Oliver Batista Meier (born 16 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers, on loan from Dynamo Dresden. [1]
 Batista Meier with Bayern Munich in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaiserslautern, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Grasshoppers (on loan from Dynamo Dresden) | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Wiesenthalerhof | |||
| –2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2016–2019 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Bayern Munich II | 43 | (16) |
| 2020–2022 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | → SC Verl (loan) | 28 | (10) |
| 2024– | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Club career edit
Batista Meier made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in an away 3–1 loss to Würzburger Kickers.[2] On 30 May 2020, he made his first appearance for the first team, which was also his debut in the Bundesliga, when he replaced Serge Gnabry in the 78th minute of a 5–0 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf, at the Allianz Arena.[3]
On 10 September 2020, Batista Meier joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a season-long loan deal with option to buy.[4]
On 11 January 2023, Batista Meier moved to SC Verl on a 1.5-year loan.[5] On 21 December 2023, Dynamo Dresden announced they will terminate the loan early on 1 January 2024.[6]
On 1 February 2024, Batista Meier moved on a new loan to Grasshoppers in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[7]
International career edit
Batista Meier came through the Germany national team youth setups and played at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He received a call up to the Brazil U20s in November 2019, but remains uncapped for his second nation.[8]
Personal life edit
Batista Meier was born in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate to a German father and Brazilian mother. He grew up speaking both German and Brazilian Portuguese, though he admits that he has since forgotten most of his Portuguese.[9][10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 2 February 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| SC Verl (loan) | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 20 | 9 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Grasshopper (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27 | ||
- ^ Games in the relegation play-off.
- ^ Games in the Sachsenpokal.
- ^ Games in the Westfalenpokal.
Honours edit
Bayern Munich
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Silver: 2018[12]
References edit
- ^ "SGD verpflichtet Oliver Batista Meier". Dynamo Dresden (in German). 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Würzburger Kickers – Bayern München II -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Bayern Munich v Fortuna Düsseldorf". The Guardian. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Bayern-talent Batista Meier op huurbasis naar Fryslân" [Bayern talent Batista Meier on loan to Friesland]. sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "OLIVER BATISTA MEIER KOMMT LEIHWEISE" (in German). SC Verl. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "OLIVER BATISTA MEIER KEHRT NACH DRESDEN ZURÜCK" [OLIVER BATISTA MEIER RETURNS TO DRESDEN] (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "GC Zurich signs Oliver Batista Meier on loan". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 é convocada para jogos com Peru e Colômbia" [Brazil U20s call up to games against Peru and Colombia]. cbf.com.br (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Who is Oliver Batista Meier, Bayern Munich's half-Brazilian teenage winger?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Oliver Batista Meier". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Oliver Batista Meier at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "FRITZ-WALTER-MEDAILLE IN GOLD AN HAVERTZ, KATTERBACH UND PAWOLLEK" (in German). German Football Association. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
External links edit
- Oliver Batista Meier – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Oliver Batista Meier at DFB (also available in German)
- Oliver Batista Meier at kicker (in German)
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