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Alcibíades Rojas

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Alcibíades Rojas
Personal information
Full name Alcibíades Rojas McRay
Date of birth (1986-08-15) 15 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sporting SM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Academia
2008 Plaza Amador
2009–2010 Chorrillo
2010 Juventud Retalteca
2011 Chorrillo
2012 Victoria 14 (0)
2012 Chorrillo 15 (1)
2013Atlético Chiriquí (loan) 13 (3)
2013–2014Sporting SM (loan) 8 (0)
2014 Chorrillo 10 (1)
2015 San Francisco 12 (0)
International career
2013 Panama 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2013

Alcibíades Rojas McRay (born 15 August 1986) is a former Panamanian football player.

Club career

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Nicknamed Pepón,[1] Rojas has played the majority of his career in his native Panama, but also had spells with Colombian side Academia, Juventud Retalteca[2] in Guatemala and Honduran outfit Victoria.[3]

In June 2013 he joined reigning champions Sporting SM[4] and after his time in jail returned to Chorrillo. In December 2014 he was snapped up by San Francisco,[5] only to be released by the club ahead of the 2015 Apertura.[6]

International career

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Rojas made his debut for Panama in a January 2013 friendly match against Guatemala and has, as of November 2013, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[8]

International goals

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Scores and results list Panama goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 January 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Guatemala 2–0 3-1 2013 Copa Centroamericana

Arrested on kidnapping allegations

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On 16 November 2013, Rojas was arrested by Panamanian police after they captured an alleged gang of kidnappers, Rojas being one of them.[9] In April 2014 he announced his return to professional football after spending several months in prison.[10]

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