Josiel da Rocha (born August 7, 1980, in Rodeio Bonito, RS), or simply Josiel, is a Brazilian striker.
He was the top scorer in the 2007 Brazilian Série A, with 20 goals, when played for the Paraná Clube. He possesses good dribbling and finishing ability. On August 19, 2008, he joined Brazilian Série A club Flamengo.
On March 25, 2009, Josiel scored his first hat trick playing for Flamengo in a 4âÂÂ2 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 4âÂÂ0 win, for the same competition. He has played for Flamengo on loan from Al-Wahda and signed on 17 July 2009 a loan contract with Chiapas. He made his first appearance with Jaguares on August 1, 2009, in their 2âÂÂ0 loss against Club Toluca. He was released from his contract after serial indiscipline reports.
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