Damián Batallini

Damián Batallini
Personal information
Full name Damián Iván Batallini
Date of birth (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Don Torcuato, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Instituto
(on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
Number 11
Youth career
Deportivo Armenio
River Plate
Deportivo Armenio
2010–2016 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Argentinos Juniors 99 (15)
2021 → Atlético San Luis (loan) 20 (0)
2022 → Independiente (loan) 33 (3)
2023 → Necaxa (loan) 13 (1)
2023 → Colón (loan) 7 (1)
2024– → Instituto (loan) 1 (0)
International career
Argentina U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Damián Iván Batallini (born 24 June 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Instituto, on loan from Argentinos Juniors.[1][3]

Club career

Batallini came through the youth ranks of Deportivo Armenio, River Plate and Argentinos Juniors.[4] He made his pro debut for Argentinos in the Argentine Primera División against Tigre on 6 February 2016.[1][4][5] Seven matches later, Batallini scored the first goal of his career in a 2–2 draw with Racing Club.[1][6] He made twelve appearances and scored two goals in a season which ended in relegation to Primera B Nacional.[7] In the second tier, he scored three goals in sixteen games as Argentinos won the title.[1] In December 2020, after over a hundred games for them, Batallini agreed a move to Liga MX side Atlético San Luis.[2]

On 25 January 2022, Batallini joined Independiente on a loan deal for a fee around 250,000 dollars until the end of the year, with a purchase option of 2 million dollars for 50% of his rights.[8]

International career

Batallini played for the Argentina U15 team under manager Adrián Domenech.[4]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2020[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentinos Juniors 2016 Primera División 12 2 0 0 — — 0 0 12 2
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 16 3 1 0 — — 0 0 17 3
2017–18 Primera División 23 4 1 1 — — 0 0 24 5
2018–19 15 2 1 0 5 1 2[a] 1 0 0 23 4
2019–20 19 2 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 0 0 23 2
2020–21[nb 1] 4 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
Total 89 14 6 1 6 1 3 1 0 0 109 17
Atlético San Luis 2020–21 Liga MX 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Career total 89 14 6 1 6 1 3 1 0 0 104 17
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Argentinos Juniors[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Damián Batallini profile". Soccerway. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Damián Batallini, el argentino que rechazó a Boca Juniors para llegar a Atlético de San Luis, último lugar de la Liga MX". Infobae. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ Damián Batallini at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ a b c "Conociendo a Damián Batallini". Argentinos Juniors. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Damián Batallini profile". Argentinos Juniors. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Racing 2 - Argentinos Juniors 2: jugador por jugador". Vavel. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Damián Batallini profile". BDFA. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  8. ^ ¡Primer refuerzo! Independiente hizo oficial la llegada de Batallini, locoxelrojo.com, 25 January 2022