# Willyan Rocha

Willyan da Silva Rocha (born 27 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club CSKA Moscow.

## Club career
### Early career

Born in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo, 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.
Rocha returned to Desportiva after Flamengo could not reach an agreement for a permanent transfer, and scored a brace in a friendly against Botafogo on 23 January 2016. He featured regularly during the year's Campeonato Capixaba, and moved to Grêmio on 24 July, after not renewing his contract.
On 8 December 2016, Rocha was loaned to Votuporanguense until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A2. He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Mogi Mirim on 2 April.

### Cova da Piedade

On 3 July 2017, Rocha moved abroad and signed a two-year contract with Portuguese LigaPro club Cova da Piedade. 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. 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. On 15 August 2024, the contract was extended to June 2027.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Desportiva Ferroviária | 2014 | Capixaba | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Desportiva Ferroviária | 2016 | Série D | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Desportiva Ferroviária | Total | Total | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Votuporanguense | 2017 | Paulista A2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Cova da Piedade | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 31 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Cova da Piedade | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 14 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Cova da Piedade | Total | Total | 45 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 |
| Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Portimonense | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Portimonense | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Portimonense | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Portimonense | Total | Total | 78 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 88 | 6 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 4 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| CSKA Moscow | Total | Total | 63 | 6 | — | — | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 7 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 191 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 264 | 20 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Espírito Santo
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup

## Honours

Desportiva Ferroviária
* Campeonato Capixaba: 2016
CSKA Moscow
* Russian Cup: 2022–23