Eduard Rroca

Eduard Rroca
Personal information
Full name	Eduard Rroca
Date of birth	28 July 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth	Librazhd, Albania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team	İstanbulspor
Number	61
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Egnatia
2012–2015	Tërbuni
2015–2018	Luftëtari
2019–2020	Kukësi
2020–	İstanbulspor
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019

Eduard Rroca (born 28 July 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club İstanbulspor.^[1]^[2]

Club career[]

Luftëtari[]

In September 2015, Rroca moved to then Kategoria e Parë club Luftëtari. He made his league debut for the club on 12 September 2015 in a 2–0 away victory over Dinamo Tirana. He played all ninety minutes of that match.^[3] He scored his first league goal for the club a little over a month later, in a 3–1 away victory over Butrinti on 24 October 2015. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 27th minute.^[4]

Kukësi[]

Rroca signed for fellow Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi on 19 December 2018 for a fee of €50,000, signing a two-year contract until the end of 2020.^[5]

İstanbulspor[]

Rroca joined Turkish club İstanbulspor in the TFF First League on 18 September 2020 for a fee of €50,000.^[6] The Turkish club had originally sent their representative to scout his Kukësi teammate Valon Ethemi, but were impressed by Rroca and made an offer to sign the player soon after.^[7] He chose to wear the number 61 shirt and he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away win against Ümraniyespor on 26 September 2020, starting the game on the left-hand side of midfield.^[8] He scored his first official goals for the club in a 3–0 away win over Samsunspor on 17 October 2020, scoring in the 53rd and 57th minute, before assisting Kamal Issah in the 91st minute for the final goal.^[9]