Josiel (footballer, born 1980)

Josiel
Personal information
Full name	Josiel da Rocha
Date of birth	7 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Rodeio Bonito, RS, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Cuiabá
Youth career
1999–2001	Inter Santa Maria-RS
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Pelotas
2002–2004	Inter Santa Maria-RS
2005	São José-RS
2005–2006	Juventude
2006	Brasiliense
2007	Paraná
2008–2010	Al-Wahda
2008–2009	→ Flamengo (loan)
2009	→ Chiapas (loan)
2010–2011	Atlético Goianiense
2011	Paysandu
2012	Macaé
2012	Cuiabá
2014	Inter Santa Maria-RS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
Club	Season	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
Flamengo	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
Atlético Goianiense	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 (19 August 2008). "Flamengo acerta com Josiel e mais um atacante" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
^ 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)

[1] Rousso, Bruno (19 August 2008). "Flamengo acerta com Josiel e mais um atacante" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 20 August 2008.

[2] Josiel responde às críticas do presidente em dose tripla, e Fla vence o Madureira (in Portuguese)

[3] Josiel colabora, vira artilheiro, e Fla se vinga com goleada no Resende (in Portuguese)

[4] Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)

[5] "São Paulo domina premiação da CBF" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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