Kenny Rocha
Cape Verdean footballer (born 2000)
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Kenny Rocha Santos (born 3 January 2000) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National club Rouen.
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Full name
Kenny Rocha Santos
Date of birth
3 January 2000
Place of birth
São Vicente, Cape Verde
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Rocha with Cape Verde in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenny Rocha Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rouen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Saint-Étienne II | 48 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Nancy | 61 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Oostende | 48 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | AEZ Zakakiou | 27 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Paris 13 Atletico | 23 | (4) |
| 2025– | Rouen | 11 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Cape Verde | 23 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2020 | |||
Club career
Saint-Étienne
Rocha made his debut for Saint-Étienne on 1 February 2017 against Auxerre, replacing Kévin Monnet-Paquet in the 78th minute of a 3–0 away loss in the Coupe de France.[1]
Nancy
In July 2019, Rocha signed for Nancy.[2] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Valenciennes on 2 August.[3] His first goal came in a 2–1 away loss to Caen on 7 November 2020.[4]
International career
He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 August 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne II | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | National 3 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | National 2 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Nancy | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Oostende | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 130 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 9 | ||
International
- As of matches played on 31 March 2022[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
