Michele Rocca (footballer)

Michele Rocca (born 6 February 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B side Livorno, on loan from Serie A club Sampdoria.

For the Italian Baroque painter, see Michele Rocca.

Michele Rocca
Personal information
Full name Michele Rocca
Date of birth (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Livorno
(on loan from Sampdoria)
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2015 Internazionale
2012–2014 → Novara (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Sampdoria 1 (0)
2016 → Virtus Lanciano (loan) 19 (0)
2016–2017 → Latina (loan) 26 (0)
2017–2018 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 3 (0)
2018– → FeralpiSalò (loan) 13 (2)
2018– → Livorno (loan) 31 (2)
National team‡
2015– Italy U20[1] 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Club career

Born in Milan, Lombardy, Rocca is a youth product of F.C. Internazionale Milano. He was a member of their under-16 side playing in the Allievi B league.[2] Rocca was signed by Serie B club Novara on a temporary deal on 22 August 2012.[3][4] He represented their under-17 team in the Allievi Nazionali (Serie A and Serie B) league. The loan was renewed on 9 August 2013.[5] Rocca returned to play for Inter's Primavera side in the 2014–15 Campionato Nazionale Primavera season.

Sampdoria

On 31 August 2015, he was signed by fellow Serie A club Sampdoria[6] for a €400,000 fee.[7] Rocca was afforded the number 92 shirt by Sampdoria.[8] On 28 September 2015, he made his Serie A debut in a 2–1 away defeat to Atalanta at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.[9] Rocca was one of twelve players included on the bench for Sampdoria when they faced Milan in the Round of 16 of the Coppa Italia on 17 December 2015.[10]

Virtus Lanciano (loan)

On 1 February 2016, Sampdoria announced that Rocca had signed a short-term loan with Serie B outfit Virtus Lanciano.[11] His first start for I Frentani came five days later in a 0−2 away victory at Vicenza in the league; of which he played 62 minutes before being replaced by midfielder Manuel Giandonato.[12] Rocca received the first yellow card of his senior club career in a 2–0 away league loss to Spezia on 20 February 2016.[13] His 18th appearance for the club came in their 1−4 home defeat by Salernitana in the 2015–16 Serie B Relegation Play-out first-leg.[14] Rocca was included in the starting lineup for the return leg on 8 June at Stadio Arechi in which Salernitana won by a single goal scored by striker Massimo Coda (with the game finishing 5–1 on aggregate to the home side) thus relegating Virtus Lanciano to Lega Pro.[15]

Latina (loan)

In July 2016, Serie B side Latina announced that they had signed both Rocca and Gabriele Rolando from Sampdoria on loan, with an option to purchase the pair on permanent deals at the end of the season.[16][17] He was assigned the number 29 shirt, the reverse to his squad number 92 at Sampdoria. Latina then gave him the number 8 jersey to wear for the rest of the 2016–17 season (after Luigi Scaglia left the club).[18]

Pro Vercelli (loan)

On 31 August 2017, Rocca joined Serie B side Pro Vercelli on a year-long loan.[19] On 16 September, he made his debut for Pro Vercelli as a substitute, replacing Umberto Germano in the 71st minute of a 0–0 away draw with Brescia.[20] After managing just three appearances, his loan was cancelled and the player returned to his parent club.

FeralpiSalò (loan)

On 19 January 2018, Rocca was signed by Serie C side FeralpiSalò on a six-month loan deal.[21] On 20 January, he made his Serie C debut for FeralpiSalò in a 1–0 home win over Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Luca Parodi in the 56th minute.[22] On 25 March, he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 31st minute of a 1–1 away draw with Fermana.[23] On 29 April, he scored his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 90th minute of a 4–1 home win over Triestina.[24] Rocca ended his loan spell at FeralpiSalò with 13 appearances and 2 goals.

Livorno (loan)

On 13 July 2018, Rocca joined newly-promoted Livorno on a two-season loan.[25] He was handed his debut for Livorno on 5 August 2018, in the second round of the Coppa Italia, against Casertana. The match ended as a 1–1 draw and would eventually be decided on penalties after it remained one apiece following extra time. Livorno would go on to claim a 7–6 victory in the shoot-out to send them through to the next round.[26] On 2 September, Rocca made his league debut for Livorno in Gameweek 2 of the Serie B season, as a starter, in an away visit to Pescara. Livorno would go on to lose the match 1–2.[27]

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References
  1. FIGC (in Italian)
  2. "Allievi B: una vittoria 'per i numeri'" (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. "Settore Giovanile: mercato in uscita" (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie B. October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
  6. "SAMP SIGN INTER YOUNGSTER ROCCA". U.C. Sampdoria. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  7. "2015–16 Bilancio" [2015–16 Annual Report] (page contains code and password to download the actual PDF from http://www.registroimprese.it). Inter Milan (in Italian). CCIAA. 21 December 2016 [October 2016]. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  8. "Sampdoria Player Profiles: Michele Rocca". U.C. Sampdoria. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. "Michele Rocca: Player Statistics". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  10. "SAMPDORIA 0 - 2 MILAN". Soccerway. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  11. "Rocca alla Virtus Lanciano a titolo temporaneo". sampdoria.it (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. "Vicenza vs. Virtus Lanciano 0 - 2". int.soccerway. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  13. "Spezia vs. Virtus Lanciano 2 - 0". uk.soccerway. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  14. "Virtus Lanciano vs. Salernitana - 4 June 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  15. "Salernitana vs. Virtus Lanciano - 8 June 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  16. "U.S. Latina Calcio » "Latina grande opportunità: voglio impormi nel calcio che conta"". www.uslatinacalcio.it (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  17. "U.S. Latina Calcio » Rolando e Rocca sono giocatori nerazzurri". www.uslatinacalcio.it (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  18. "Comunicati Stampa N°58 (2016–17)" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  19. "UFFICIALE: IN PRESTITO DALLA SAMPDORIA IL CENTROCAMPISTA MICHELE ROCCA" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  20. "Brescia vs. Pro Vercelli - 16 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  21. "UFFICIALE: Rocca passa in prestito dalla Pro Vercelli alla Feralpisalò". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  22. "FeralpiSalò vs. Sambenedettese - 20 January 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  23. "Fermana vs. FeralpiSalò - 25 March 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  24. "FeralpiSalò vs. Triestina - 29 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  25. "Agazzi, Di Gennaro e Rocca nuovi amaranto - A.S. Livorno Calcio". A.S. Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  26. "Livorno vs Casertana — 5 August 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  27. "Pescara vs Livorno — 2 September 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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