Facundo Batista
Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa (born 16 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Necaxa.[1]
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Full name | Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | January 16, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Necaxa | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Siete Estrellas | |||||||||||||||||
Danubio | |||||||||||||||||
Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Chiasso | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Académico Viseu (loan) | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Deportivo Maldonado (loan) | 40 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Necaxa | 58 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Uruguay U18 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023 |
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]
International career
Batista is a former Uruguayan youth international.[7] He was part of Uruguay squad which finished as third at 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[8]
Honours
Uruguay U20
- South American Games silver medal: 2018[9]
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Young Player of the Year: 2020[10]
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020[10]
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.
- "9 - Facundo Batista". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Plantel para Chile 2019". 19 December 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.