{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|da Silva|Rocha}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Willyan Rocha | image = Willyan Rocha 2022.jpg | caption = Willyan with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | fullname = Willyan da Silva Rocha<ref name="IB"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|27|df=y}}<ref name="IB"/> | birth_place = Muniz Freire, Brazil | height = 1.94 m<ref name="IB"/> | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Al Jazira | clubnumber = 4 | youthyears1 = 2002–2015 | youthclubs1 = Desportiva Ferroviária | youthyears2 = 2015 | youthclubs2 = → Flamengo (loan) | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = Desportiva Ferroviária | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Grêmio | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Votuporanguense (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = Cova da Piedade | caps4 = 45 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2019–2022 | clubs5 = Portimonense | caps5 = 78 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2022–2025 | clubs6 = CSKA Moscow | caps6 = 74 | goals6 = 6 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Al Jazira | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | club-update = 21 July 2025 }} '''Willyan da Silva Rocha''' (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Emirati club Al Jazira.
==Club career== ===Early career=== Born in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agazeta.com.br/esportes/futebol/sao-paulo-busca-emprestimo-do-zagueiro-willyan-rocha-0122|title=Zagueiro capixaba ex-Desportiva e que fez "chororô" para o Botafogo entra na mira do São Paulo|trans-title=''Capixaba'' stopper formerly of Desportiva and who did the "whinings" to Botafogo is targeted by São Paulo|publisher=A Gazeta|language=pt-BR|date=31 January 2022|accessdate=25 July 2022}}</ref> Rocha joined Desportiva Ferroviária's youth setup at the age of seven. On 13 January 2015, he was loaned to the under-20 side of Flamengo for one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ge.globo.com/es/noticia/2015/01/desportiva-empresta-zagueiro-willyan-ao-sub-20-do-flamengo-por-um-ano.html|title=Desportiva empresta zagueiro Willyan ao sub-20 do Flamengo por um ano|work=globoesporte.com |trans-title=Desportiva loan stopper Willyan to the under-20s of Flamengo for one year|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=13 January 2015|accessdate=25 July 2022}}</ref>
Rocha returned to Desportiva after Flamengo could not reach an agreement for a permanent transfer,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hoje na 2ª divisão de Portugal, ex-promessa conta por que não ficou no Flamengo|trans-title=In the 2nd division of Portugal nowadays, former prospect tells why he did not stay at Flamengo|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/734060_hoje-na-2-divisao-de-portugal-ex-promessa-conta-por-que-nao-ficou-no-flamengo|publisher=ESPN Brasil|accessdate=5 December 2017|language=pt-BR|date=13 October 2017}}</ref> and scored a brace in a friendly against Botafogo on 23 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zagueiro Willyan, sobre provocação ao Botafogo: "Emoção do momento"|trans-title=Defender Willyan, on provocation to Botafogo: "Heat of the moment"|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/es/futebol/times/desportiva-ferroviaria/noticia/2016/01/willyan-se-arrepende-de-provocacao-ao-botafogo-emocao-do-momento.html|publisher=GloboEsporte.com|accessdate=5 December 2017|language=pt-BR|date=26 January 2016}}</ref> He featured regularly during the year's Campeonato Capixaba, and moved to Grêmio on 24 July, after not renewing his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ge.globo.com/es/futebol/noticia/2016/07/desportiva-confirma-negociacao-do-jovem-zagueiro-willyan-com-o-gremio.html|title=Desportiva confirma a negociação do jovem zagueiro Willyan com o Grêmio|trans-title=Desportiva confirm the negotiation of young stopper Willyan with Grêmio|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=24 July 2016|accessdate=25 July 2022}}</ref>
On 8 December 2016, Rocha was loaned to Votuporanguense until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.<ref name="IB">{{cite web|title=Votuporanguense contrata zagueiro do Grêmio|trans-title=Votuporanguense sign Grêmio's defender|url=http://www.votunews.com.br/?p=150183|publisher=Votu News|accessdate=5 December 2017|language=pt-BR|date=8 December 2016}}</ref> He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Mogi Mirim on 2 April.<ref>{{cite web|title=Votaporanguense 2 x 0 Mogi Mirim – CAV respira e afunda o Sapão|work=Diário de Votuporanga |trans-title=Votuporanguense 2–0 Mogi Mirim – ''CAV'' take a breather and sink ''Sapão''|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403191250/http://www.diariodevotuporanga.com.br/2017/04/02/votuporanguense-2-x-0-mogi-mirim-cav-respira-e-afunda-o-sapao/|url=http://www.diariodevotuporanga.com.br/2017/04/02/votuporanguense-2-x-0-mogi-mirim-cav-respira-e-afunda-o-sapao/|accessdate=5 December 2017|archivedate=3 April 2017|language=pt-BR|date=2 April 2017}}</ref>
===Cova da Piedade=== On 3 July 2017, Rocha moved abroad and signed a two-year contract with Portuguese LigaPro club Cova da Piedade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/campeonato-de-portugal/cova-da-piedade/detalhe/central-willyan-assina-pelo-cova-da-piedade-por-duas-epocas|title=Central Willyan assina pelo Cova da Piedade por duas épocas|trans-title=Stopper Willyan signs for Cova da Piedade for two seasons|publisher=Record|language=pt|date=3 July 2017|accessdate=25 July 2022}}</ref> He was an undisputed starter for the club, only missing out the first half of the 2018–19 campaign due to injury.
