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Cristian Damián Battocchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjam batˈtɔkkjo]; born 10 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Volos.[2] Born in Argentina, he has represented Italy internationally at youth levels U20 and U21.[3]

Cristian Battocchio

Battocchio training with Watford in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Damián Battocchio[1]
Date of birth	(1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Volos
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2009	Newell's Old Boys
2009–2011	Udinese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Udinese	6	(0)
2012–2013	→ Watford (loan)	24	(2)
2013–2015	Watford	35	(4)
2014–2015	→ Virtus Entella (loan)	32	(0)
2015–2017	Brest	68	(13)
2017–2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv	25	(1)
2019–2021	Brest	53	(5)
2021	Tokushima Vortis	10	(0)
2021–2022	UNAM	18	(1)
2022–	Volos	3	(0)
National team
2011–2013	Italy U20	10	(1)
2013–2015	Italy U21	18	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Udinese

Born in Rosario, Argentina, Battocchio arrived at Italian club Udinese in 2009[4] at the age of 16 from Newell's Old Boys in Argentina for a transfer fee of €200,000[2] In the 2010–11 season he became the captain of the youth team of Udinese.[5] On 27 February 2011, he made his debut with the first team of Udinese against Palermo In a historic 7–0 victory for Udinese,[5][6] coming on from the bench after the game had already been won.[6]

On 29 September 2011, he made his second appearance with the first team in the UEFA Europa League competition, facing Celtic in a 1–1 draw.[7] before the match his first team coach Francesco Guidolin said that Battocchio was now ready for the first team and compared him to David Pizarro,[2] Johan Walem, the youth coach of Udinese, said "he is now stable for the first team, has important qualities: vision of the game, a good foot, kick the penalties. He can do well as deep-lying playmaker".[2]

Watford

On 30 August 2012, Battocchio was loaned to Watford, with Watford having the choice to purchase him at the end of the deal. Battocchio played in Watford's 4–0 win over Huddersfield on 19 January, and scored Watford's final goal – his first for the club – with a lovely finish from a beautiful team move which has been described as one of the best team goals ever at Vicarage Road. This goal won Watford "Goal Of The Season" as voted by the fans and Battocchio was awarded the trophy. Battocchio then scored his second goal for Watford against Blackpool on 9 March 2013.

Battocchio signed for Watford on a permanent basis on 19 July 2013, with the contract running for a period of three years until 2016. Battocchio scored his first league goal as a permanent Watford player in a 1–0 win at home to Wigan Athletic on 28 September 2013.

Loan to Virtus Entella

After falling down the pecking order under then Watford manager Beppe Sannino, Battocchio moved on a season-long loan to Serie B side Virtus Entella on 26 August 2014.[8]

Brest

Battocchio left Watford in the summer of 2015, signing a two-year deal at Stade Brestois 29 on 11 August 2015.[9]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 10 July 2017, Battocchio signed a two-year contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv with an option to extend for another year.[10]

Return to Brest

On 19 January 2019, Battocchio signed to Brest for the second time.[11] On 3 December 2019, he scored his first Brest goals (and Brest's first top-flight hat-trick in almost 29 years) in a 5-0 win over RC Strasbourg.[12]

Tokushima Vortis

On 4 February 2021, Battochio signed with Japanese side Tokushima Vortis.[13]

UNAM

In the summer of 2021, Battocchio arrived in Mexico City for a nice vacation, hired by Pumas UNAM.

International career

On 9 October 2011, Battocchio was called up to the Italy U20 squad by coach Luigi Di Biagio.[14] Then on 9 November 2011 he made his debut with Italy U20s in a friendly against Ghana U20s, ending in a 3–0 win for the Azzurri.[15] He went on to play for Italy at U21 level.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2019[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Udinese	2010–11	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2011–12		4	0	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
	2012–13		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	—		3	0	9	0
Watford (loan)	2012–13	Championship	24	2	1	0	0	0	—		25	2
	2013–14		35	4	3	0	3	1	—		41	5
	Total		59	6	4	0	3	1	0	0	66	7
Virtus Entella (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
Brest	2015–16	Ligue 2	33	5	1	0	0	0	—		36	5
	2016–17		35	8	2	0	2	0	—		39	8
	Total		68	13	3	0	2	0	0	0	73	13
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2017–18	Ligat Ha`Al	25	1	0	0	5	0	11[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	1
Brest	2018–19	Ligue 2	14	2	0	0	0	0	—		14	2
	2019–20	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	1	0	—		11	0
	Total		24	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	2
Tokushima Vortis	2021	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			214	22	7	0	11	1	14	0	246	23

References

External links

• Cristian Battocchio at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Cristian Battocchio

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[es] Cristian Battocchio

Cristian Damián Battocchio (Rosario, Argentina, 10 de febrero de 1992) es un futbolista argentino que cuenta con la nacionalidad italiana. Juega como centrocampista y su equipo es el Volos F. C. de la Superliga de Grecia.[1]

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[fr] Cristian Battocchio

Cristian Damián Battocchio (né le 10 février 1992 à Rosario, en Argentine), est un footballeur italo-argentin. Il évolue en tant que milieu de terrain offensif à Volos NPS.

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[it] Cristian Battocchio

Cristian Damián Battocchio (Rosario, 10 febbraio 1992) è un calciatore argentino naturalizzato italiano, centrocampista del Volo.

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[ru] Баттокьо, Кристиан

Кристиан Дамиан Баттокьо (итал. Cristian Damián Battocchio; родился 10 февраля 1992 года, Росарио, Италия) — итальянский футболист аргентинского происхождения, полузащитник клуба «Брест».

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