Alcibíades Rojas McRay (born 15 August 1986) is a former Panamanian football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alcibíades Rojas McRay | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting SM | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Academia | ||
| 2008 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chorrillo | ||
| 2010 | Juventud Retalteca | ||
| 2011 | Chorrillo | ||
| 2012 | Victoria | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | Chorrillo | 15 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Atlético Chiriquí (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sporting SM (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Chorrillo | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | San Francisco | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Panama | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2013 | |||
Club career
editNicknamed Pepón,[1] Rojas has played the majority of his career in his native Panama, but also had spells with Colombian side Academia, Juventud Retalteca[2] in Guatemala and Honduran outfit Victoria.[3]
In June 2013 he joined reigning champions Sporting SM[4] and after his time in jail returned to Chorrillo. In December 2014 he was snapped up by San Francisco,[5] only to be released by the club ahead of the 2015 Apertura.[6]
International career
editRojas made his debut for Panama in a January 2013 friendly match against Guatemala and has, as of November 2013, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[8]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Panama goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 January 2013 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Guatemala |
2–0 | 3-1 | 2013 Copa Centroamericana |
Arrested on kidnapping allegations
editOn 16 November 2013, Rojas was arrested by Panamanian police after they captured an alleged gang of kidnappers, Rojas being one of them.[9] In April 2014 he announced his return to professional football after spending several months in prison.[10]
References
edit- ^ Alcibíades Rojas detenido, Chorrillo FC investigará la situación - Telemetro (in Spanish)
- ^ Reu confirma 17 jugadores para el Apertura 2010 - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
- ^ Alcibiades Rojas y Cristian Blanco reforzarán al Victoria - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
- ^ Rojas será uno de los refuerzos del campeón - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ El SanFra incorpora a Alcibiades Rojas y a Francisco Perea a la plantilla Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - San Francisco (in Spanish)
- ^ Altas y bajas del Torneo Apertura 2015 - LPF (in Spanish)
- ^ Alcibíades Rojas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2013 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
- ^ Ex del Victoria es arrestado junto a supuesta banda de secuestradores - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Alcibiades Rojas vuelve al fútbol tras meses detenido por la policía - Diez (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Alcibíades Rojas at National-Football-Teams.com