| 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) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2015 | |||
Velington Rocha (born 24 May 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career[edit | edit source]
Early career[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Velington Rocha". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "East Bengal vs. Pune 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ Velington Rocha at Soccerway