Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia (; ; born 12 July 1991) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Brazilian club

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Club career

Battaglia was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent. He spent time in the youth divisions of Vélez Sársfield and

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before joining

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. He made his professional debut aged 19 in a 3–0 away defeat to

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in the Primera División on 3 October 2010. His first goal for the club came on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 win against

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

. In January 2014, Battaglia joined

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in Portugal, playing 26 games for the club with loan spells in the middle at fellow

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sides

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and Chaves, and at his homeland club

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. 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. Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend, which they lost to

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. On 27 August 2020, he went to

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on loan. On 12 August 2021, Battaglia joined Mallorca on a season-long loan. On 29 July 2022, he joined Mallorca permanently, signing a two-year deal. On 1 April 2023,

announced that they had reached an agreement for the signing of Battaglia.

International career

Battaglia played nine games for the

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team in the

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held in January and February 2011 in

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. The team finished third in this tournament, qualifying for the

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held in July and August 2011 in

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. 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

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for the

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. However, he was not included the final 23 man squad selected by coach

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. On 11 September 2018, Battaglia made his debut in the senior team in a 0-0 draw friendly match against the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Sporting CP *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19 ;Atlético Mineiro *

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Notes

References

External links

Profile
at the RCD Mallorca website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Battaglia, Rodrigo 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Morón Partido Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Huracán footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players Moreirense F.C. players Rosario Central footballers G.D. Chaves players Sporting CP footballers Deportivo Alavés players RCD Mallorca players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primeira Liga players La Liga players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Footballers from Buenos Aires Province