Bryan Giovanni Róchez Mejía (born 1 January 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões, on loan from Girabola club Petro de Luanda, and the Honduras national football team.
Club career Real España Born in Tegucigalpa and raised in Tornabé, Róchez joined Real España at a young age. After progressing through the club's youth system, he made his senior debut in 2012. His first Liga Nacional appearance for the club came on 13 October 2012, in a 1–1 draw at home against Deportes Savio in the Apertura tournament; He played as a starter and was replaced by Allan Lalín in the 53rd minute.Real España vs. Deportes Savio 1 – 1 Soccerway.com; 13 October 2012 He scored his first goal on 24 March 2013, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Marathón in the Sampedran Derby. By the end of the 2013–14 season, Róchez had scored 20 goals for Real España to finish as the second highest goalscorer in the league, a campaign that saw Real España crowned as the Apertura champions.
Orlando City On 15 December 2014, Major League Soccer expansion side Orlando City announced the signing of Róchez as a Designated Player, making him one of the youngest Designated Players in MLS history at only 19 years old. He made his MLS debut on 8 March 2015, a 1–1 home draw against fellow newcomers New York City. He entered as a second-half substitute in the 80th minute in place of Lewis Neal. Róchez scored his first goal for The Lions on the following 13 September, in a 3–1 win against Sporting Kansas City.
He was loaned to Orlando City B in March 2016. He made his debut on 26 March in Orlando's opening game against Wilmington Hammerheads in the United Soccer League. He came on as a second-half substitute for Richie Laryea, playing 20 minutes in a 2–1 loss. He scored his first goal on 26 April in a 2–1 loss against Harrisburg City Islanders.
Loan return to Real España On 22 July 2016, Róchez returned to Real España on loan after having not made a single appearance for Orlando City during the season. He played his first game on 10 August in a 1–0 loss against Olimpia in the league. 18 days later, he scored his first goal since his return as Real España defeated Honduras Progreso 4–1.
Atlanta United On 17 March 2017, Róchez was waived by Orlando City. However, Róchez was quickly claimed by new expansion side Atlanta United.
Nacional On 22 August 2017, Róchez left Atlanta United and joined Portuguese LigaPro club Nacional. He made his debut the following 24 September in a 3–1 away victory against Condeixa in the second round of the Taça de Portugal. He made his league debut on 1 October in the 5–4 away defeat to Braga B, he also scored his first goal and Nacional's third. On 29 December 2021, Róchez scored a hat-trick in Nacional's 4–1 home win against Académico de Viseu, in the process becoming the top scorer in the history of the club.
Portimonense On 13 July 2022, Primeira Liga club Portimonense presented the signing of Róchez in a press conference. He made his debut for the club on 27 August, coming on as an extra-time substitute on a 1–0 win away at Marítimo. On 5 May 2023, Róchez scored his first goal for Portimonense, a last-minute equalizer on a 1–1 away draw at Casa Pia.
Loan to União de Leiria On 24 July 2023, União de Leiria, recently promoted to Liga Portugal 2, announced the signing of Róchez from Portimonense on a season-long loan. He would make his official debut the following 30 July in the second round of the Taça da Liga, converting a penalty in a 3–3 draw (5–4 defeat on pens) against his former club Nacional.
Petro Atlético de Luanda On 9 July 2024, Angolan Girabola club Petro de Luanda announced the signing of Róchez. Róchez featured in the 2024 edition of the Supertaça de Angola, coming on as a subsititute in the second-half against Bravos do Maquis. After a 1–1 draw during full-time, Petro won the super cup 5–4 on penalties. He scored his first goal in the league the following 9 November in a 1–1 draw with Recreativo do Libolo away from home.
Loan to Mafra On 15 January 2025, Róchez returned to the Portuguese second division, signing with Mafra for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. He made his league debut for Mafra the following 26 January, coming off the bench in a 0–0 draw with Oliveirense. He scored his first goal for the side on 16 March, in a 3–1 away loss to his former club União de Leiria. Róchez would finish his loan spell with 3 goals in 16 appearances as Mafra were relegated to Liga 3.
Loan to Leixões On 14 August 2025, Róchez joined Leixões in the second division on a season-long loan. In May 2026, Leixões and Petro Luanda reached an agreement to extend their loan arrangement until June 2027, following a season where Róchez scored 10 goals in 29 appearances.
International career Róchez made his senior national team debut for Honduras on 17 November 2014 in a friendly against China, starting in a 0–0 draw.
In April 2015, he was called up to represent Honduras in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. On 1 June, he scored a brace in the first group stage match of the tournament against Uzbekistan in an eventual 4–3 win. He would feature in all three group stage matches as Honduras were eliminated in the first round.
On 15 October 2023, Róchez scored his first goal for the national team in a 4–0 win against Cuba in the CONCACAF Nations League. The following 18 November, Róchez scored again for Honduras, this time in the 2–0 victory against Mexico in the first leg of the League A quarter-finals.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal España2012–13Liga Nacional 72————722013–144020——31—43212014–15158————158Total6230——31—6531Orlando City2015MLS16300———163Orlando City B2016United Soccer League102————102Real España (loan)2016–17Liga Nacional156————156Nacional2017–18LigaPro15610———1662018–19Primeira Liga30101011——32112019–20LigaPro1971012——2192020–21Primeira Liga33631———3672021–22Liga Portugal 227151011——2916Total165557134——17560Portimonense2022–23Primeira Liga2111020——241União de Leiria (loan)2023–24Liga Portugal 222113311——2615Petro de Luanda2024–25Girabola124——1010144Mafra (loan)2024–25Liga Portugal 2163————163Leixões (loan)2025–26Liga Portugal 229103000——3210Total100297331101011233Career total327114144654110352124
International
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Róchez goal. + List of international goals scored by Bryan RóchezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 October 2023 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 4–0 4–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League2 17 November 2023 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–0 2–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League3 26 March 2024 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 1–1 1–1 Friendly4 10 June 2024 Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda 6–1 6–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification5 16 June 2024 Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States 1–1 1–2 Friendly6 25 September 2026 Chelato Uclés National Stadium, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2–1 2–3 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League A
Honours
Real España Liga Nacional: 2013 Apertura
Nacional LigaPro: 2017–18
Petro de Luanda Girabola: 2024–25 Supertaça de Angola: 2024
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