Pablo Batalla
Pablo Martín Batalla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo βaˈtaʝa];[lower-alpha 1] born January 16, 1984), is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Deportivo Roca where he also works as a sporting director.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Martín Batalla | ||
| Date of birth | January 16, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Deportivo Roca (player & sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Roca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Vélez Sársfield | 41 | (1) |
| 2005 | C.F. Pachuca | 10 | (0) |
| 2006 | Vélez Sársfield | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | Quilmes | 17 | (3) |
| 2007 | Gimnasia LP | 14 | (1) |
| 2008 | Quilmes | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Deportivo Cali | 28 | (4) |
| 2009–2014 | Bursaspor | 142 | (42) |
| 2014–2015 | Beijing Guoan | 50 | (18) |
| 2016–2018 | Bursaspor | 74 | (17) |
| 2019– | Deportivo Roca | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2018 | |||
Career
Batalla started his career with Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield in 2003, he has had two spells with the club, also playing for C.F. Pachuca in Mexico and for Quilmes Atlético Club during their relegation season in Clausura 2007.
Batalla signed for Bursaspor for the start of the Turkish Super League 2009–2010 season.
On 19 February 2014, Batalla transferred to Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan[1] but returned to Bursaspor in late January 2016.[2] He scored his first goal at the 2015–16 season of the Süper Lig against Eskişehirspor on 27 February 2016.[3]
Later career
In August 2019, Batalla returned to Deportivo Roca as a sporting director and player.[4] He got his debut as a player on 9 September 2019.[5]
Club
- As of 11 September 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Cali | 2009 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| Bursaspor | 2009–10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010–11 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 15 | |
| 2012–13 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 19 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total for Bursaspor | 158 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 182 | 35 | |
| Beijing Guoan | 2014 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| 2015 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 14 | |
| Total for Beijin Guoan | 50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 22 | |
| Career Total | 228 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 261 | 67 | |
Honours
Vélez Sársfield
Bursaspor
Notes
- In isolation, Batalla is pronounced [baˈtaʝa].
References
- 国安官方宣布签约土超助攻王 at sports.sina.com 2014-02-19 Retrieved 2014-02-19
- http://www.bursasporluyuz.org/batalla-imzaliyor-n21485/
- http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/eskisehirspor-0-1-bursaspor-40061159
- Batalla asumió como director deportivo del “Depo”, lasuperdigital.com.ar, 5 August 2019
- Sueño cumplido para Pablo Batalla: de la Champions a su amado Roca, lmneuquen.com, 9 September 2019
- "Pablo Batalla". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Pablo Batalla at Soccerway
- Argentine Primera statistics at Futbolxxi.com (in Spanish)
- Profile at BDFA (in Spanish)