Bastián Roco
Chilean footballer (born 2003)
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Bastián Alejandro Roco González (born 24 October 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bastián Alejandro Roco González | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Española | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión San Felipe | |||
| 2020–2021 | Huachipato | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Unión San Felipe | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Huachipato | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Unión Española | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Chile U15 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Chile U20 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Club career
A product of Unión San Felipe youth team, Roco was a substitute in the Primera B match against Deportes La Serena on 2 June 2019, at the age of 15.[1] In 2020, he was in a brief trial step with Estudiantes de La Plata.[2]
In second half of 2020, he was transferred to Huachipato youth system,[3] making his professional debut in the 2021 Copa Chile match against San Antonio Unido on 23 June 2021.[4] He left Huachipato in December 2023, then the Chilean champions.[5]
In 2024, he joined Unión Española.[6]
International career
Roco was part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.[7] In December 2021, he represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Rául Coloma Rivas, playing the three matches.[8] In July 2022, he made two appearances for Chile U20 against Peru U20.[9][10]
Personal life
Roco belongs to a football family from San Felipe since both his father, Sebastián, a former Chile international footballer,[11] and his grandfather, Marcial, played for Unión San Felipe. In addition, the cousin of Marcial, Héctor Roco Lucero, is a historical player of Unión San Felipe[12] and was the assistant coach of his son, Héctor Roco Leiva,[13] from 2020 to 2021.[14]
Honours
Huachipato