x 0 Mogi Mirim – CAV respira e afunda o Sapão" [Votuporanguense 2–0 Mogi Mirim – CAV take a breather and sink Sapão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Votuporanga. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
8. "Central Willyan assina pelo Cova da Piedade por duas épocas" [Stopper Willyan signs for Cova da Piedade for two seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
9. "Willyan Rocha é reforço do Portimonense" [Willyan Rocha is an addition of Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Portimonense SC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
10. "Виллиан Роша пополнил состав красно-синих". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
11. "ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Виллианом Рошей!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 15 August 2024.
12. Willyan Rocha at Soccerway
13. "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.

External links

• Willyan Rocha at ForaDeJogo (archived)