Augusto Martín Batalla Barga (born 30 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, on loan from River Plate. He is a former Argentina U20's international.
 Batalla with Unión La Calera in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augusto Martín Batalla Barga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Rayo Vallecano (on loan from River Plate) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2016 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | River Plate | 36 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Tigre (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 54 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Granada (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Argentina U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Argentina U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBatalla is product of the River Plate academy, which he joined as a five-year old.[2] In 2015, River Plate accepted a loan offer from La Liga side Real Madrid for Batalla with the option of a permanent move.[3] However, Batalla turned down the move to Real Madrid for personal reasons.[4]
He made his first-team debut in 2016 and was promoted by Manager Marcelo Gallardo as first-choice goalkeeper after Marcelo Barovero left the club.[2][5] Batalla remained as the club's first choice goalkeeper, initially impressing, winning the 2015–16 Copa Argentina[6] and the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana titles,[7] before losing his place after errors and the signing of German Lux in June 2017.[8]
After falling further down the pecking order after the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani in January 2018.[9] On 5 January 2018, Batalla signed a one-year loan deal with fellow Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán.[10] After impressing and helping the club progress in the Copa Libertadores,[11] On 25 June, Batalla announced on his social media he would be leaving Atlético Tucumán from his loan spell early.[12]
On 3 January 2024, Batalla joined Spanish La Liga club Granada on loan for the remainder of the season, with the option to make the move permanent.[13] On 23 August, after suffering relegation, he moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano also in a temporary deal.[14]
International career
editHe has represented Argentina at various youth levels, including winning South American Under-17 Football Championship in 2013 for the Argentina U17 's where he won the Best goalkeeper of the South American Under-17 Football Championship's[4] and he also won the South American Youth Football Championship for the Argentina U20 in 2015.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 May 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2017-18 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tigre (loan) | 2018-19 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Unión La Calera (loan) | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| O'Higgins (loan) | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| San Lorenzo (loan) | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Granada (loan) | 2023-24 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 194 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 247 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONMEBOL Recopa
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Torneos de Verano
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ One appearance in Torneos de Verano, One appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
editClub
- River Plate
- Argentina U17
- Argentina U20
Individual
- Best goalkeeper of the South American Under-17 Football Championship.[4]
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2023
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Augusto Batalla, el heredero: la historia, el recorrido y la mirada del joven que reemplazará a Barovero". La Nacion (in Spanish).
- ^ "Real Madrid agree loan for goalkeeper Augusto Batalla - River Plate president". ESPN. 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Augusto Batalla, the goalkeeper who wanted Real Madrid and today is no longer valid for River Plate" (in Spanish). Futbol Internacional.
- ^ "Discreto debut para Augusto Batalla". Identidad Monumental. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Copa Argentina / Web oficial de la Copa Argentina".
- ^ "HTML Center".
- ^ Germán Lux se marcha a River Plate (Germán Lux goes to River Plate); La Voz de Galicia, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ "River Plate will pay the $3 million release clause for Atletico Nacional's Franco Armani. He will sign for 3 years with River". 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Batalla en Tucumán". Olé. 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Surprise: Batalla leaves Atlético Tucumán". ESPN. 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Augusto Batalla will leave Atlético Tucumán". Olé. 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Augusto Batalla, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official Statement | Augusto Batalla, new Granada CF player]. www.granadacf.es (in Spanish). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Augusto Batalla, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Augusto Batalla, new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Augusto Batalla at Soccerway
External links
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- Augusto Batalla at Soccerway