Augusto Batalla
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Augusto Batalla
| image = Unión La Calera - Colo-Colo 20190506 33.jpg
| caption = Batalla with Unión La Calera in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Rayo Vallecano
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = 2001–2016
| youthclubs1 = River Plate
| years1 = 2016–2025
| clubs1 = River Plate
| caps1 = 36
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = → Atlético Tucumán (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = → Tigre (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019
| clubs4 = → Unión La Calera (loan)
| caps4 = 22
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = → O'Higgins (loan)
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2023
| clubs6 = → San Lorenzo (loan)
| caps6 = 54
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024
| clubs7 = → Granada (loan)
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024–2025
| clubs8 = → Rayo Vallecano (loan)
| caps8 = 32
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = Rayo Vallecano
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Argentina U15
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = Argentina U17
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2015
| nationalteam3 = Argentina U20
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 27 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
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.
Club career
Batalla is product of the River Plate academy, which he joined as a five-year old.{{cite news|title=Augusto Batalla, el heredero: la historia, el recorrido y la mirada del joven que reemplazará a Barovero|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1899698-augusto-batalla-el-heredero-la-historia-el-recorrido-y-la-mirada-del-joven-que-reemplazara-a-barovero|newspaper=La Nacion|language=Spanish}} In 2015, River Plate accepted a loan offer from La Liga side Real Madrid for Batalla with the option of a permanent move.{{cite web|title=Real Madrid agree loan for goalkeeper Augusto Batalla - River Plate president|date=14 March 2015|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/league-name/story/2346576/headline|publisher=ESPN|language=English}} However, Batalla turned down the move to Real Madrid for personal reasons.{{cite web|title=Augusto Batalla, the goalkeeper who wanted Real Madrid and today is no longer valid for River Plate|url=https://libero.pe/futbol-internacional/1157416-augusto-batalla-el-arquero-que-queria-el-real-madrid-y-hoy-ya-no-vale-para-river-plate|publisher=Futbol Internacional|language=Spanish}}
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.{{cite web|title=Discreto debut para Augusto Batalla|url=http://identidadmonumental.com/2016/08/19/discreto-debut-para-augusto-batalla/|website=Identidad Monumental|access-date=2016-12-08|archive-date=2018-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711043311/http://identidadmonumental.com/2016/08/19/discreto-debut-para-augusto-batalla/|url-status=dead}} Batalla remained as the club's first choice goalkeeper, initially impressing, winning the 2015–16 Copa Argentina{{Cite web|url=http://www.copaargentina.org/es/partido/2880_River-vs-Rosario-Central.html|title = Copa Argentina / Web oficial de la Copa Argentina}} and the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana titles,{{Cite web|url=http://estadisticas.conmebol.com/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.recopa.260262&lang=es_LA|title = HTML Center}} before losing his place after errors and the signing of German Lux in June 2017.[http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/torremarathon/2017/06/26/german-lux-marcha-river-plate/00031498502748694113542.htm Germán Lux se marcha a River Plate (Germán Lux goes to River Plate)]; La Voz de Galicia, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
After falling further down the pecking order after the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani in January 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.trollfootball.me/news/view/river-plate-will-pay-3-million-release-clause-for-atletico-nacionals|title=River Plate will pay the $3 million release clause for Atletico Nacional's Franco Armani. He will sign for 3 years with River|date=3 January 2018|publisher=}} On 5 January 2018, Batalla signed a one-year loan deal with fellow Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán.{{cite web|title=Batalla en Tucumán|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-primera/futbol-primera-atletico-tucuman-river-batalla-prestamo_0_1937206326.html|website=Olé|date=5 January 2018}} After impressing and helping the club progress in the Copa Libertadores,{{cite web|title=Surprise: Batalla leaves Atlético Tucumán|url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/4463777/augusto-batalla-dejara-atletico-tucuman|website=ESPN|date=26 June 2018}} On 25 June, Batalla announced on his social media he would be leaving Atlético Tucumán from his loan spell early.{{cite web|title=Augusto Batalla will leave Atlético Tucumán|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/river-plate/batalla-river-atletico-tucuman-despedida-futuro-libertadores_0_2039796162.html|website=Olé|date=25 June 2018}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.granadacf.es/noticias/comunicado-oficial-or-augusto-batalla-nuevo-jugador-del-granada-cf|trans-title=Official Statement {{!}} Augusto Batalla, new Granada CF player|title=Comunicado Oficial {{!}} Augusto Batalla, nuevo jugador del Granada CF|language=Spanish|website=www.granadacf.es|date=3 January 2024|accessdate=3 January 2024}} On 23 August, after suffering relegation, he moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano also in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.rayovallecano.es/noticias/augusto-batalla-nuevo-jugador-del-rayo-vallecano|title=Augusto Batalla, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano|trans-title=Augusto Batalla, new player of Rayo Vallecano|publisher=Rayo Vallecano|language=es|date=23 August 2024|accessdate=27 August 2024}}
On 20 March 2025, Rayo bought Batalla permanently, with the player agreeing to a contract until 2030.{{cite web|url=https://www.rayovallecano.es/noticias/augusto-batalla-ya-es-jugador-del-rayo-vallecano|title=Augusto Batalla ya es jugador del Rayo Vallecano|trans-title=Augusto Batalla is already a Rayo Vallecano player|publisher=Rayo Vallecano|language=es|date=20 March 2025|accessdate=1 July 2025}}
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 and he also won the South American Youth Football Championship for the Argentina U20 in 2015.
Career statistics
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|River Plate
|2016 |rowspan="3"|Argentine Primera División |4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2{{efn|name="COR"|Appearance(s) in CONMEBOL Recopa}} | 0 | 2{{efn|name="TDV"|Appearance(s) in Torneos de Verano}} | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016–17
|29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name="COL"|Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores}} | 0 | 2{{efn|One appearance in Torneos de Verano, One appearance in Supercopa Argentina}} | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2017–18
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Atlético Tucumán (loan)
|Argentine Primera División |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name="COL"}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name="TDV"}} | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tigre (loan)
|Argentine Primera División |10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| Unión La Calera (loan)
|2019 |22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4{{efn|name="COS"|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|O'Higgins (loan)
|2020 |rowspan="2"|Chilean Primera División |33 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|San Lorenzo (loan)
|2021 |rowspan="3"|Argentine Primera División |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| |2023
|36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10{{efn|name="COS"}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 51 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| Granada (loan)
|17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan)
|La Liga |32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!226 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 279 | 0 |
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Honours
Club
;River Plate
;Argentina U17
;Argentina U20
Individual
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/liga-profesional-de-futbol/el-once-ideal-de-la-liga-profesional-sin-jugadores-de-boca-y-con-tres-de-river-id527924.html |title=El once ideal de la Liga Profesional, sin jugadores de Boca y con tres de River |publisher=TyC Sports |date=8 August 2023 |language=Spanish}}
References
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External links
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{{Rayo Vallecano squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Batalla, Augusto}}
Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Category:Atlético Tucumán footballers
Category:Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Category:Unión La Calera footballers
Category:O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Category:Granada CF footballers
Category:Rayo Vallecano players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Argentina men's youth international footballers
Category:Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile