Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa (born 16 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr.[1]
Club career
Batista played baby football for Siete Estrellas before joining Danubio. He left the club following an argument with a coach and joined rivals Defensor Sporting.[2] In August 2018, he joined Swiss second division club Chiasso. He joined Brazilian club Ponte Preta on loan in March 2019.[3]
Batista joined Portuguese club Académico Viseu on loan in August 2019.[4] He played eight matches for the club and scored a goal before terminating his contract in January 2020.[5]
Batista returned to Uruguay in January 2020 by signing for Deportivo Maldonado on a loan deal. He scored 16 goals from 40 matches for the club before terminating his contract on 30 June 2021.
On 17 September 2021, Batista joined Mexican club Necaxa.[6] On 2 July 2024, he joined Peñarol on a loan deal until June 2025.[7]
International career
Batista is a former Uruguayan youth international.[8] He was part of Uruguay squad which finished as third at 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[9]
Honours
Peñarol
Uruguay U20
- South American Games silver medal: 2018[11]
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Young Player of the Year: 2020[12]
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020[12]
References
- ^ Facundo Batista at Soccerway
- ^ "Facundo Batista, el goleador curtido por el sacrificio de la feria". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Ponte Preta surpreende e anuncia contratação de atacante uruguaio". 14 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Facundo Batista reforça o Académico de Viseu". 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Académico de Viseu rescindiu com Facundo Batista e Ismael Diaz". 13 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Rayos del Necaxa presentó a Facundo Batista como refuerzo para el Apertura 2021". 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Facundo Batista, nuevo refuerzo de Peñarol: "Es un desafío muy importante, si no el más importante de mi carrera"" (in Spanish). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "9 - Facundo Batista". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Plantel para Chile 2019". 19 December 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Peñarol: los 41 jugadores que usó Aguirre para el título, los que más jugaron y goleadores". 2 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
- Facundo Batista at WorldFootball.net