Jean Carlos Silva Rocha

Jean Carlos Silva Rocha (born 10 May 1996), known as Jean Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Polish club Wisla Cracow as a winger.

Jean Carlos
Personal information
Full name Jean Carlos Silva Rocha
Date of birth (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996
Place of birth Prata, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Wisła Kraków
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2008 Yanida
2008–2009 Tenerife
2009–2010 Parla Escuela
2010–2015 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 RM Castilla 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 18 (1)
2016–2019 Granada B 77 (4)
2017 Granada 1 (0)
2019– Wisła Kraków 16 (0)
National team‡
2015 Brazil U20 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 August 2019
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.

Club career

Born in Prata, Minas Gerais, Jean Carlos moved to Spain in 2007 at the age of 11 and joined Yanida's youth setup. After representing CD Tenerife and CP Parla Escuela, he moved to Real Madrid in 2010.[1][2]

After finishing his graduation, Jean Carlos was loaned to Segunda División B side CF Fuenlabrada on 28 July 2015, for one year.[3] He made his senior debut on 23 August by starting in a 3–0 away win against Getafe CF B,[4] and scored his first goal on 6 September in a 1–0 home win against CD Guadalajara.[5]

In July 2016 Jean Carlos moved to Granada CF after cutting ties with Los Blancos, and was assigned to the reserves also in the third level.[6] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 May of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for compatriot Andreas Pereira in a 1–2 home loss against RCD Espanyol.[7]

International career

On 28 May 2015, Jean Carlos was called up by Brazil under-20s manager Alexandre Gallo for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8] He featured in five matches during the tournament, scoring one goal against North Korea on 7 June.

References
  1. "Promessa brasileira do Real vira espanhol, mas ainda sonha com seleção" [Brazilian pearl of Real becomes Spanish, but still dreams with the seleção] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. "Jean Carlos Silva, diamante en bruto nazarí" [Jean Carlos Silva, nazarí rough diamond] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. "Jean Carlos llega cedido al CF Fuenlabrada" [Jean Carlos arrives on loan at CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). Vavel. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. "Getafe B 0 – CF Fuenlabrada 3: La sonrisa del nuevo proyecto" [Getafe B 0 – CF Fuenlabrada 3: The smiles of the new project] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. "CF Fuenlabrada 1 – CD Guadalajara 0: Descorche y brindis por la victoria" [CF Fuenlabrada 1 – CD Guadalajara 0: Uncork and cheers for the victory] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. "Jean Carlos, el tapado" [Jean Carlos, the cover] (in Spanish). Ideal. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. "El Granada se despide de Primera División con una triste derrota" [Granada say goodbye to Primera División with a sad defeat] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. "Brasil llama a cinco 'extranjeros' para el Mundial sub'20" [Brazil call up five 'foreigners' for the under-20 World Cup] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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