Velington Rocha (born 24 May 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Salcette, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Goa | |||
| 2009–2011 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Pune | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Margao (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2015 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Salcette, Goa, Rocha started his career at the youth side of Sporting Clube de Goa where he stayed till 2009 when he joined the youth side of Pune.[1] He then went on loan to Margao SC of the Goa Professional League during the 2011–12 season.[1]
Pune
editAfter spending a season at Margao, Rocha returned to Pune F.C. in the I-League and made his professional debut for the side in the league on 29 October 2012 against East Bengal F.C. at the Salt Lake Stadium.[2] He came on in the 91st minute for Srikanth Ramu as Pune lost the match 1–0.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of 30 May 2015[3]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2012–13 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | I-League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Velington Rocha". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b "East Bengal vs. Pune 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ Velington Rocha at Soccerway