Velington Rocha

Velington Rocha
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 33)
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

Velington Rocha (born 24 May 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

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Early career

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Born 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

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After 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Velington Rocha". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "East Bengal vs. Pune 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ Velington Rocha at Soccerway
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