Oliver Batista Meier Explained

Oliver Batista Meier
Birth Date:2001 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Kaiserslautern, Germany
Height:1.78 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Dynamo Dresden
Clubnumber:7
Youthclubs1:SV Wiesenthalerhof
Youthyears2:–2016
Youthclubs2:1. FC Kaiserslautern
Youthyears3:2016–2019
Youthclubs3:Bayern Munich
Years1:2018–2022
Clubs1:Bayern Munich II
Caps1:43
Goals1:16
Years2:2020–2022
Clubs2:Bayern Munich
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Heerenveen (loan)
Caps3:15
Goals3:1
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:Dynamo Dresden
Caps4:17
Goals4:0
Years5:2023
Clubs5:SC Verl (loan)
Caps5:28
Goals5:10
Years6:2024
Clubs6:Grasshoppers (loan)
Caps6:8
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Germany U15
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016–2017
Nationalteam2:Germany U16
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2017–2018
Nationalteam3:Germany U17
Nationalcaps3:11
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2019
Nationalteam4:Germany U19
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2020
Nationalteam5:Germany U20
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:31 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:7 October 2020

Oliver Batista Meier (born 16 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Dynamo Dresden. [1]

Club career

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] On 19 June 2024, Grasshoppers announced that Batista Meier would depart the club.[8] He had made just eight appearances and started in just two of these. For the final two games of the season, he was not even selected anymore.

International career

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.[9]

Personal life

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.[10] [11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II2018–19Regionalliga Bayern1010
2019–203. Liga184184
2021–22Regionalliga Bayern24122412
Total43160000004316
Bayern Munich2019–20Bundesliga1000000010
Heerenveen (loan)2020–21Eredivisie15100151
Dynamo Dresden2021–222. Bundesliga13010140
2022–233. Liga1210020141
2022–23000000
Total251000030281
SC Verl (loan)2023–243. Liga20940249
Grasshopper (loan)2023–24Super League8080
Career total1122700007011927

Honours

Bayern Munich

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SGD verpflichtet Oliver Batista Meier . de . Dynamo Dresden . 3 January 2022 . 3 January 2022 . 3 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220103134908/https://www.dynamo-dresden.de/saison/news/newsdetails/sgd-verpflichtet-oliver-batista-meier.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Würzburger Kickers – Bayern München II -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round) . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 20 July 2019 . 20 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Bayern Munich v Fortuna Düsseldorf . . 30 May 2020. 10 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Bayern-talent Batista Meier op huurbasis naar Fryslân . Bayern talent Batista Meier on loan to Friesland . sc-heerenveen.nl . . 10 September 2020 . 10 September 2020 . nl.
  5. Web site: SC Verl. OLIVER BATISTA MEIER KOMMT LEIHWEISE. 11 January 2023. 21 January 2023. de.
  6. Web site: Dynamo Dresden. OLIVER BATISTA MEIER KEHRT NACH DRESDEN ZURÜCK. OLIVER BATISTA MEIER RETURNS TO DRESDEN. 21 December 2023. 13 January 2024. de.
  7. Web site: GC Zurich signs Oliver Batista Meier on loan . . 2 February 2024 . 4 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Grasshopper Club Zürich. START OF TRAINING & COACHING STAFF & COMPLETION . 19 June 2024. 20 June 2024.
  9. Web site: 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 . . 12 November 2019 . 10 September 2020 . pt.
  10. Web site: Who is Oliver Batista Meier, Bayern Munich's half-Brazilian teenage winger?. 2020-09-03. bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. en.
  11. Web site: Oliver Batista Meier . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 20 July 2019.
  12. Web site: FRITZ-WALTER-MEDAILLE IN GOLD AN HAVERTZ, KATTERBACH UND PAWOLLEK . de. German Football Association. 9 August 2018. 12 December 2018.