Marc Roca (footballer)

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Marc Roca
Personal information
Full name Marc Roca Junqué[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Vilafranca, Spain[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 22
Youth career
2003–2008 Atlètic Vilafranca
2008–2015 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Espanyol B 51 (6)
2016–2020 Espanyol 105 (3)
2020– Bayern Munich 14 (0)
National team
2015 Spain U19 1 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U21 7 (2)
2016 Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:21, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Marc Roca Junqué (born 26 November 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

He started his career at Espanyol, appearing in 121 competitive matches and four La Liga seasons. In October 2020, he signed with Bayern Munich.

Roca won the 2019 European Under-21 Championship with Spain.

Club career[]

Espanyol[]

Born in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Roca joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2008, aged 11.[3] 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.[4]

Roca scored his first senior goal on 17 January 2015, his team's second in a 2–3 home loss to UE Olot.[5] On 4 August he renewed his contract until 2017,[6] and was 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.[7] On 11 November, he agreed to an extension until 2022 and was permanently promoted to the main squad the following season.[8]

Roca scored his first goal in the top flight on 21 April 2019, in a 2–2 draw at Levante UD.[9] He played 44 matches across all competitions in the 2019–20 campaign, but the club was relegated to Segunda División for the first time in 26 years.[10]

Bayern Munich[]

On 4 October 2020, Roca signed for FC Bayern Munich on a five-year contract.[11] He made his official debut 11 days later, in a 3–0 defeat of amateurs 1. FC Düren in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[12][13] He appeared in his first Bundesliga game later that month, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Serge Gnabry in the 2–1 away victory over 1. FC Köln.[14]

Roca played his first-ever game in the UEFA Champions League on 25 November 2020, starting and being sent off for two bookable offences midway through the second half on an eventual 3–1 group stage win against FC Red Bull Salzburg.[15]

International career[]

On 28 December 2016, Roca made his debut for the Catalonia autonomous team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 penalty loss).[16] He was named in Spain's under-21 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Championship, starting the final three games of the tournament for the eventual winners including a 4–1 semi-final victory over France in which he scored.[17][18]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 19 March 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2014–15 Segunda División B 11 1 11 1
2015–16 Segunda División B 34 3 34 3
2016–17 Segunda División B 6 2 6 2
Total 51 6 51 6
Espanyol 2016–17 La Liga 25 0 1 0 26 0
2017–18 La Liga 8 0 1 0 9 0
2018–19 La Liga 35 1 5 0 40 1
2019–20 La Liga 35 2 1 0 8[a] 0 44 2
2020–21 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 105 3 8 0 8 0 121 3
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bundesliga 6 0 2 0 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 11 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 3[b] 0 0 0 11 0
Total 14 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 22 0
Career total 170 9 10 0 13 0 1 0 194 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours[]

Club[]

Espanyol

Bayern Munich

International[]

Spain U21

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Marc Roca". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ Juárez, Mari Carmen (29 July 2016). "Marc Roca, el canterano que cautiva a Quique" [Marc Roca, the youth player who captivates Quique]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ Blanco, Íñigo (25 August 2014). "Un empat amb dos sabors" [A draw with two tastes]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Marc Roca, renovado" [Marc Roca, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ^ Sierra, David (26 August 2016). "El Espanyol regala un punto al Málaga" [Espanyol give a point to Málaga]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. ^ "El Espanyol renueva a Marc Roca hasta 2022" [Espanyol renew Marc Roca until 2022]. Sport (in Spanish). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. ^ López, Víctor (21 April 2019). "El Levante, que acabó con 10, y el Espanyol se quedan a medias" [Levante, who ended with 10, and Espanyol go halfway]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ Martínez, Jorge (21 July 2020). "La IA define dónde se revalorizaría más la promesa Marc Roca: Madrid, contra Arsenal y Milan" [AI defines where would prospect Marc Roca increase in value more: Madrid, against Arsenal and Milan] (in Spanish). El Español. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  11. ^ "FC Bayern sign Marc Roca". FC Bayern Munich. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  12. ^ "1. FC Düren 0:3 Bayern München" (in German). German Football Association. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. ^ Siemer, Torben (16 October 2020). "Wie schlugen sich die Neuen des FC Bayern?" [How did FC Bayern new faces fare?] (in German). Sport.de. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Müller bringt Bayerns Arbeitssieg auf den Weg" [Müller gets hard-fought win for Bayern going] (in German). kicker. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Bayern Munich 3–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sport. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  17. ^ Glark, Gill (27 June 2019). "Marc Roca, Spain advance to 2019 U21 Euro final with 4–1 win vs. France". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  18. ^ Fisher, Ben (30 June 2019). "Classy Spain sink Germany to lift Euro Under-21 Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  19. ^ Marc Roca at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  20. ^ Molero, Iván (10 May 2021). "Día Internacional de Marc Roca" [Marc Roca International Day]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions". Bundesliga. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Bayern Munich beat Tigres to win Club World Cup". ESPN. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Pavard completes sextuple for dominant Bayern". FIFA. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  24. ^ Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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