Eduard Rroca

{{Short description|Albanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eduard Rroca

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Librazhd, Albania

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, forward

| currentclub = Ankara Keçiörengücü

| clubnumber = 8

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| years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = Egnatia | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2015 | clubs2 = Tërbuni | caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2015–2018 | clubs3 = Luftëtari | caps3 = 87 | goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = Kukësi | caps4 = 47 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2020–2024 | clubs5 = İstanbulspor | caps5 = 68 | goals5 = 12

| years6 = 2024 | clubs6 = → Manisa (loan) | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Ankara Keçiörengücü | caps7 = 23 | goals7 = 5

| club-update = 20:55, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

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Eduard Rroca (born 28 July 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Turkish TFF First League club Ankara Keçiörengücü.{{Soccerway|251328}}[http://www.fshf.org/garat/components/lojtar.php?player_id=222939 FSHF profile]

Club career

= Luftëtari =

In September 2015, Rroca moved to then Kategoria e Parë club Luftëtari. He made his league debut for the club on 12 September 2015 in a 2–0 away victory over Dinamo Tirana. He played all ninety minutes of that match.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/12/albania/league-1/ks-dinamo-tirana/ks-luftetari-gjirokaster/2138868/|title=Dinamo Tirana vs. Luftetari Gjirokaster – 12 September 2015 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}} He scored his first league goal for the club a little over a month later, in a 3–1 away victory over Butrinti on 24 October 2015. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 27th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/24/albania/league-1/ks-butrinti-sarande/ks-luftetari-gjirokaster/2138889/|title=Butrinti Sarande vs. Luftetari Gjirokaster – 24 October 2015 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}}

= Kukësi =

Rroca signed for fellow Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi on 19 December 2018 for a fee of €50,000, signing a two-year contract until the end of 2020.{{Cite web|title=Kukësi kryen goditjen e parë, firmos Rroca|url=https://www.oranews.tv/article/kukesi-kryen-goditjen-e-pare-firmos-rroca|access-date=2022-09-17|website=Ora News}}

= İstanbulspor =

Rroca joined Turkish club İstanbulspor in the TFF First League on 18 September 2020 for a fee of €50,000.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-18|title=Eduard Rroca İstanbulspor'da|url=https://www.istanbulsportd.org/eduard-rroca-istanbulsporda/|access-date=2022-09-17|website=İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği|language=tr-TR}} The Turkish club had originally sent their representative to scout his Kukësi teammate Valon Ethemi, but were impressed by Rroca and made an offer to sign the player soon after.{{Cite web|title=Erdhën për Ethemin dhe i "hutoi" Rroca, Istanbulspor pret fantazistin|url=https://abcnews.al/erdhen-per-ethemin-dhe-i-hutoi-rroca-istanbulspor-pret-fantazistin/|access-date=2022-09-17|language=sq}} He chose to wear the number 61 shirt and he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away win against Ümraniyespor on 26 September 2020, starting the game on the left-hand side of midfield.{{Cite web|title=Ümraniyespor vs. İstanbulspor – 26 September 2020 – Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/26/turkey/1-lig/umraniyespor/istanbulspor-as/3354017/|access-date=2022-09-17|website=int.soccerway.com}} He scored his first official goals for the club in a 3–0 away win over Samsunspor on 17 October 2020, scoring in the 53rd and 57th minute, before assisting Kamal Issah in the 91st minute for the final goal.{{Cite web|title=Samsunspor vs. İstanbulspor – 17 October 2020 – Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/17/turkey/1-lig/samsunspor/istanbulspor-as/3354033/|access-date=2022-09-17|website=int.soccerway.com}}

Honours

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