Rodrigo Battaglia

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Rodrigo Battaglia
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia
Date of birth (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Morón, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 6
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Almagro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Huracán 68 (4)
2013 Racing Club 8 (0)
2014–2017 Braga 22 (1)
2014 Braga B 2 (1)
2014−2015 → Moreirense (loan) 35 (3)
2016 → Rosario Central (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Chaves (loan) 14 (3)
2017−2022 Sporting CP 56 (1)
2020−2021 → Alavés (loan) 32 (1)
2021–2022 → Mallorca (loan) 26 (0)
2022−2023 Mallorca 15 (0)
2023−2025 Atlético Mineiro 58 (2)
2025− Boca Juniors 0 (0)
International career
2011 Argentina U20 13 (0)
2018 Argentina 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 Jan 2025

Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo βaˈtaɣlja];[α] Italian: [roˈdriːɡo batˈtaʎʎa];[1][2] born 12 July 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors.[3]

Club career

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Battaglia was born and raised in Argentina and is of Italian descent.[4] He spent time in the youth divisions of Vélez Sársfield and Almagro before joining Huracán. He made his professional debut aged 19 in a 3–0 away defeat to Racing Club in the Primera División on 3 October 2010.[5] His first goal for the club came on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 win against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.[6]

In January 2014, Battaglia joined S.C. Braga in Portugal, playing 26 games for the club with loan spells in the middle at fellow Primeira Liga sides Moreirense and Chaves, and at his homeland club Rosario Central.[7]

On 15 May 2018, Battaglia and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.[8][9] Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend,[10] which they lost to C.D. Aves.

On 27 August 2020, he went to Deportivo Alavés on loan.[11]

On 12 August 2021, Battaglia joined Mallorca on a season-long loan.[12] On 29 July 2022, he joined Mallorca permanently, signing a two-year deal.[13]

On 1 April 2023, Battaglia joined Brazilian Série A side Atlético Mineiro, signing a contract until December 2024.[14] On 30 November 2023, he extended his contract with the club until December 2025.[15] In 2024, he was included in El País' South American Team of the Year, playing as a central defender in coach Gabriel Milito's 3-5-2 formation in Atlético's runners-up campaign at the Copa Libertadores.[16]

On 21 January 2025, Battaglia joined Boca Juniors on a three-year deal.[17]

International career

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Battaglia played nine games for the Argentina U-20 team in the 2011 South American Youth Championship held in January and February 2011 in Peru. The team finished third in this tournament, qualifying for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in July and August 2011 in Colombia. Battaglia appeared in four out of five tournament matches, before the team was eliminated in the quarter-final by Portugal.

In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[18] However, he was not included the final 23 man squad selected by coach Jorge Sampaoli.

On 11 September 2018, Battaglia made his debut in the senior team in a 0–0 draw friendly match against the Colombia national football team.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 December 2024[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huracán 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 29 1 — — — — 29 1
2011–12 Primera B Nacional 32 3 0 0 — — — 32 3
2012–13 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Total 68 4 — — — 68 4
Racing Club 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 8 0 — — 1[a] 0 — 9 0
Braga 2013–14 Primeira Liga 6 0 1 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2016–17 16 1 — 3 0 — — 19 1
Total 22 1 1 0 3 0 — — 26 1
Braga B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 2 1 — — — — 2 1
Moreirense (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 25 2 2 0 5 1 — — 32 3
2015–16 10 1 1 0 0 0 — — 11 1
Total 35 3 3 0 5 1 — — 43 4
Rosario Central (loan) 2016 Argentine Primera División 4 0 — — 1[b] 0 — 5 0
Chaves (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 14 3 3 1 1 0 — — 18 4
Sporting CP 2017–18 33 1 6 0 4 0 14[c] 2 — 57 3
2018–19 8 0 0 0 1 0 2[d] 0 — 11 0
2019–20 15 0 0 0 3 0 2[d] 0 0 0 20 0
Total 56 1 6 0 8 0 18 2 0 0 88 3
Alavés (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 32 1 3 0 — — — 35 1
Mallorca (loan) 2021–22 26 0 5 0 — — — 31 0
Mallorca 2022–23 15 0 3 0 — — — 18 0
Atlético Mineiro 2023 Série A 22 0 4 1 — 7[b] 0 1[e] 0 34 1
2024 26 0 8 1 — 13[b] 1 9[e] 2 56 4
Total 48 0 12 2 — 20 1 10 2 90 5
Career total 330 14 36 3 17 1 40 3 10 2 433 23
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro

Honours

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Sporting CP

Atlético Mineiro

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Battaglia is pronounced [baˈtaɣlja].

References

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