Yanis Franklin da Rocha (born 10 May 2004) is a professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga. Born in France, he is a youth international for Portugal.
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| Full name | Yanis Franklin da Rocha[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | FC Franconville | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | FC Gisors | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Évreux | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Chambly | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2012 | Troyes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Troyes II | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Braga B | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Braga | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:03, 26 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:25, 27 October 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editDa Rocha is a product of the youth academies of the French clubs FC Franconville, FC Gisors, Évreux, Chambly and Troyes.[2] On 28 July 2023, he joined Braga on a contract until 2026, and was first assigned to their reserves.[3] On 7 July 2025, he joined the senior Braga team for their pre-season training.[4] He made his professional debut with the senior Braga team in a 1–0 2025–26 UEFA Europa League qualifying win over Levski Sofia on 31 July 2025.[5]
International career
editDa Rocha was born in France to a Portuguese father and French mother of Guadeloupean and Martiniquais descent, and holds dual French and Portuguese citizenship.[6] He played for the Portugal U19s at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they came in second place.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Troyes II | 2022–23 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Braga B | 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Liga 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| Braga | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ↑ "Yanis Rocha". FPF.
- ↑ "Y. Da Rocha: "Une dynamique plus positive s'est installée au fil des semaines"".
- ↑ "Sp. Braga pesca português 'desconhecido' que jogou no Europeu Sub-19". Notícias ao Minuto. 28 July 2023.
- ↑ "SC Braga convoca 31 jogadores para o estágio de pré-época na Áustria". 7 July 2025.
- ↑ "Jogos em Direto - Sp. Braga vs Levski Sófia - Jornal Record". www.record.pt.
- ↑ "Portugal 2023 UEFA European U19 Championship Preview - portugoal.net". portugoal.net.
- ↑ "Yanis da Rocha diz que Portugal tem de "entrar a fundo" no Europeu de sub-19". Sportinforma.
External links
edit- Yanis da Rocha at Soccerway
- Yanis da Rocha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)