| Willyan Rocha | |
| Fullname: | Willyan da Silva Rocha |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Muniz Freire, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.94 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | CSKA Moscow |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Desportiva Ferroviária |
| Youthyears2: | 2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Flamengo (loan) |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Desportiva Ferroviária |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Grêmio |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Votuporanguense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Cova da Piedade |
| Caps4: | 45 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Portimonense |
| Caps5: | 78 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | CSKA Moscow |
| Caps6: | 51 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
Willyan da Silva Rocha (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian club CSKA Moscow.
Born in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo,[1] Rocha joined Desportiva Ferroviária's youth setup at the age of seven. On 13 January 2015, he was loaned to the under-20 side of Flamengo for one year.[2]
Rocha returned to Desportiva after Flamengo could not reach an agreement for a permanent transfer,[3] and scored a brace in a friendly against Botafogo on 23 January 2016.[4] He featured regularly during the year's Campeonato Capixaba, and moved to Grêmio on 24 July, after not renewing his contract.[5]
On 8 December 2016, Rocha was loaned to Votuporanguense until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.[6] He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Mogi Mirim on 2 April.[7]
On 3 July 2017, Rocha moved abroad and signed a two-year contract with Portuguese LigaPro club Cova da Piedade.[8] He was an undisputed starter for the club, only missing out the first half of the 2018–19 campaign due to injury.
On 28 June 2019, Rocha signed a four-year deal with Primeira Liga side Portimonense.[9] He made his debut in the category on 9 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Belenenses SAD.
Rocha scored his first goal in the Portuguese top tier on 16 June 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Santa Clara.
On 1 September 2022, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Rocha on a contract until the summer of 2025, with the option of an additional year.[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Desportiva Ferroviária | 2014 | Capixaba | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7[11] | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | Série D | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |||||
| Votuporanguense | 2017 | Paulista A2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Cova da Piedade | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 31 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1[12] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |||||
| Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 88 | 6 | |||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 2 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 1[13] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 5 | — | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 178 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 246 | 19 | |||
Desportiva Ferroviária
2016
CSKA Moscow