Batata (footballer, born 2000)

Batata
Personal information
Full name	Baltazar Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira
Date of birth	May 6, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Jaraguá, Goiás, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sion
Number	7
Youth career
2015–2018	Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018	Vila Nova
2018–	Sion
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2018

Baltazar Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira (born 6 May 2000), better known as Batata, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swiss club FC Sion.

Professional career

Batata began playing senior football with Vila Nova Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Goiano in 2018. On 17 May 2017, Batata transferred to FC Sion in Switzerland.^[2] Batata made his professional debut for Sion in a 2-1 Swiss Super League loss to FC Lugano on 22 July 2018.^[3]

Personal life

Batata's real first name is Baltazar after his father, but prefers to go by his childhood nickname (meaning potato in Portuguese).^[4]

References

^ "Baltazar". 26 February 2017.
^ Pereira, Charlie. "Vila Nova oficializa negociação de Philippe e Batata para o Sion".
^ "Sion vs. Lugano - 22 July 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ Oliveira, Wagner. "Promovido ao profissional do Vila Nova, Batata explica apelido e revela inspiração em volante Robston".

External links

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[1] "Baltazar". 26 February 2017.

[2] Pereira, Charlie. "Vila Nova oficializa negociação de Philippe e Batata para o Sion".

[3] "Sion vs. Lugano - 22 July 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

[4] Oliveira, Wagner. "Promovido ao profissional do Vila Nova, Batata explica apelido e revela inspiração em volante Robston".

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