Rodrigo Battaglia

Rodrigo Battaglia
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia
Date of birth (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Morón, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 21
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Almagro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Huracán 68 (4)
2013 Racing Club 8 (0)
2014–2017 Braga 22 (1)
2014 Braga B 2 (1)
2014−2015 → Moreirense (loan) 35 (3)
2016 → Rosario Central (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Chaves (loan) 14 (3)
2017−2022 Sporting CP 56 (1)
2020−2021 → Alavés (loan) 32 (1)
2021–2022 → Mallorca (loan) 26 (0)
2022−2023 Mallorca 15 (0)
2023− Atlético Mineiro 58 (2)
International career
2011 Argentina U20 13 (0)
2018 Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo βaˈtaɣlja];[α] Italian: [roˈdriːɡo batˈtaʎʎa];[1][2] born 12 July 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.

Club career

Battaglia was born and raised in Argentina and is of Italian descent.[3] He spent time in the youth divisions of Vélez Sársfield and Almagro before joining Huracán. He made his professional debut aged 19 in a 3–0 away defeat to Racing Club in the Primera División on 3 October 2010.[4] His first goal for the club came on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 win against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.[5]

In January 2014, Battaglia joined S.C. Braga in Portugal, playing 26 games for the club with loan spells in the middle at fellow Primeira Liga sides Moreirense and Chaves, and at his homeland club Rosario Central.[6]

On 15 May 2018, Battaglia and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.[7][8] Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend,[9] which they lost to C.D. Aves.

On 27 August 2020, he went to Deportivo Alavés on loan.[10]

On 12 August 2021, Battaglia joined Mallorca on a season-long loan.[11] On 29 July 2022, he joined Mallorca permanently, signing a two-year deal.[12]

On 1 April 2023, Battaglia joined Brazilian Série A side Atlético Mineiro, signing a contract until December 2024.[13] On 30 November 2023, he extended his contract with the club until December 2025.[14]

International career

Battaglia played nine games for the Argentina U-20 team in the 2011 South American Youth Championship held in January and February 2011 in Peru. The team finished third in this tournament, qualifying for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in July and August 2011 in Colombia. Battaglia appeared in four out of five tournament matches, before the team was eliminated in the quarter-final by Portugal.

In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[15] However, he was not included the final 23 man squad selected by coach Jorge Sampaoli.

On 11 September 2018, Battaglia made his debut in the senior team in a 0–0 draw friendly match against the Colombia national football team.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 December 2024[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huracán 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 29 1 — — — — 29 1
2011–12 Primera B Nacional 32 3 0 0 — — — 32 3
2012–13 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Total 68 4 — — — 68 4
Racing Club 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 8 0 — — 1[a] 0 — 9 0
Braga 2013–14 Primeira Liga 6 0 1 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2016–17 16 1 — 3 0 — — 19 1
Total 22 1 1 0 3 0 — — 26 1
Braga B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 2 1 — — — — 2 1
Moreirense (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 25 2 2 0 5 1 — — 32 3
2015–16 10 1 1 0 0 0 — — 11 1
Total 35 3 3 0 5 1 — — 43 4
Rosario Central (loan) 2016 Argentine Primera División 4 0 — — 1[b] 0 — 5 0
Chaves (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 14 3 3 1 1 0 — — 18 4
Sporting CP 2017–18 33 1 6 0 4 0 14[c] 2 — 57 3
2018–19 8 0 0 0 1 0 2[d] 0 — 11 0
2019–20 15 0 0 0 3 0 2[d] 0 0 0 20 0
Total 56 1 6 0 8 0 18 2 0 0 88 3
Alavés (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 32 1 3 0 — — — 35 1
Mallorca (loan) 2021–22 26 0 5 0 — — — 31 0
Mallorca 2022–23 15 0 3 0 — — — 18 0
Atlético Mineiro 2023 Série A 22 0 4 1 — 7[b] 0 1[e] 0 34 1
2024 26 0 8 1 — 13[b] 1 9[e] 2 56 4
Total 48 0 12 2 — 20 1 10 2 90 5
Career total 330 14 36 3 17 1 40 3 10 2 433 23
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro

Honours

Sporting CP
Atlético Mineiro

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Battaglia is pronounced [baˈtaɣlja].

References

  1. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Rodrigo". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ^ Luciano Canepari. "battaglia". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Adesso su Rodrigo Battaglia c'è l'Atalanta" (in Italian). 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ Huracán: debutaría el juvenil Battaglia at ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Fecha 7, Clausura 2011, Argentina".
  6. ^ "Battaglia: "Estou impressionado, o SC Braga é muito grande"" [Battaglia: "I'm impressed, SC Braga is great"] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 12 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Jesus e jogadores agredidos na Academia" [Jesus and players attacked at Academy]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. ^ Kiley, Ben (15 May 2018). "Sporting Lisbon players attacked at training ground after failing to secure Champions League spot". Sports Joe. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Sporting Lisbon: Players agree to play Portuguese Cup final after attack". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Rodrigo Battaglia ficha por el Deportivo Alavés". Deportivo Alavés (in Spanish). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  11. ^ "El RCD Mallorca incorpora a Rodrigo Battaglia" [RCD Mallorca adds Rodrigo Battaglia]. rcdmallorca.es (in Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Rodrigo Battaglia vuelve al RCD Mallorca" [Rodrigo Battaglia returns to RCD Mallorca]. rcdmallorca.es (in Spanish). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Battaglia é do Galo" [Battaglia to Galo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Galo renova contrato de Rodrigo Battaglia" [Galo renews Rodrigo Battaglia's contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists - Goal.com".
  16. ^ "Colombia vs. Argentina - 12 September 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ Rodrigo Battaglia at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Battaglia". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 4 January 2018.