Josiel da Rocha (born August 7, 1980, in

Rodeio Bonito Rodeio Bonito is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 5,868. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande d ...

, 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 Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

. He possesses good dribbling and finishing ability. On August 19, 2008, he joined

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club

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

. On March 25, 2009, Josiel scored his first hat trick playing for

in a 4–2 win against Madureira in the 2009 Rio de Janeiro State League. Three days later he scored another two goals, this time against Resende in a 4–0 win, for the same competition. He has played for

on loan from Al-Wahda and signed on 17 July 2009 a loan contract with

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

. He made his first appearance with Jaguares on August 1, 2009, in their 2–0 loss against

Club Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega i ...

. He was released from his contract after serial indiscipline reports.

Career statistics

:''(Correct As of May 17, 2011)'' ''according to combined sources on the.''

Honours

Club

;Flamengo *

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: 2009 *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

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* Campeonato Brasileiro:

Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

top goalscorer:

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Josiel 1980 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Liga MX players Esporte Clube Pelotas players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players Esporte Clube Juventude players Brasiliense FC players Paraná Clube players CR Flamengo footballers Atlético Clube Goianiense players Paysandu Sport Club players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Chiapas F.C. footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Men's association football forwards