Tony Rocha

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Tony Rocha
File:CINvOCB 2017-05-13 - Tony Rocha (34494682032) (cropped).jpg
Rocha playing for Orlando City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Antonio Rocha
Date of birth (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Spring, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 76 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Austin Aztex 7 (3)
2014 Tulsa Athletic 4 (2)
2015 Austin Aztex 25 (1)
2016 Orlando City B 19 (1)
2016–2018 Orlando City 23 (0)
2017 → Orlando City B 14 (0)
2018 → Saint Louis FC (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2021 New York City 33 (1)
2022 Orange County SC 20 (0)
International career‡
2019–2022 Belize 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:43, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:14, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Antonio Rocha (born 21 August 1993) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the United States, he represented Belize at international level.

Early life

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Rocha played college soccer at the University of Tulsa from 2011 to 2014. For the 2011 season, Rocha was named as the Conference USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year.[1] He was selected to the All-Conference USA Third-Team in 2011, 2012, and 2013.[1][2][3] In 2014, Rocha was a captain of the University of Tulsa men's soccer team and helped lead the team to a conference championship.[4] Rocha was named to the All-Tournament Team for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.[5]

Club career

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Sporting Kansas City

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Rocha was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[6] They cut him prior to the start of the season.

Austin Aztex

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On 9 March 2015, Rocha signed with Austin Aztex for the 2015 USL season.[7] This would be the team's final season before dissolving and Rocha was forced to find a new club.

Orlando City B

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On 15 October 2015, Rocha became one of the first three players to sign with newly formed USL team Orlando City B along with Mikey Ambrose and Kyle Callan-McFadden.[8]

Orlando City

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2016: Debut season

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Rocha signed a short-term agreement with Orlando City on 15 June 2016 for a 2016 U.S. Open Cup match.[9]

On 3 August 2016, Orlando City acquired Rocha's MLS rights from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft[10] and he was signed to an MLS contract the day after.

2018: Loan to Saint Louis FC and departure

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Rocha was loaned to Saint Louis FC on 6 April 2018.[11] He returned to Orlando a week later having played twice. At the end of the season the club announced they had not picked up his contract option.[12]

New York City FC

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On 12 December 2018, Rocha had his rights acquired by New York City FC in exchange for a 2019 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick.[13] Rocha scored his first and only goal for the club on 25 October 2020 in a 3–1 win over Montreal Impact.[14] Following the 2021 season, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Rocha.[15]

Orange County SC

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On 18 February 2022, Rocha signed with USL Championship side Orange County SC.[16]

International career

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Belize

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2019: Debut and CONCACAF Nations League

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In September 2019, Rocha was called into Belize for its CONCACAF Nations League matches against French Guiana and Grenada.[17] He made his international debut on 8 September 2019 in Belize's 2–1 loss to Grenada.[18]

2022: Return

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On 2 June 2022, Rocha returned to Belize for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League. He would play in the first match of Group B against the Dominican Republic, in which would end in a 2–0 defeat. This was Rocha's final game for the team.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 November 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Austin Aztex 2012[21] PDL 7 3 0 0 – – 7 3
Tulsa Athletic 2014 NPSL 4 2 – – – 4 2
Austin Aztex 2015 USL 25 1 1 0 – – 26 1
Total 32 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 4
Orlando City 2016 MLS 8 0 2 0 – – 10 0
2017 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2018 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
Total 23 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Orlando City B 2016 USL 19 1 – – – 19 1
2017 14 0 – – – 14 0
Total 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1
Saint Louis FC (loan) 2018 USL 2 0 – – – 2 0
New York City 2019 MLS 17 1 1 0 – 0 0 18 1
2020 11 0 – 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 13 0
Total 28 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 31 1
Career total 122 8 5 0 1 0 1 0 129 8
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

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As of match played 3 June 2022[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belize 2019 3 0
2022 1 0
Total 4 0

Honors

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New York City FC


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