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Marcos Rocha

Experienced headGremio · 37 yrs

Profile

Full nameMarcos Luis Rocha Aquino
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age37
Date of birth11 Dec 1988
BirthplaceSete Lagoas
Height176 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubGremio
Centre-back
13
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1066
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gremio.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Gremio's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (hamstring, inactive, injury). He still appeared 13 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

On loan at PalmeirasPaulista - A1: 13 apps, 0g 1a, 789 min

On loan at PalmeirasCONMEBOL Libertadores: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Gremio; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Paulista - A1at Palmeiras13017897.02
CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Palmeiras2001807.25
Serie Aat Palmeiras100906.7
FIFA Club World Cupat Palmeiras100677.27

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

Marcos Rocha is a 37-year-old central defender at Gremio, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 13 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 56% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9, ranking 413th of 421 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (31.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rocha.

Judged on this season alone, Rocha graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 86 of the 86 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 2 clean sheets and 5.826 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 84th of 86 of the 86 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 37 Rocha is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Rocha missed 4 games through injury (hamstring, inactive, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 13 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential84th of 86 centre-backs · Serie A · 13 appsCurrent season48th of 86 centre-backs · Serie A · 13 apps48th-best centre-back in the Serie A413th in the Serie A · potential84th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
9
Ratingi
84th of 86 centre-backs
17.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.2%
Minutes
limited game time
5.83
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Gremio finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

5.83
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
22
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

5.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 9, Rocha carries the 84th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 86 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created15
Passes685
Pass accuracy42%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success38.5%
Duels won72
Duels won %56.3%
Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions22
Blocks7
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.