Jean Carlos Silva Rocha (born 10 May 1996), known as Jean Carlos, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Polish club

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ...

as a winger.

Club career

Born in

Prata, Minas Gerais Prata is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 28,017, living in a total area of 4,856 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto ...

, Jean Carlos moved to Spain in 2007 at the age of 11 and joined Yanida's youth setup. After representing

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

and CP Parla Escuela, he moved to

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in 2010. After finishing his graduation, Jean Carlos was loaned to

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side

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

on 28 July 2015, for one year. He made his senior debut on 23 August by starting in a 3–0 away win against

Getafe CF B Getafe Club de Fútbol "B" is the reserve team of Getafe CF, club based in Getafe, Madrid metropolitan area, in the namesake community. Founded in 1983, it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 7 holding home games at '' Ciudad Deportiv ...

, and scored his first goal on 6 September in a 1–0 home win against

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. In July 2016 Jean Carlos moved to

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

after cutting ties with ''Los Blancos'', and was assigned to the reserves also in the third level. He made his first team – and

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– debut on 19 May of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for compatriot

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in a 1–2 home loss against

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

International career

On 28 May 2015, Jean Carlos was called up by Brazil under-20s manager

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for the year's

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. He featured in five matches during the tournament, scoring one goal against

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on 7 June.

Career statistics

Honours

Raków Częstochowa *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jean Carlos 1996 births Living people Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football wingers CF Fuenlabrada footballers Club Recreativo Granada players Granada CF footballers Wisła Kraków players Pogoń Szczecin players Raków Częstochowa players La Liga players Segunda División B players Ekstraklasa players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Poland