Having played in the lower levels until the age of 26, he spent most of his professional career in the second tier, making over 250 appearances in service of seven clubs and winning promotion at Famalicão, Farense, Chaves, Moreirense and Santa Clara.
[2] He also recorded 43 Primeira Liga games for Feirense and had a brief spell in the Belarusian Premier League at Dinamo Minsk.
In 2013 he signed with Segunda Liga club S.C. Covilhã, making his debut in the competition on 11 August of that year in a 1–0 away loss against C.S.
[8] On 15 June 2018, 31-year-old Rocha moved abroad for the only time in his career, to FC Dinamo Minsk of the Belarusian Premier League.
[11] Having contributed ten games and two goals to their promotion as runners-up, he remained at that level by being loaned to S.C. Farense in August.
[15] Having won another promotion, Rocha again opted to remain in the second tier in June 2022, signing for newly relegated Moreirense F.C.