Pablo Martín Batalla (; born January 16, 1984), is an Argentine

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who plays for

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where he also works as a sporting director.

Career

Batalla started his career with

Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

in 2003, he has had two spells with the club, also playing for

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and for

Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Argentina still competing i ...

during their relegation season in Clausura 2007. Batalla signed for Bursaspor for the start of the

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2009–2010 season. On 19 February 2014, Batalla transferred to

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side

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but returned to Bursaspor in late January 2016. He scored his first goal at the 2015–16 season of the Süper Lig against

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on 27 February 2016.

Later career

In August 2019, Batalla returned to

as a sporting director and player. He got his debut as a player on 9 September 2019.Sueño cumplido para Pablo Batalla: de la Champions a su amado Roca
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Club

Honours

Vélez Sársfield *

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(1): 2005 Clausura Bursaspor *

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(1): 2009–2010

Notes

References

External links

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Argentine Primera statistics
at Futbolxxi.com
Profile
at BDFA 1984 births Living people Argentine footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers C.F. Pachuca players Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Bursaspor footballers Beijing Guoan F.C. players Deportivo Roca players Categoría Primera A players Argentine Primera División players Süper Lig players Chinese Super League players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in China Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Colombia {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub