Pablo Martín Batalla (; born January 16, 1984), is an Argentine
football midfielder
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who plays for
Deportivo Roca where he also works as a sporting director.
Career
Batalla started his career with
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield in 2003, he has had two spells with the club, also playing for
C.F. Pachuca
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in
Mexico
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and for
Quilmes Atlético Club during their relegation season in
Clausura 2007.
Batalla signed for Bursaspor for the start of the
Turkish Super League
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2009–2010 season.
On 19 February 2014, Batalla transferred to
Chinese Super League
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side
Beijing Guoan
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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
Eskişehirspor on 27 February 2016.
Later career
In August 2019, Batalla returned to
Deportivo Roca 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
lmneuquen.com, 9 September 2019
Club
Honours
Vélez Sársfield
* Primera División Argentina
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(1): 2005 Clausura
Bursaspor
* Süper Lig (1): 2009–2010
Notes
References
External links
*
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
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