Augusto Batalla
Argentine footballer (born 1996)
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Augusto Martín Batalla Barga (born 30 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano. He is a former Argentina U20's international.
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Batalla with Unión La Calera in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augusto Martín Batalla Barga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2016 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2025 | River Plate | 36 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Tigre (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 54 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Granada (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Argentina U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Argentina U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Batalla is product of the River Plate academy, which he joined as a five-year old.[2] In 2015, River Plate accepted a loan offer from La Liga side Real Madrid for Batalla with the option of a permanent move.[3] However, Batalla turned down the move to Real Madrid for personal reasons.[4]
He made his first-team debut in 2016 and was promoted by Manager Marcelo Gallardo as first-choice goalkeeper after Marcelo Barovero left the club.[2][5] Batalla remained as the club's first choice goalkeeper, initially impressing, winning the 2015–16 Copa Argentina[6] and the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana titles,[7] before losing his place after errors and the signing of German Lux in June 2017.[8]
After falling further down the pecking order after the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani in January 2018.[9] On 5 January 2018, Batalla signed a one-year loan deal with fellow Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán.[10] After impressing and helping the club progress in the Copa Libertadores,[11] On 25 June, Batalla announced on his social media he would be leaving Atlético Tucumán from his loan spell early.[12]
On 3 January 2024, Batalla joined Spanish La Liga club Granada on loan for the remainder of the season, with the option to make the move permanent.[13] On 23 August, after suffering relegation, he moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano also in a temporary deal.[14]
On 20 March 2025, Rayo bought Batalla permanently, with the player agreeing to a contract until 2030.[15]
International career
He has represented Argentina at various youth levels, including winning South American Under-17 Football Championship in 2013 for the Argentina U17 's where he won the Best goalkeeper of the South American Under-17 Football Championship's[4] and he also won the South American Youth Football Championship for the Argentina U20 in 2015.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 March 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tigre (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Unión La Calera (loan) | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| O'Higgins (loan) | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Chilean Primera División | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| San Lorenzo (loan) | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Granada (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2024–25 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2025–26 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[f] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 71 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 255 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 318 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in CONMEBOL Recopa
- Appearance(s) in Torneos de Verano
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- One appearance in Torneos de Verano, One appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Club
- River Plate
- Argentina U17
- Argentina U20
Individual
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2023[17]
