Joao Rojas

Joao Robin Rojas Mendoza (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈao ˈroxas]; born 14 June 1989) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Brazilian club Sao Paulo FC. He also holds Mexican citizenship.

Club Career

Ecuadorian clubs

At a young age, he had already played more than 80 games as a professional. He began in Municipal de Canar as a juvenile for twelve months. The following year, he moved on to Deportivo Quevedo, but was then transferred to Barcelona for a while. In 2007, he moved to Tecnico Universitario where he began his real career. In the 2008 season, he won the award of best juvenile player of the tournament with Tecnico. However, since Tecnico did not qualify for the liguilla final, the club loaned him to River Plate in the Ecuadorian Second Division until January. He has currently been linked with a move to Emelec in the offseason.LDU Quito, El Nacional, and Barcelona have been interested in him as well but they have been put down because of his $1 million price tag. On February 10, 2009, Rojas signed a contract with Emelec.

Monarcas Morelia

2011 season

Emelec loaned Rojas to Morelia in January 2011, in his first season Rojas scored five goals in 22 games, two of which goals were on the semi-final match against Club America, and also scored on the final against UNAM at home, drawing 1–1 in the first leg. but failed to win the championship, and settled for second.

2011–12 season

Monarcas secured his pass to the Michoacan club and received the number 10 shirt for the club. Rojas played 20 games and scored 2 goals. The second half of the season, also called the Clausura, Rojas helped the club to reach the semi-final stages of both the Mexican league and CONCACAF Champions League as well.

2012–13 season

Before the start of the Apertura 2012 season Morelia signed Jefferson Montero, Rojas' former Ecuador