Facundo Batista
Uruguayan footballer (born 1999)
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Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa (born 16 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Nacional.[1]
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Batista with Peñarol in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Siete Estrellas | |||||||||||||||||
| Danubio | |||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Chiasso | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Académico Viseu (loan) | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Deportivo Maldonado (loan) | 40 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Necaxa | 62 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Querétaro (loan) | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Peñarol (loan) | 17 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Atlético Nacional | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Uruguay U18 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Batista played baby football for Siete Estrellas before joining Danubio. He left the club following an argument with a coach and joined rivals Defensor Sporting.[2] In August 2018, he joined Swiss second division club Chiasso. He joined Brazilian club Ponte Preta on loan in March 2019.[3]
Batista joined Portuguese club Académico Viseu on loan in August 2019.[4] He played eight matches for the club and scored a goal before terminating his contract in January 2020.[5]
Batista returned to Uruguay in January 2020 by signing for Deportivo Maldonado on a loan deal. He scored 16 goals from 40 matches for the club before terminating his contract on 30 June 2021.
On 17 September 2021, Batista joined Mexican club Necaxa.[6] On 2 July 2024, he joined Peñarol on a loan deal until June 2025.[7]
International career
Batista is a former Uruguayan youth international.[8] He was part of Uruguay squad which finished as third at 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[9]
Honours
Peñarol
Uruguay U20
- South American Games silver medal: 2018[11]
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Young Player of the Year: 2020[12]
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020[12]
