Marc Roca (footballer)

For the Spanish water polo player, see Marc Roca Barceló.
Marc Roca
Personal information
Full name Marc Roca Junqué
Date of birth (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996
Place of birth Vilafranca, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 28
Youth career
2003–2008 Barcelona
2008–2015 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Espanyol B 45 (4)
2016– Espanyol 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Roca and the second or maternal family name is Junqué.

Marc Roca Junqué (born 26 November 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Roca joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2008, aged 11.[1] On 24 August 2014, he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 2–2 Segunda División B home draw against Lleida Esportiu.[2]

Roca scored his first senior goal on 17 January 2015, netting his team's second in a 2–3 home loss against UE Olot.[3] On 4 August he renewed his contract until 2017,[4] and was definitely promoted to the B-side shortly after.

On 26 August 2016, Roca made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Málaga CF.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Marc Roca, el canterano que cautiva a Quique" [Marc Roca, the youth player who captivates Quique] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Un empat amb dos sabors" [A draw with two tastes] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Remuntada de les que fan afició (Espanyol B 2–3 UE Olot)" [A comeback from those who were supporters (Espanyol B 2–3 UE Olot)] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Marc Roca, renovado" [Marc Roca, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "El Espanyol regala un punto al Málaga" [Espanyol give a point to Málaga] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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