===Portimonense=== On 28 June 2019, Rocha signed a four-year deal with Primeira Liga side Portimonense.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portimonensesad.pt/noticia.php?id=12372|title=Willyan Rocha é reforço do Portimonense|trans-title=Willyan Rocha is an addition of Portimonense|publisher=Portimonense SC|language=pt|date=28 June 2019|accessdate=25 July 2022}}</ref> He made his debut in the category on 9 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Belenenses SAD.
Rocha scored his first goal in the Portuguese top tier on 16 June 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Santa Clara.
===CSKA Moscow=== On 1 September 2022, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Rocha on a contract until the summer of 2025, with the option of an additional year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Виллиан Роша пополнил состав красно-синих |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/wyllian-rosha-popolnil-sostav-krasnosinikh/ |website=pfc-cska.com/ |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=1 September 2022 |language=Russian |date=1 September 2022}}</ref> On 15 August 2024, the contract was extended to June 2027.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/pfk-cska-prodlil-kontrakt-s-villianom-roshey/|title=ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Виллианом Рошей!|date=15 August 2024|language=ru}}</ref>
===Al Jazira=== On 12 August 2025, Willyam Rocha moved to Al Jazira in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/villian-rosha-pokidaet-pfk-cska/|title=Виллиан Роша покидает ПФК ЦСКА|trans-title=Willyan Rocha leaves PFC CSKA|date=12 August 2025|access-date=13 August 2025|language=ru}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 27 July 2025|<ref>{{Soccerway|willyan-da-silva-rocha/447576}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Desportiva Ferroviária |2014 |Capixaba |colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CES">Appearance(s) in Copa Espírito Santo</ref>||1||7||1 |- |2016 |Série D |5||1||16||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !5!!1!!16!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!7!!1!!28!!2 |- |valign="center"|Votuporanguense |2017 |Paulista A2 |colspan="2"|—||6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Cova da Piedade |2017–18 |LigaPro |31||2||colspan="2"|—||4||1||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="TDL">Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga</ref>||0||36||3 |- |2018–19 |LigaPro |14||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="TDL"/>||0||15||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !45!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!51!!4 |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|Portimonense |2019–20 |Primeira Liga |16||3||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group="lower-alpha" name="TDL"/>||1||19||4 |- |2020–21 |Primeira Liga |32||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||33||0 |- |2021–22 |Primeira Liga |26||1||colspan="2"|—||4||0||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="TDL"/>||1||32||2 |- |2022–23 |Primeira Liga |4||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !78!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!2!!88!!6 |- |rowspan="5"|CSKA Moscow |2022–23 |Russian Premier League |22||3||colspan="2"|—||10||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||4 |- |2023–24 |Russian Premier League |24||2||colspan="2"|—||11||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="RSC">Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup</ref>||0||36||2 |- |2024–25 |Russian Premier League |26||1||colspan="2"|—||9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- |2025–26 |Russian Premier League |2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="RSC"/>||0||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !74!!6!!colspan="2"|—!!30!!1!!0!!0!!2!!0!!106!!7 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !202!!14!!22!!1!!39!!2!!0!!0!!16!!3!!279!!20 |} {{reflist|group="lower-alpha"}}
==Honours== '''Desportiva Ferroviária''' *Campeonato Capixaba: 2016
'''CSKA Moscow''' * Russian Cup: 2022–23,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/218314|title=Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти|date=11 June 2023|language=ru}}</ref> 2024–25<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/222474|title=ЦСКА – победитель FONBET Кубка России 2024/2025|trans-title=CSKA is the winner of FONBET Russian Cup 2024-25|date=1 June 2025|access-date=1 June 2025|language=ru}}</ref> * Russian Super Cup: 2025<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_32370.html|title=Гол Дивеева принёс ЦСКА победу над "Краснодаром" в Суперкубке России|trans-title=Diveyev's goal brought CSKA victory over Krasnodar in Russian Super Cup|date=12 July 2025|language=ru}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{ForaDeJogo|199501270011}}
{{Al Jazira Club squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rocha, Willyan}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Espírito Santo Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce players Category:Grêmio FBPA players Category:Clube Atlético Votuporanguense players Category:C.D. Cova da Piedade players Category:Portimonense S.C. players Category:PFC CSKA Moscow players Category:Al Jazira Club players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Russian Premier League players Category:UAE Pro League players Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen