Tony Rocha

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Tony Rocha
Rocha playing for Orlando City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Antonio Rocha
Date of birth (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Spring, Texas, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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 Belize 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:14, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Antonio "Tony" Rocha (born 21 August 1993) is a Belizean American former professional soccer player. Born in the United States, he represented the Belize national football team.

Career[edit]

College[edit]

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]

Professional[edit]

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. 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.

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]

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.

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]

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] Following the 2021 season, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Rocha.[14]

On 18 February 2022, Rocha signed with USL Championship side Orange County SC.[15]

International[edit]

In September 2019, Rocha was called into the Belize national football team for its CONCACAF Nations League matches against French Guiana and Grenada.[16] He made his international debut on 8 September 2019 in Belize's 2–1 loss to Grenada.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 21 November 2020[18]
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[19] 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[edit]

As of match played 13 October 2019[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belize 2019 3 0
Total 3 0

Honors[edit]

New York City FC

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tony Rocha Named C-USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  2. ^ "Cristian Mata Named as C-USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  3. ^ "Five Tulsa Men's Soccer Players Named to All-Conference USA Teams – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  4. ^ "Tony Rocha - Men's Soccer - University of Tulsa Athletics". Tulsa Hurricane.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Men's Soccer Team Claims The American Championship on Penalty Kicks – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  6. ^ "Tulsa's Tony Rocha Selected in MLS SuperDraft by Sporting KC – University of Tulsa". University of Tulsa.
  7. ^ "Tony Rocha Returns To Austin Aztex – Austin Aztex". austinaztex.com.
  8. ^ "Orlando City Announces Orlando City B, Signs Defenders Mikey Ambrose, Kyle Callan-McFadden, Midfielder Tony Rocha". 15 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Orlando City SC Signs Tony Rocha to Short Term Agreement". 15 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Orlando City Acquires Rights to OCB Midfielder Tony Rocha From Sporting Kansas City". 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Orlando City SC Loans Tony Rocha to Saint Louis FC". 6 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Orlando City declines options for eight players after tough 2018 season | Pro Soccer USA". www.prosoccerusa.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  13. ^ "New York City FC Acquires Midfielder Tony Rocha | New York City FC".
  14. ^ FC, New York City. "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves For 2022". New York City FC.
  15. ^ "Orange County Inks Veteran Midfielder Tony Rocha". 18 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Internationals - Seven Players Called Up in September". New York City FC. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  18. ^ Tony Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Tony Rocha | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  20. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tony Rocha". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links[edit]

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