Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Adi Rocha or simply Adi, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
 Adi Rocha in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adi Rocha Sobrinho Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Riachão, Maranhão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2006 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Nacional Atlético Clube | 19 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | LASK Linz | 19 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Austria Kärnten | 16 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Energie Cottbus | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Concordia Chiajna | 15 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Steaua București | 16 | (9) |
| 2013 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 3 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 29 | (11) |
| Total | 131 | (54) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Adi was born in Riachão, Maranhão.
Energie Cottbus
Adi transferred to Energie Cottbus from Austria Kärnten in the 2009 winter transfer window after scoring 10 goals in 17 games.[1] After he was injured in his first match in the Bundesliga Adi was not able to play anymore due to a severe injury (persistent cartilage damage). After being sidelined for two years, his contract was terminated at the end of the 2010–11 season.[2]
Concordia Chiajna
Adi went to Liga I side Concordia Chiajna to restart his career.[3] Not being held back by knee problems, he had a great spell at Chiajna, scoring eight goals from 15 games,[4] to help his team avoid relegation to Liga II.
Steaua București
In May 2012, Adi was brought to Steaua București by his former Concordia Chiajna manager Laurențiu Reghecampf.[5] On 23 July, he made his first appearance for Steaua in a game against his former team Concordia Chiajna which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Bucharest team.[6] He scored his first goal a week later against Astra Ploiești in a dramatic game that ended with the 4–3 victory of his team.[7] On 30 August, he scored two goals against Ekranas in the Europa League play-off, to secure Steaua their presence in the group stages.[8]
Žalgiris Vilnius
In July 2014, he signed with Žalgiris Vilnius.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional Atlético Clube | 2007 | Série B | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| LASK Linz | 2007–08[9] | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Austria Kärnten | 2008–09[9] | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| Energie Cottbus | 2008–09[9] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2011–12[10] | Liga I | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| Steaua București | 2012–13[10] | Liga I | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 12 |
| Gamba Osaka | 2013[10] | J.League Division 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 2014[10] | A Lyga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 2015[9] | China League One | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 |
| Career total | 131 | 54 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 145 | 62 | ||
Honours
Steaua București
Gamba Osaka
Žalgiris Vilnius
References
External links
- Liga 1 profile
- Adi Rocha at Soccerway
- Adi Rocha at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
