Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 761 | 6.91 |
 AFC Champions League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 7.6 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | — |
Following his move to Pohang Steelers, Rocha's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→10), while his Rating eased 50→30. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Pohang Steelers · 4th | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 | 30 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | Gimpo Citizen · 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 50 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Juninho Rocha is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Pohang Steelers, rated 30.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 63rd of 148 in the K League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.18 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 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 1.183 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 10).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 24th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 28 Rocha is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.
1.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 30.1, Rocha carries the 24th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48 — though on just 28 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 28, Rocha sits on 4.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rocha's projected Rating — 30.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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