Augusto Batalla | |
Fullname: | Augusto Martín Batalla Barga[1] |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1996 |
Birth Place: | Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | River Plate |
Youthyears1: | 2001–2016 |
Youthclubs1: | River Plate |
Years1: | 2016– |
Clubs1: | River Plate |
Caps1: | 36 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018 |
Clubs3: | → Tigre (loan) |
Caps3: | 10 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Clubs4: | → Unión La Calera (loan) |
Caps4: | 22 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs5: | → O'Higgins (loan) |
Caps5: | 32 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs6: | → San Lorenzo (loan) |
Caps6: | 54 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2024 |
Clubs7: | → Granada (loan) |
Caps7: | 17 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
Nationalteam1: | Argentina U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
Nationalteam2: | Argentina U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
Nationalteam3: | Argentina U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 24 May 2024 |
Augusto Martín Batalla Barga (born 30 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for River Plate. He is a former Argentina U20's international.
Batalla 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]
He 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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2016-17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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