Oliver Batista Meier
German footballer
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Oliver Batista Meier (born 16 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.
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Batista Meier with Bayern Munich in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaiserslautern, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Paderborn | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Wiesenthalerhof | |||
| –2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2016–2019 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Bayern Munich II | 43 | (16) |
| 2020–2022 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Dynamo Dresden | 32 | (1) |
| 2023 | → SC Verl (loan) | 28 | (10) |
| 2024 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | SSV Ulm | 15 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Preußen Münster | 30 | (6) |
| 2026– | SC Paderborn | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Batista Meier made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in an away 3–1 loss to Würzburger Kickers.[1] On 30 May 2020, he made his first appearance for the first team, which was also his debut in the Bundesliga, when he replaced Serge Gnabry in the 78th minute of a 5–0 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf, at the Allianz Arena.[2]
On 10 September 2020, Batista Meier joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a season-long loan deal with option to buy.[3]
In January 2022, he signed with Dynamo Dresden.[4]
On 11 January 2023, Batista Meier moved to SC Verl on a 1.5-year loan.[5] On 21 December 2023, Dynamo Dresden announced they will terminate the loan early on 1 January 2024.[6]
On 1 February 2024, Batista Meier moved on a new loan to Grasshoppers in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[7] On 19 June 2024, Grasshoppers announced that Batista Meier would depart the club.[8] He had made just eight appearances and started in just two of these. For the final two games of the season, he was not even selected anymore.
On 15 January 2025, Batista Meier joined SSV Ulm on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[9]
On 1 July 2025, Batista Meier signed with Preußen Münster.[10]
On 25 June 2026, Batista Meier moved to Bundesliga newcomers SC Paderborn.[11]
International career
Batista Meier came through the Germany national team youth setups and played at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He received a call up to the Brazil U20s in November 2019, but remains uncapped for his second nation.[12]
Personal life
Batista Meier was born in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate to a German father and Brazilian mother. He grew up speaking both German and Brazilian Portuguese, though he admits that he has since forgotten most of his Portuguese.[13][14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 April 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| SC Verl (loan) | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 20 | 9 | — | — | 4[d] | 0 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Grasshopper (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| SSV Ulm | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Preußen Münster | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| Paderborn 07 | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 183 | 37 | ||
- Games in the relegation play-off.
- Games in the Sachsenpokal.
- Appearance in Saxony Cup
- Games in the Westfalenpokal.