Josiel da Rocha (born August 7, 1980, in Rodeio Bonito, RS), or simply Josiel, is a Brazilian striker.
Career
He was the top scorer in the 2007 Brazilian Série A, with 20 goals, when played for the Paraná Clube. He possesses good dribbling and finishing ability. On August 19, 2008, he joined Brazilian Série A club Flamengo.[1]
On March 25, 2009, Josiel scored his first hat trick playing for Flamengo in a 4–2 win against Madureira in the 2009 Rio de Janeiro State League.[2] Three days later he scored another two goals, this time against Resende in a 4–0 win, for the same competition.[3] He has played for Flamengo on loan from Al-Wahda and signed on 17 July 2009 a loan contract with Chiapas. He made his first appearance with Jaguares on August 1, 2009, in their 2–0 loss against Club Toluca. He was released from his contract after serial indiscipline reports.
Career statistics
- (Correct As of May 17, 2011)
| Club | Season | State League | Brazilian Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paraná Clube | 2007 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 26 |
| Club total | 11 | 6 | 36 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 26 | |
| Flamengo | 2008 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 13 | |
| Club total | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 13 | |
| Atlético Goianiense | 2010 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | |
| Club total | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | |
according to combined sources on the.[4]
Honours
Club
- Flamengo
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2007[5]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top goalscorer: 2007
References
- ^ Rousso, Bruno (2008-08-19). "Flamengo acerta com Josiel e mais um atacante" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Josiel responde às críticas do presidente em dose tripla, e Fla vence o Madureira (in Portuguese)
- ^ Josiel colabora, vira artilheiro, e Fla se vinga com goleada no Resende (in Portuguese)
- ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
- ^ "São Paulo domina premiação da CBF" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
External links
- Josiel at Sambafoot (archived)
- Josiel da Rocha at CBF at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2007) (in Portuguese)
- Josiel at Placar.abril.com.br at the Wayback Machine (archived December 6, 2007) (in Portuguese)
- Josiel at Flamengo.com.br at archive.today (archived December 31, 2012) (in Portuguese)
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