Pablo Batalla

Pablo Batalla
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Martín Batalla
Date of birth	January 16, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Roca; (player & sporting director)
Youth career
	Deportivo Roca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	Vélez Sársfield
2005	C.F. Pachuca
2006	Vélez Sársfield
2007	Quilmes
2007	Gimnasia LP
2008	Quilmes
2008	Deportivo Cali
2009–2014	Bursaspor
2014–2015	Beijing Guoan
2016–2018	Bursaspor
2019–	Deportivo Roca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2018

Pablo Martín Batalla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo βaˈtaʝa];^[a] born January 16, 1984), is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Deportivo Roca where he also works as a sporting director.

Career

Batalla started his career with Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield in 2003, he has had two spells with the club, also playing for C.F. Pachuca in Mexico and for Quilmes Atlético Club during their relegation season in Clausura 2007.

Batalla signed for Bursaspor for the start of the Turkish Super League 2009–2010 season.

On 19 February 2014, Batalla transferred to Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan^[1] but returned to Bursaspor in late January 2016.^[2] He scored his first goal at the 2015–16 season of the Süper Lig against Eskişehirspor on 27 February 2016.^[3]

Later career

In August 2019, Batalla returned to Deportivo Roca as a sporting director and player.^[4] He got his debut as a player on 9 September 2019.^[5]

Club

As of 11 September 2016^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup		International		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Cali	2009	20	10	0	0	0	0	20	10
Bursaspor	2009–10	25	8	0	0	0	0	25	8
	2010–11	32	3	3	0	3	1	38	4
	2011–12	40	13	4	2	4	0	48	15
	2012–13	33	15	4	1	4	3	41	19
	2013–14	11	3	0	0	2	1	13	4
	2015–16	14	3	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2016–17	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total for Bursaspor		158	47	11	3	13	5	182	35
Beijing Guoan	2014	20	8	0	0	0	0	20	8
Beijing Guoan	2015	30	10	0	0	9	4	39	14
Total for Beijin Guoan		50	18	0	0	9	4	59	22
Career Total		228	55	11	3	22	9	261	67

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

Primera División Argentina (1): 2005 Clausura

Bursaspor

Süper Lig (1): 2009–2010

Notes

^ In isolation, Batalla is pronounced [baˈtaʝa].

References

^ 国安官方宣布签约土超助攻王 at sports.sina.com 2014-02-19 Retrieved 2014-02-19
^ http://www.bursasporluyuz.org/batalla-imzaliyor-n21485/
^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/eskisehirspor-0-1-bursaspor-40061159
^ Batalla asumió como director deportivo del “Depo”, lasuperdigital.com.ar, 5 August 2019
^ Sueño cumplido para Pablo Batalla: de la Champions a su amado Roca, lmneuquen.com, 9 September 2019
^ "Pablo Batalla". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

External links

Pablo Batalla at Soccerway
Argentine Primera statistics at Futbolxxi.com (in Spanish)
Profile at BDFA (in Spanish)

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[1] In isolation, Batalla is pronounced [baˈtaʝa].

[2] 国安官方宣布签约土超助攻王 at sports.sina.com 2014-02-19 Retrieved 2014-02-19

[3] ttp://www.bursasporluyuz.org/batalla-imzaliyor-n21485/

[4] ttp://www.hurriyet.com.tr/eskisehirspor-0-1-bursaspor-40061159

[5] Batalla asumió como director deportivo del “Depo”, lasuperdigital.com.ar, 5 August 2019

[6] Sueño cumplido para Pablo Batalla: de la Champions a su amado Roca, lmneuquen.com, 9 September 2019

[SW-7] "Pablo Batalla". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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