Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa (born 16 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Necaxa.[1]

Facundo Batista
Personal information
Full name Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa
Date of birth (1999-01-16) January 16, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Querétaro
(on loan from Necaxa)
Number 9
Youth career
Siete Estrellas
Danubio
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Chiasso 9 (2)
2019Ponte Preta (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020Académico Viseu (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2021Deportivo Maldonado (loan) 40 (16)
2021– Necaxa 62 (14)
2024–Querétaro (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017 Uruguay U18 9 (6)
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 14 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Club career edit

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 edit

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 edit

Uruguay U20

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ Facundo Batista at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Facundo Batista, el goleador curtido por el sacrificio de la feria". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ponte Preta surpreende e anuncia contratação de atacante uruguaio". 14 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Facundo Batista reforça o Académico de Viseu". 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Académico de Viseu rescindiu com Facundo Batista e Ismael Diaz". 13 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Rayos del Necaxa presentó a Facundo Batista como refuerzo para el Apertura 2021". 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ^ "9 - Facundo Batista". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Plantel para Chile 2019". 19 December 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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