Christopher Rocchia
{{short description|French footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christopher Rocchia
| image = Lens - Sochaux (23-11-2019) 109.jpg
| caption = Rocchia with Sochaux in 2019
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|2|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Marseille, France
| height = 1.72m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Villefranche
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = 2011–2018
| youthclubs1 = Marseille
| years1 = 2016–2021
| clubs1 = Marseille II
| caps1 = 33
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = Marseille
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Sochaux (loan)
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Dijon
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–2025
| clubs5 = Aubagne
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Villefranche
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = 10 January 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Christopher Rocchia (born 1 February 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{French football updater|Villefranche}} club Villefranche.
Club career
=Marseille=
Rocchia made his professional debut on 29 November 2018 in the UEFA Europa League Group Stage against Eintracht Frankfurt. He replaced Bouna Sarr after 80 minutes in a 4–0 away loss.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/29/europe/uefa-cup/eintracht-frankfurt/olympique-de-marseille/2909618/|title=Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Olympique Marseille - 29 November 2018 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=29 November 2018}}
==Sochaux (loan)==
He was loaned to Sochaux in January 2019 until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php/article/12589|title=Communiqué : Christopher Rocchia officiellement prêté|publisher=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|date=29 January 2019|accessdate=1 February 2019}} Upon his return to Marseille, he failed to establish himself in the first squad, and on 2 September 2019 he returned to Sochaux for another loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Sochaux|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php/article/33-communique/13530-christopher-rocchia-de-retour-en-pret-au-fcsm|title=Communiqué : Christopher Rocchia de retour en prêt au FCSM|date=2 September 2019|language=French}}
=Dijon=
On 15 June 2021, he moved to Dijon as a free agent on a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Dijon|url=https://www.dfco.fr/articles/D5E50CF1-9DB5-488D-901A-33621C5AE688|title=CHRISTOPHER ROCCHIA EST DIJONNAIS !|date=15 June 2021|language=fr}} He left the club at the end of the 2022-23 season.[https://www.bienpublic.com/sport/2023/06/22/dfco-christopher-rocchia-sanctionne-pour-des-paris-sportifs DFCO : Christopher Rocchia sanctionné pour un pari sportif], bienpublic.com, 22 June 2023
=Villefranche=
On 7 January 2025, Rocchia signed with Villefranche.{{cite web|publisher=FC Villefranche Beaujolais|url=https://www.fcvb.fr/actualites-du-club/mercato-christopher-rocchia-nouveau-tigre-caladois|title=Mercato : Christopher Rocchia, nouveau tigre caladois !|trans-title=Mercato: Christopher Rocchia, new Caladois tiger!|date=7 January 2025|access-date=13 January 2025|language=fr}}
Personal life
Born in France, Rocchia is of Comorian and Malagasy descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurocalciomercato.net/om-4-squadre-interessate-a-christopher-rocchia-la-situazione/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027055845/https://www.eurocalciomercato.net/om-4-squadre-interessate-a-christopher-rocchia-la-situazione/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 October 2020|title=OM, 4 squadre interessate a Christopher Rocchia. La situazione|first=Fabio|last=Loi|date=10 June 2020}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 23 May 2021}}{{cite web|title=Christopher Rocchia Soccerway Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/christopher-rocchia/436464/|accessdate=29 November 2018}}
| 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"|National Cup1 !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental2 !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Marseille B
|rowspan="4"|National 2 |8 | 0 | colspan="8"|— | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 2017–18
|12 | 0 | colspan="8"|— | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018–19
|8 | 1 | colspan="8"|— | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 2019–20
|2 | 0 | colspan="8"|— | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30||1||colspan="8"|—||30||1 | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Marseille
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3||0||1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||5||0 | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Sochaux (loan)
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Ligue 2 |22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.om.net/equipes/effectifs/joueurs/158476/rocchia-christopher Marseille profile]
- {{Soccerway|christopher-rocchia/436464}}
{{FC Villefranche Beaujolais squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rocchia, Christopher}}
Category:Footballers from Marseille
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:French sportspeople of Comorian descent
Category:Olympique de Marseille players
Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Category:FC Villefranche Beaujolais players
Category:Championnat National players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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