Cristian Battocchio
 Battocchio training with Watford in April 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Damián Battocchio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | UNAM | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2009–2011 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Udinese | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Watford (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Watford | 35 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Brest | 68 | (13) |
| 2017–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Brest | 53 | (5) |
| 2021 | Tokushima Vortis | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Pumas UNAM | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011–2013 | Italy U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Italy U21 | 18 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:15, 6 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Cristian Damián Battocchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjam batˈtɔkkjo]; born 10 February 1992) is an Argentine-born Italian[2] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Club Universidad Nacional. Battocchio is a central midfielder and deep-lying playmaker.[3]
Club career[]
Udinese[]
Born in Rosario, Argentina, Battocchio arrived at Italian club Udinese in 2009[4] at the age of 16 from Newell's Old Boys in Argentina for a transfer fee of €200,000[3] In the 2010–11 season he became the captain of the youth team of Udinese.[5] On 27 February 2011, he made his debut with the first team of Udinese against Palermo In a historic 7–0 victory for Udinese,[5][6] coming on from the bench after the game had already been won.[6]
On 29 September 2011, he made his second appearance with the first team in the UEFA Europa League competition, facing Celtic in a 1–1 draw.[7] before the match his first team coach Francesco Guidolin said that Battocchio was now ready for the first team and compared him to David Pizarro,[3] Johan Walem, the youth coach of Udinese, said "he is now stable for the first team, has important qualities: vision of the game, a good foot, kick the penalties. He can do well as deep-lying playmaker".[3]
Watford[]
On 30 August 2012, Battocchio was loaned to Watford, with Watford having the choice to purchase him at the end of the deal. Battocchio played in Watford's 4–0 win over Huddersfield on 19 January, and scored Watford's final goal – his first for the club – with a lovely finish from a beautiful team move which has been described as one of the best team goals ever at Vicarage Road. This goal won Watford "Goal Of The Season" as voted by the fans and Battocchio was awarded the trophy. Battocchio then scored his second goal for Watford against Blackpool on 9 March 2013.
Battocchio signed for Watford on a permanent basis on 19 July 2013, with the contract running for a period of three years until 2016. Battocchio scored his first league goal as a permanent Watford player in a 1–0 win at home to Wigan Athletic on 28 September 2013.
Loan to Virtus Entella[]
After falling down the pecking order under then Watford manager Beppe Sannino, Battocchio moved on a season-long loan to Serie B side Virtus Entella on 26 August 2014.[8]
Brest[]
Battocchio left Watford in the summer of 2015, signing a two-year deal at Stade Brestois 29 on 11 August 2015.[9]
Maccabi Tel Aviv[]
On 10 July 2017, Battocchio signed a two-year contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. with an option to extend for another year.[10]
Return to Brest[]
On 19 January 2019, Battocchio signed to Brest for the second time.[11] On 3 December 2019, he scored his first Brest goals (and Brest's first top-flight hat-trick in almost 29 years) in a 5-0 win over RC Strasbourg.[12]
Tokushima Vortis[]
On 4 February 2021, Battochio signed with Japanese side Tokushima Vortis.[13]
International career[]
On 9 October 2011, Battocchio was called up to the Italy U20 squad by coach Luigi Di Biagio.[14] Then on 9 November 2011 he made his debut with Italy U20s in a friendly against Ghana U20s, ending in a 3–0 win for the Azzurri.[15] He went on to play for Italy at U21 level.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 8 November 2019[16]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Udinese | 2010–11 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Watford (loan) | 2012–13 | Championship | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 41 | 5 | |||
| Total | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | ||
| Virtus Entella (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Brest | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 8 | |||
| Total | 68 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 13 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2017–18 | Ligat Ha`Al | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Brest | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 246 | 23 | ||
- ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in the Europa League
References[]
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2012 and 30/09/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Cristian Battocchio Player profile
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Battocchio, l'Udinese ha fatto di nuovo centro. Da Pizarro a Inler, potrebbe essere l'argentino la nuova mente dei friulani..." Goal. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ " www.gazzetta.it (christian battocchio profile)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Udinese, Battocchio: "Esordio? Ero un po' troppo nervoso" – TUTTO MERCATO WEB
- ^ Jump up to: a b Palermo 0–7 Udinese – Goal.com
- ^ Football Italia – the Italian football website for English-speaking football fans Archived 18 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hornets confirm Battocchio loan move".
- ^ "French club announce Battocchio signing".
- ^ "Battochio to Maccabi Tel Aviv".
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Brest, torna l'ex Udinese ed Entella Cristian Battocchio" (in Italian). Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Battocchio blasts hat-trick as Brest batter Strasbourg".
- ^ "Transferts : Cristian Battocchio quitte Brest pour le Japon" [Transfers: Cristian Battocchio leaves Brest for Japan]. L'Équipe (in French). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ " Di Biagio ha scelto i 18 per la sfida alla Polonia
- ^ "L'Italia Under 20 piega il Ghana (3–0)
- ^ Cristian Battocchio at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
External links[]
- Cristian Battocchio at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Association football midfielders
- Italian footballers
- Italy youth international footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Argentine footballers
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Serie A players
- English Football League players
- Serie B players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Watford F.C. players
- Virtus Entella players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Israel