Rodrigo Battaglia

Rodrigo Battaglia
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia
Date of birth	July 12, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Morón, Argentina
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lisbon
Number	5
Youth career
	Vélez Sársfield
	Almagro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	Huracán
2013–2014	Racing Club
2014–	Braga
2014	Braga B
2014−2016	→ Moreirense (loan)
2016	→ Rosario Central (loan)
2016	→ Chaves (loan)
International career
2011	Argentina U-20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia (born 12 July 1991) is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Sporting Lisbon in Primeira Liga.

Career

Battaglia spent time in the youth divisions of Vélez Sársfield and Almagro before joining Huracán. He made his professional debut aged 19 as a substitute in a 3–0 away defeat to Racing Club in the Primera División on 2 October 2010.^[1] His first goal for the club came on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 win against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.^[2]

In January 2014, Battaglia joined Sporting Braga in Portugal.^[3]

Battaglia played for the Argentina U-20 team that finished third in the 2011 South American Youth Championship. As of March 2011 he has made eight appearances at under–20 level.