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Igor Rocha
Personal information
Full name	Igor Ferreira Rocha
Date of birth	4 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Argoncilhe, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Valadares Gaia
Youth career
2001−2003	Espinho
2003−2008	Porto
2008−2009	Padroense
2009−2010	Porto
2010	Padroense
2010−2011	Braga
2011−2012	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2018	Arouca
2018–2019	Coimbrões
2019–	Valadares Gaia
International career
2009	Portugal U16
2009	Portugal U17
2010	Portugal U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

Igor Ferreira Rocha (born 4 March 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Valadares Gaia Futebol Clube as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Argoncilhe, Santa Maria da Feira, Rocha played for a host of clubs as a youth, finishing his development with C.D. Nacional after joining in 2011. In the 2011–12 season he started training with the first team, but only managed five bench appearances during his one-year stint with the Madeirans.

In the summer of 2012, Rocha signed for F.C. Arouca of the second division. On 18 May 2013, the last day of the campaign, he made his debut as a professional, starting in a 2–4 away loss against C.D. Tondela.^[1]

Rocha's input in the Primeira Liga consisted of one minute in a 0–1 defeat at C.F. Belenenses, after coming on as a substitute for Rui Sacramento in the last matchday.^[2] He acted as third-choice during his spell at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca.^[3]

References

^ "Tondela-Arouca, 4–2: reviravolta inesperada" [Tondela-Arouca, 4–2: unexpected comeback]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "Belenenses 1–0 Arouca" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "Igor Rocha e Jaílson são novidades nos convocados" [Igor Rocha and Jaílson the novelties in team sheet]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.