PRONUNCIATION: dah-knee ROW-VEE-RAH
POSITION: Defender
BIRTHDATE: Dec. 15, 1996
HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 140
HOMETOWN: Bogota, Colombia
YOUTH CLUB: New England Revolution Academy
PREVIOUS TEAMS: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC), Dean College (NCAA), University of Vermont (NCAA)
PROFILE
Signed on January 18, 2025, Rovira is a USL Championship veteran who brings defensive experience and depth to Rhode Island FC. He enters his second season with the Ocean State club in 2026.
2025: Rovira made eight appearances off the bench in 2025, logging 102 minutes across all competitions.
Before RIFC: Rovira came to the Ocean State after making 138 appearances in six seasons with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, scoring one goal and dishing 14 assists in nearly 7,000 minutes of action throughout his career with the 2023 Players’ Shield winners. In 2024, Rovira played 781 minutes across 28 regular-season appearances, making 10 starts and helping the Riverhounds to its seventh-straight USL Championship playoff berth. He ended the season with 11 clearances, two blocks, and 13 interceptions for a Pittsburgh defense that conceded a USL Championship-low 29 goals and led the league with 16 clean sheets. Before joining the Hounds, Rovira played collegiately at Dean College (2016) and the University of Vermont (2017-2018). In three collegiate seasons, Rovira made 30 starts in 41 appearances, netting one goal and adding five assists. In his youth, he spent time playing for the New England Revolution Academy under current Rhode Island FC Head Coach and General Manager Khano Smith, and Assistant Coach/Director of Goalkeeping Karl Spratt.
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