Xeka
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_44.jpg) Xeka playing for Lille in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ângelo da Silva Rocha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rebordosa, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estoril | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 2007–2011 | Gondomar | ||
| 2011–2012 | Valencia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Braga B | 28 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | → Covilhã (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Braga | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lille (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Lille | 101 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | → Dijon (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2019 | Lille II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rennes | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | Al Sadd | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Estoril | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 3 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Miguel Ângelo da Silva Rocha (born 10 November 1994), known as Xeka (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃɛkɐ]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estoril.
Formed at Braga, he spent most of his career in France, playing for Lille, Dijon and Rennes in Ligue 1 and winning the league with the first of those teams in 2020–21 while making 144 total appearances.
Club career
[edit]Braga
[edit]Born in Rebordosa, Paredes,[3] Xeka received his nickname from his grandfather for being the youngest of his siblings, just like him.[4] He played youth football with three clubs, including Valencia CF from Spain until the age of 17.[5] Having returned to his homeland, he started playing as a senior with S.C. Braga's reserves in the Segunda Liga, being then loaned for two years to S.C. Covilhã of the same league.[6] On 23 September 2013, whilst at the service of the former side, he scored his first goal in competition, but in a 1–3 home loss against S.L. Benfica B.[7]
Xeka started being called to Braga's first team in October 2016, by manager José Peseiro.[8] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga late in that month, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win over G.D. Chaves.[9] His fortunes changed, however, when Jorge Simão became the new coach before the end of the year.[10]
Lille
[edit]On 31 January 2017, Xeka was loaned to Lille OSC from Ligue 1 until June.[11] He made his debut four days later as a starter in a 1–0 home loss to FC Lorient.[12] He made 13 appearances for the 12th-place team and scored in a 3–0 win at Montpellier HSC on 29 April, assisted by compatriot Rony Lopes.[13]
In June 2017, Lille exercised the €5 million buyout clause to make Xeka's move permanent.[14] In the last hours of the summer transfer window, he joined Dijon FCO in the same league in a season-long loan.[15] He became a regular under Christophe Galtier at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy the following year, but suffered a thigh injury in a 5–1 home victory over Paris Saint-Germain F.C. on 14 April 2019, ruling him out until September.[16]
Xeka contributed 33 matches and one goal during the 2020–21 campaign to help Lille win the national championship for the fourth time in their history.[17] On 1 August 2021, he scored in the 1–0 defeat of PSG in the Trophée des Champions, with the club winning that trophy for the first time ever.[18]
On 20 May 2022, Xeka was released at the end of his contract.[19]
Rennes
[edit]On 21 September 2022, Xeka agreed to a two-year deal at Stade Rennais F.C. also of the French top tier.[20] He made his debut on 9 October, starting in a 3–0 home win over Derby Breton rivals FC Nantes.[21] In January, he had ankle surgery.[22]
Xeka left Roazhon Park by mutual consent on 10 August 2023, with only nine matches to his name.[23]
Later career
[edit]On 1 May 2024, Al Sadd SC of the Qatar Stars League signed Xeka as a replacement for the injured Guilherme Torres.[24] On 15 August, having made no appearances, he moved to G.D. Estoril Praia on a one-year contract.[25]
International career
[edit]Xeka earned one cap for Portugal at under-20 level on 5 February 2014, in a 2–0 friendly win over Slovakia under-21 in Marinha Grande. He played the final ten minutes as a substitute for Tomás Podstawski.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 January 2023[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga B | 2013–14 | Liga Portugal 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||||
| Covilhã (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Liga Portugal 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Braga | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lille (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 114 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 9 | ||
| Dijon (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Lille II | 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rennes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 218 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 257 | 13 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga and Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
Honours
[edit]Lille
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Xeka" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Xeka" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Sousa, Miguel (25 May 2021). "Câmara de Paredes homenageia Xeka jogador do Lille que se sagrou campeão de França" [Paredes city hall honours Xeka Lille player who was crowned French champion] (in Portuguese). Novum Notícias. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Marques Costa, Pedro (26 October 2016). "Nasce uma estrela em nome do avô" [A star is born in the name of the grandfather]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 October 2011). "De Gondomar a Valência: Miguel Xeca, "ché" aos 16 anos" [From Gondomar to Valencia: Miguel Xeca, "che" at the age of 16] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Nove jogadores de saída do Sp. Covilhã" [Nine players leaving Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Funes Mori bisa no triunfo das águias em Braga" [Funes Mori grabs brace in eagles win in Braga] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Sp. Braga: Xeka estreia-se nos convocados" [Sp. Braga: Xeka selected for the first time] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Regresso a casa abençoa regresso às vitórias" [Return home blesses return to wins] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Costinha Sousa, Carlos (27 December 2016). "Xeka: Pérola da formação arsenalista" [Xeka: Gem from the arsenalista youth system]. Correio do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Sporting de Braga empresta Xeka e Bakic" [Sporting de Braga loan Xeka and Bakic]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Foot/L1 – Lille: les recrues El Ghazi et Xeka titulaires contre Lorient" [Football/L1 – Lille: recruits El Ghazi and Xeka starters against Lorient]. La Voix du Nord (in French). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Football / Ligue 1: Montpellier s'incline lourdement face à Lille (0–3)" [Football / Ligue 1: Montpellier fall heavily to Lille (0–3)]. Midi Libre (in French). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Lima, Fábio (9 June 2017). "Lille paga 5 milhões e fica com Xeka" [Lille pay 5 million and take Xeka]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Xeka prêté au Dijon FCO" [Xeka loaned to Dijon FCO] (in French). Lille OSC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Domenighetti, Joël (18 October 2019). "Ligue 1: Xeka (Lille) veut retrouver sa place de titulaire dans un secteur hyper concurrentiel" [Ligue 1: Xeka (Lille) wants to recover his starting place in a super crowded position]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b Crépin, Timothé (24 May 2021). "Ligue 1: Lille est champion de France! FF passe le titre des Dogues à la loupe" [Ligue 1: Lille are French champions! FF puts Dogues title under magnifying glass] (in French). France Football. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Xeka, en fin de contrat, quitte Lille" [Xeka, out of contract, leaves Lille]. L'Équipe (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Xeka est rouge et noir!" [Xeka is red and black!] (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Castro, João (10 October 2022). "Portugueses lá fora: Ronaldo chega aos 700, Cancelo levanta o estádio e Paulo Fonseca regressa às vitórias" [Portuguese out there: Ronaldo gets to 700, Cancelo makes the stadium stand up and Paulo Fonseca returns to winning ways] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Mangeard, Nicolas (16 January 2023). "Stade Rennais. Xeka a été opéré de la cheville" [Stade Rennais. Xeka had ankle surgery]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Prouvoyeur, Julien (10 August 2023). "Le milieu de terrain Xeka quitte le Stade Rennais" [Midfielder Xeka leaves Stade Rennais] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Al Sadd sign Xeka to replace Torres". The Peninsula. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Xeka é reforço do Estoril Praia até 2025" [Xeka is a Estoril Praia addition until 2025] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Sub-20 vencem Eslováquia sub-21 (2–0)" [Under-20 team beat Slovakia under-21 (2–0)]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Xeka at Soccerway
External links
[edit]
- Xeka at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Xeka at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Xeka national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
