Marcos Rocha

For the Brazilian politician, see Marcos Rocha (politician).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Aquino.

Marcos Luis Rocha Aquino (born 11 December 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras as a right-back.

Marcos Rocha

Marcos Rocha playing for Palmeiras in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Marcos Luis Rocha Aquino[1]
Date of birth	(1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Sete Lagoas, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Palmeiras
Number	2
Youth career
2005	Bela Vista
2005–2008	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2019	Atlético Mineiro	227	(10)
2008	→ Uberlândia (loan)	9	(0)
2008	→ CRB (loan)	27	(3)
2010	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	9	(0)
2010–2011	→ América Mineiro (loan)	68	(5)
2018	→ Palmeiras (loan)	34	(1)
2019–	Palmeiras	196	(5)
International career‡
2013	Brazil	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:44, 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:59, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Marcos Rocha with Atlético Mineiro in 2012

Born in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Marcos Rocha joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2005, from hometown's Bela Vista FC. He was promoted to the main squad in 2008, but made his senior debuts while on loan at Uberlândia EC.

Marcos Rocha made his professional debuts late in the year, representing CRB also in a temporary deal. He returned to Atlético in January 2009, mainly as a backup to Sheslon; after the latter's injury he made his debut for Galo, starting in a 3–0 away win against Social on 7 February 2009, for the Campeonato Mineiro championship.^[2]

Marcos Rocha made his Série A debut on 16 May 2009, replacing Jonílson in the 82nd minute of a 2–1 home win against Grêmio.^[3] He appeared in ten matches during the campaign, scoring once (against Avaí on 20 August).^[4]

On 25 February 2010, Marcos Rocha was loaned to Ponte Preta.^[5] After appearing sparingly he moved to América Mineiro, featuring regularly over the course of nearly two years.

On 30 November 2011, it was confirmed that Marcos Rocha would return to Atlético.^[6] He was immediately elected as first-choice, and was among the squad which won the state league twice, the Copa Libertadores in 2013, and the Recopa Sudamericana and Copa do Brasil in 2014.

On 10 January 2019, Marcos Rocha signed a four-year contract with Palmeiras.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 May 2024^{[citation needed]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Mineiro	2009	Série A	10	1	9	0	2	1	1[a]	0	—		22	2
	2012		34	1	13	2	4	0	—		—		51	3
	2013		29	2	13	1	2	2	13[b]	0	2[c]	0	59	5
	2014		20	0	8	0	6	0	6[b]	0	2[d]	0	42	0
	2015		22	2	8	1	2	0	3[b]	0	—		35	3
	2016		15	0	10	0	3	0	10[b]	0	1[e]	0	39	0
	2017		21	0	14	0	3	0	7[b]	0	4[e]	0	49	0
	2010	Série B	28	3	—		—		—		—		28	3
	2011	Série A	30	2	10	0	—		—		—		40	2
	Total		209	11	85	4	22	3	40	0	9	0	365	18
CRB (loan)	2008	Série B	27	3	—		—		—		—		27	3
Ponte Preta (loan)	2010	Série A	0	0	9	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
Palmeiras (loan)	2018	Série A	20	1	14	0	5	0	3[b]	0	—		42	1
Palmeiras	2019	Série A	30	2	7	0	2	0	7[b]	1	—		46	3
	2020		22	0	12	2	6	0	9[b]	0	1[c]	0	50	2
	2021		22	0	1	0	1	0	10[b]	1	4[f]	0	38	1
	2022		28	0	10	0	4	0	8[b]	0	2[g]	0	52	0
	2023		20	1	13	0	3	0	6[b]	1	1	0	43	2
	2024		28	0	14	0	2	0	6[b]	0	1	0	51	0
	2025		0	0	11	0	0	0	0[b]	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		150	3	68	2	18	0	46	3	9	0	291	8
Career total			406	18	176	6	48	3	89	3	18	0	737	30

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
5. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
6. Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
7. Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

As of 6 December 2021^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2013	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
• Copa Libertadores: 2013
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2018, 2022, 2023
• Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2022
• Copa do Brasil: 2020
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
• FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2021

Individual

• Bola de Prata: 2012, 2014, 2022
• Troféu Guara: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 e 2016
• Troféu Globo Minas: 2013, 2015, 2016 e 2017
• Campeonato Mineiro Team of the year: 2010, 2011, 2016 e 2017
• Best Right-back in Brazil: 2014,^[9] 2019^[10]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2012, 2013, 2014,^[11][12][13] 2015, 2022^[14]
• South American Team of the Year: 2013
• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2018^[15]