Bastián Roco

Personal information
Full name	Bastián Alejandro Roco González
Date of birth	24 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	San Felipe, Chile
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Unión Española
Youth career
	Unión San Felipe
2020–2021	Huachipato
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Unión San Felipe
2020–2023	Huachipato
2024–	Unión Española
International career‡
2019	Chile U15
2021–2022	Chile U20
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2022
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Bastián Alejandro Roco González (born 24 October 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.

Club career

A product of Unión San Felipe youth team, Roco was a substitute in the Primera B match against Deportes La Serena on 2 June 2019, at the age of 15.^[1] In 2020, he was in a brief trial step with Estudiantes de La Plata.^[2]

In second half of 2020, he was transferred to Huachipato youth system,^[3] making his professional debut in the 2021 Copa Chile match against San Antonio Unido on 23 June 2021.^[4] He left Huachipato in December 2023, then the Chilean champions.^[5]

In 2024, he joined Unión Española.^[6]

International career

Roco was part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.^[7] In December 2021, he represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Rául Coloma Rivas, playing the three matches.^[8] In July 2022, he made two appearances for Chile U20 against Peru U20.^[9]^[10]

Personal life

Roco belongs to a football family from San Felipe since both his father, Sebastián, a former Chile international footballer,^[11] and his grandfather, Marcial, played for Unión San Felipe. In addition, the cousin of Marcial, Héctor Roco Lucero, is a historical player of Unión San Felipe^[12] and was the assistant coach of his son, Héctor Roco Leiva,^[13] from 2020 to 2021.^[14]

Honours

Huachipato

Chilean Primera División: 2023

References

^ "Alineaciones Unión San Felipe vs La Serena - Primera B Chile 2019". es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ "Sin Bajar Los Brazos" (in Spanish). Unión San Felipe. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Díaz, Sebastián (4 June 2020). "Huachipato apuesta por el hijo de Sebastián Roco" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Campos, Carlos (24 June 2021). "La patrulla juvenil de Huachipato estuvo a la altura y dejó la llave abierta". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Salas, Cristian (17 December 2023). ""Hoy toca despedirme de Huachipato... Fue un proceso largo y duro"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ García, Javiera (6 January 2024). "Bastián Roco encuentra una nueva oportunidad en el fútbol chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ González, Christian (3 December 2021). "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20 para el torneo Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Ogrodnik, Felipe (12 July 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Ogrodnik, Felipe (14 July 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 cayó ante Perú en La Videna". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Jeria, Diego (5 June 2020). "El hijo de Sebastián Roco es el nuevo y flamante jugador de Huachipato". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Reyes, Luis (18 July 2017). "Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Héctor Roco Leiva at CeroaCero
^ "Héctor Roco Leiva es el nuevo Director Técnico de Unión San Felipe". VTV (in Spanish). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

External links

Bastián Roco at Soccerway
Bastián Roco at WorldFootball.net

[1] "Alineaciones Unión San Felipe vs La Serena - Primera B Chile 2019". es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[2] "Sin Bajar Los Brazos" (in Spanish). Unión San Felipe. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[3] Díaz, Sebastián (4 June 2020). "Huachipato apuesta por el hijo de Sebastián Roco" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[4] Campos, Carlos (24 June 2021). "La patrulla juvenil de Huachipato estuvo a la altura y dejó la llave abierta". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[5] Salas, Cristian (17 December 2023). ""Hoy toca despedirme de Huachipato... Fue un proceso largo y duro"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[6] García, Javiera (6 January 2024). "Bastián Roco encuentra una nueva oportunidad en el fútbol chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[7] Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[8] González, Christian (3 December 2021). "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20 para el torneo Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[9] Ogrodnik, Felipe (12 July 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[10] Ogrodnik, Felipe (14 July 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 cayó ante Perú en La Videna". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[11] Jeria, Diego (5 June 2020). "El hijo de Sebastián Roco es el nuevo y flamante jugador de Huachipato". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[12] Reyes, Luis (18 July 2017). "Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[13] Héctor Roco Leiva at CeroaCero

[14] "Héctor Roco Leiva es el nuevo Director Técnico de Unión San Felipe". VTV (in Spanish). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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