BIOGRAPHY
Tony Rocha was born August 21, 1993, in Spring, Texas. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.
He played college soccer at the University of Tulsa from 2011 to 2014. For the 2011 season, Rocha was named as the Conference USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year. He was selected to the All-Conference USA Third-Team in 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2014, Rocha was a captain of the University of Tulsa men's soccer team and helped lead the team to a conference championship. Rocha was named to the All-Tournament Team for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
Rocha was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. They cut him prior to the start of the season. On March 9, 2015, Rocha signed with Austin Aztex for the 2015 USL season. This would be the team's final season before dissolving and Rocha was forced to find a new club.
On October 15, 2015, Rocha became one of the first three players to sign with newly formed USL team Orlando City B along with Mikey Ambrose and Kyle Callan-McFadden.
Rocha signed a short-term agreement with Orlando City on June 15, 2016, for a 2016 U.S. Open Cup match.
On August 3, 2016, Orlando City acquired Rocha's MLS rights from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and he was signed to an MLS contract the day after.
Rocha was loaned to Saint Louis FC on April 6, 2018. He returned to Orlando a week later having played twice. At the end of the season, the club announced they had not picked up his contract option.
On December 12, 2018, Rocha had his rights acquired by New York City FC in exchange for a 2019 MLS SuperDraft fourth-round pick. NYCFC would win the 2021 MLS Cup.
In September 2019, Rocha was called into the Belize national football team for its CONCACAF Nations League matches against French Guiana and Grenada. He made his international debut on September 8, 2019, in Belize's 2–1 loss to Grenada.
