Willyan da Silva Rocha (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian club CSKA Moscow.
 Willyan with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willyan da Silva Rocha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1995[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 | 46 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2024[11]
| 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 | |||
| Total | 46 | 5 | — | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 174 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 241 | 19 | ||
Honours
Desportiva Ferroviária
- Campeonato Capixaba: 2016
CSKA Moscow
References
External links
- Willyan Rocha at ForaDeJogo (archived)