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My Take
Joao Rojas interests me as a footballer who turned a hometown most fans have never heard of, La Troncal in Ecuador's Cañar Province, into a launchpad for a genuinely international career. A winger built for that classic South American verticality, he has carried his game across borders, even acquiring Mexican citizenship along the way. At 173 cm he relies on quickness rather than size, and the fact that he is still on the pitch with ADT tells me his hunger has not faded. I find something deeply likable about a player who keeps competing far from home, carrying his roots with him.
Overview
Joao Robin Rojas Mendoza (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈao ˈroxas]; born 14 June 1989) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for ADT. He also holds Mexican citizenship.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joao Rojas
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョアオ・ロハス
- Reading
- じょあお・ろはす
- Born
- June 14, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- La Troncal, Cañar Province, Ecuador
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Ecuador →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.