Damián Batallini

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| name = Damián Batallini

| image =

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| fullname = Damián Iván Batallini

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|6|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Don Torcuato, Argentina

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Instituto
(on loan from Argentinos Juniors)

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Deportivo Armenio

| youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = River Plate

| youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 = Deportivo Armenio

| youthyears4 = 2010–2016 |youthclubs4 = Argentinos Juniors

| years1 = 2016– |clubs1 = Argentinos Juniors |caps1 = 99 |goals1 = 15

| years2 = 2021 |clubs2 = → Atlético San Luis (loan) |caps2 = 20 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022 |clubs3 = → Independiente (loan) |caps3 = 33 |goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2023 |clubs4= → Necaxa (loan) |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023 |clubs5= → Colón (loan) |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2024– |clubs6= → Instituto (loan)|caps6 = 13 |goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = Argentina U15 |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 11:16, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

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Damián Iván Batallini (born 24 June 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Instituto, on loan from Argentinos Juniors.{{cite news|title=Damián Batallini profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/damian-batallini/434074/|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=Soccerway|date=4 November 2017}}{{WorldFootball.net|damian-batallini}}

Club career

Batallini came through the youth ranks of Deportivo Armenio, River Plate and Argentinos Juniors.{{cite news|title=Conociendo a Damián Batallini|url=http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/futbol/profesional/noticias/20160504_5766|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=Argentinos Juniors|date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005419/http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/futbol/profesional/noticias/20160504_5766|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}} He made his pro debut for Argentinos in the Argentine Primera División against Tigre on 6 February 2016.{{cite news|title=Damián Batallini profile|url=http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/futbol/profesional/plantel/perfil/2379_damianbatallini|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=Argentinos Juniors|date=4 November 2017}} Seven matches later, Batallini scored the first goal of his career in a 2–2 draw with Racing Club.{{cite news|title=Racing 2 - Argentinos Juniors 2: jugador por jugador|url=https://www.vavel.com/ar/futbol/racing-avellaneda/634675-racing-argentinos-juniors-jugador-por-jugador.html|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=Vavel|date=17 April 2016}} He made twelve appearances and scored two goals in a season which ended in relegation to Primera B Nacional.{{cite news|title=Damián Batallini profile|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-DAMIAN-IVAN-BATALLINI-105218.html|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=BDFA|date=4 November 2017}} In the second tier, he scored three goals in sixteen games as Argentinos won the title. In December 2020, after over a hundred games for them, Batallini agreed a move to Liga MX side Atlético San Luis.{{cite news|title=Damián Batallini, el argentino que rechazó a Boca Juniors para llegar a Atlético de San Luis, último lugar de la Liga MX|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2020/12/08/damian-batallini-el-argentino-que-rechazo-a-boca-juniors-para-llegar-a-atletico-de-san-luis-ultimo-lugar-de-la-liga-mx/|accessdate=9 December 2020|work=Infobae|date=8 December 2020}}

On 25 January 2022, Batallini joined Independiente on a loan deal for a fee around 250,000 dollars until the end of the year, with a purchase option of 2 million dollars for 50% of his rights.[https://www.locoxelrojo.com/independiente/2022/01/25/primer-refuerzo-independiente-hizo-oficial-la-llegada-de-batallini/ ¡Primer refuerzo! Independiente hizo oficial la llegada de Batallini], locoxelrojo.com, 25 January 2022

International career

Batallini played for the Argentina U15 team under manager Adrián Domenech.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="7"\|Argentinos Juniors \|2016 \|rowspan="1"\|Primera División \|12	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	12	2
2016–17 \|rowspan="1"\|Primera B Nacional \|16	3	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	17	3
2017–18 \|rowspan="4"\|Primera División \|23	4	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	24	5
2018–19 \|15	2	1	0	5	1	2Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana	1	0	0	23	4
2019–20 \|19	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	2
2020–21{{#tag:ref\|Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.\|group="nb"}} \|4	1	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	5	1
colspan="2"\|Total !89	14	6	1	6	1	3	1	0	0	109	17
rowspan="1"\|Atlético San Luis \|2020–21 \|rowspan="1"\|Liga MX \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !89	14	6	1	6	1	3	1	0	0	104	17