Rincon (footballer, born 1994)

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

Rincon Teixeira da Rocha (born 22 July 1994), known simply as Rincon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Nacional club Marquense.

Rincon

Personal information
Full name	Rincon Teixeira da Rocha
Date of birth	(1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ubá, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Marquense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Santa Cruz-RJ	31	(23)
2019	Cabofriense	8	(4)
2024-	Marquense	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 April 2019

Club career

Santa Cruz-RJ

Born in Ubá, Minas Gerais, Rincon only played amateur football well into his 20s.^[1] In 2017, he joined Santa Cruz-RJ for the Campeonato Carioca Série B2.

Rincon made his senior debut on 25 June 2017, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Bela Vista.^[2] On 21 August, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 away defeat of Juventus-RJ,^[3] and finished the year with 13 goals in 13 appearances, as his side achieved promotion to the Campeonato Carioca Série B1.^[4]

During the 2018 campaign, Rincon scored ten times as his side was relegated back to the third division.

Cabofriense

On 12 November 2018, Rincon joined Cabofriense for the ensuing Campeonato Carioca.^[5] He made his debut for the club on 20 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael and scoring the last in a 3–1 home defeat of Botafogo.^[6]

On 2 March 2019, Rincon scored twice in a 4–1 routing at Americano.^[7] Fifteen days later, he scored the opener in a 2–0 home success over Vasco da Gama, thus removing the club's unbeaten status in the year.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2019^[9]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Conmebol		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santa Cruz	2017	Carioca B2	—		13	13	—		—		—		13	13
	2018	Carioca B1	—		18	10	—		—		1[a]	0	19	10
	Total		—		31	23	—		—		1	0	32	23
Cabofriense	2019	Carioca	—		8	4	—		—		—		8	4
Career total			0	0	39	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	40	27

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio