Darío Ismael Roa Ocampo (born 6 July 2002) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a forward for Chilean side Colchagua.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Ismael Roa Ocampo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchagua | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Racing de Trelew | ||
| 2017–2020 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Racing de Trelew | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Racing de Trelew | 4 | (1) |
| 2022 | Provincial Ranco | (32) | |
| 2023– | Colchagua | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 6 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Trelew, in the Chubut Province of Argentina, Roa took an interest in football at a young age, and at the age of three he joined local side Racing de Trelew.[1] On 11 April 2016, having been promoted to the club's first team, he was named on the bench for a Torneo Federal B fixture against Independiente, but did not feature in Racing's 6–0 win.[2] Despite his annoyance at having travelled but not played, which he expressed to his coach, Guillermo Samso, he returned to the youth team and provided an assist in his side's 2–1 win on Saturday 23 April.[2]
The following day, Roa was again asked to travel with the first team for another Torneo Federal B fixture, this time against Cruz del Sur. Late in the second half, he was brought on as a substitute for Damián París, and at thirteen years, nine months and eighteen days, he became the youngest footballer to feature in an AFA competition, beating the previous record held by Antonio Erburu, who played at the age of fourteen in 2014.[3]
Following his appearance for Racing, he was approached by San Lorenzo scout Darío Bombini, and made the move to the Buenos Aires-based club at the end of the 2016 season.[1][4] During his time at San Lorenzo, he trained with the first team on occasion, starting in 2018.[4] He returned to Racing for the 2021–22 edition of the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, where he played four matches, scoring once.[5]
In April 2022, Roa moved to Chile, where he joined Provincial Ranco ahead of the 2022 Tercera A.[6] Having scored thirty two goals for Provincial Ranco in 2022, he was signed by fellow Tercera A side Colchagua in early 2023.[7] He scored Colchagua's only goal in their 6–1 home loss to Unión Española in the Copa Chile on 9 April 2023.[8]
Personal life
editRoa is of Chilean descent through his grandfather.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing de Trelew | 2016 | Torneo Federal B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Torneo Regional Federal Amateur | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Provincial Ranco | 2022 | Tercera A | – | 2[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Colchagua | 2023 | – | 1[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Chile
References
edit- ^ a b "Darío Roa se prepara para un nuevo año en San Lorenzo" [Darío Roa prepares for a new year in San Lorenzo]. diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b "La historia detrás de Darío Roa, el chico que debutó con 13 años" [The story behind Darío Roa, the boy who debuted at 13 years old]. diariopopular.com.ar (in Spanish). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Darío Roa, el futbolista más joven en debutar en un torneo de AFA: tiene 13 años y juega en Racing de Trelew" [Darío Roa, the youngest footballer to debut in an AFA tournament: he is 13 years old and plays for Racing de Trelew]. lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Darío Roa da pequeños grandes pasos en San Lorenzo" [Darío Roa takes small big steps in San Lorenzo]. diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b DARIO ISMAEL ROA at BDFA (in Spanish)
- ^ "Darío Roa nuevo jugador del Provincial Ranco" [Darío Roa new player for Provincial Ranco]. elchubut.com.ar (in Spanish). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "El presente de Darío Roa: del debut récord con Racing al fútbol chileno" [Darío Roa's present: from his record debut with Racing to Chilean football]. superdepor.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Darío Roa le convirtió a Unión Española por la Copa Chile" [Darío Roa converted him to Unión Española for the Chile Cup]. elchubut.com.ar (in Spanish). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (5 May 2023). "Tiene un récord en el fútbol argentino y podría jugar por La Roja: el increíble caso del goleador que la rompe en Tercera División" [He has a record in Argentine soccer and could play for La Roja: the incredible case of the scorer who breaks it in the Third Division]. encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ D. Roa at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2023.