Xeka

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.
Xeka
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Xeka playing for Lille in 2019
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ângelo da Silva Rocha[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Rebordosa, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2007 Paços Ferreira
2007–2011 Gondomar
2011–2012 Valencia
2012–2013 Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Braga B 28 (2)
2014–2016 → Covilhã (loan) 39 (0)
2016–2017 Braga 11 (0)
2017 → Lille (loan) 13 (1)
2017– Lille 78 (3)
2017–2018 → Dijon (loan) 17 (2)
National team
2014 Portugal U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:02, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Miguel Ângelo da Silva Rocha (born 10 November 1994), known as Xeka (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃɛkɐ]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for French club Lille OSC as a midfielder.

Club career[]

Braga[]

Born in Rebordosa, Paredes, Xeka played youth football with three clubs, including Valencia CF from Spain until the age of 17.[2] Having returned to his homeland, he started playing as a senior with S.C. Braga's reserves in the Segunda Liga, being then loaned for two years to fellow league side S.C. Covilhã.[3] On 23 September 2013, whilst at the service of the former, he scored his first goal in competition, but in a 1–3 home loss against S.L. Benfica B.[4]

Xeka started being called to Braga's first team in October 2016, by manager José Peseiro.[5] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga late in that month, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win over G.D. Chaves.[6] His fortunes changed, however, when Jorge Simão became the new coach before the end of the year.[7]

Lille[]

On 31 January 2017, Xeka was loaned to Lille OSC from Ligue 1 until June.[8] Subsequently, after the French club exercised the €5 million buyout clause, the move was made permanent.[9]

In the last hours of the 2017 summer transfer window, Xeka joined fellow league team Dijon FCO in a season-long loan.[10] Having returned to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy the following year, he contributed 33 matches and one goal during the 2020–21 campaign to help Lille win the national championship for the fourth time in their history.[11]

On 1 August 2021, Xeka scored in the 1–0 defeat of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the Trophée des Champions, with the club winning that trophy for the first time ever.[12]

Honours[]

Lille

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Xeka" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 October 2011). "De Gondomar a Valência: Miguel Xeca, "ché" aos 16 anos" [From Gondomar to Valencia: Miguel Xeca, "che" at the age of 16] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Nove jogadores de saída do Sp. Covilhã" [Nine players leaving Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Funes Mori bisa no triunfo das águias em Braga" [Funes Mori grabs brace in eagles win in Braga] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Sp. Braga: Xeka estreia-se nos convocados" [Sp. Braga: Xeka selected for the first time] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Regresso a casa abençoa regresso às vitórias" [Return home blesses return to wins] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ^ Costinha Sousa, Carlos (27 December 2016). "Xeka: Pérola da formação arsenalista" [Xeka: Gem from the arsenalista youth system]. Correio do Minho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Sporting de Braga empresta Xeka e Bakic" [Sporting de Braga loan Xeka and Bakic]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. ^ Lima, Fábio (9 June 2017). "Lille paga 5 milhões e fica com Xeka" [Lille pay 5 million and take Xeka]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Xeka prêté au Dijon FCO" [Xeka loaned to Dijon FCO] (in French). Lille OSC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Crépin, Timothé (24 May 2021). "Ligue 1: Lille est champion de France! FF passe le titre des Dogues à la loupe" [Ligue 1: Lille are French champions! FF puts Dogues title under magnifying glass] (in French). France Football. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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