Batata (footballer, born 2000)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Baltazar Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | May 6, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Jaraguá, Goiás, Brazil[1] | ||
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 | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Vila Nova | 4 | (0) |
2018– | Sion | 1 | (0) |
*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
- Batata at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- FC Sion Profile
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Goiás
- Brazilian footballers
- FC Sion players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- Swiss Super League players
- Association football wingers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Swiss football biography stubs