# Tony Rocha

Antonio Rocha (born 21 August 1993) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the United States, he represented Belize at international level.

## Career
### College

Rocha played college soccer at the University of Tulsa from 2011 to 2014. For the 2011 season, Rocha was named as the Conference USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year. He was selected to the All-Conference USA Third-Team in 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2014, Rocha was a captain of the University of Tulsa men's soccer team and helped lead the team to a conference championship. Rocha was named to the All-Tournament Team for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

### Professional

Rocha was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. They cut him prior to the start of the season. On 9 March 2015, Rocha signed with Austin Aztex for the 2015 USL season. This would be the team's final season before dissolving and Rocha was forced to find a new club.
On 15 October 2015, Rocha became one of the first three players to sign with newly formed USL team Orlando City B along with Mikey Ambrose and Kyle Callan-McFadden.
Rocha signed a short-term agreement with Orlando City on 15 June 2016 for a 2016 U.S. Open Cup match.
On 3 August 2016, Orlando City acquired Rocha's MLS rights from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and he was signed to an MLS contract the day after.
Rocha was loaned to Saint Louis FC on 6 April 2018. He returned to Orlando a week later having played twice. At the end of the season the club announced they had not picked up his contract option.
On 12 December 2018, Rocha had his rights acquired by New York City FC in exchange for a 2019 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick. Rocha scored his first and only goal for the club on 25 October 2020 in a 3–1 win over Montreal Impact. Following the 2021 season, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Rocha.
On 18 February 2022, Rocha signed with USL Championship side Orange County SC.

### International

In September 2019, Rocha was called into the Belize national football team for its CONCACAF Nations League matches against French Guiana and Grenada. He made his international debut on 8 September 2019 in Belize's 2–1 loss to Grenada.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 21 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Austin Aztex | 2012 | PDL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| Tulsa Athletic | 2014 | NPSL | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Austin Aztex | 2015 | USL | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 1 |
| Austin Aztex | Total | Total | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| Orlando City | 2016 | MLS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Orlando City | 2017 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Orlando City | 2018 | MLS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Orlando City | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Orlando City B | 2016 | USL | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Orlando City B | 2017 | USL | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Orlando City B | Total | Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Saint Louis FC (loan) | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| New York City | 2019 | MLS | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| New York City | 2020 | MLS | 11 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| New York City | Total | Total | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 122 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 8 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

### International

    As of match played 13 October 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Belize | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honors

New York City FC
* MLS Cup: 2021