Facundo Batista

Batista with Peñarol in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa
Date of birth	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Polissya Zhytomyr
Number	9
Youth career
	Siete Estrellas
	Danubio
	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Chiasso	9	(2)
2019	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2020	→ Académico Viseu (loan)	5	(1)
2020–2021	→ Deportivo Maldonado (loan)	40	(16)
2021–2025	Necaxa	62	(14)
2024	→ Querétaro (loan)	18	(2)
2024–2025	→ Peñarol (loan)	17	(8)
2025–	Polissya Zhytomyr	0	(0)
International career
2017	Uruguay U18	9	(6)
2018–2019	Uruguay U20	14	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay South American Games 2018 Cochabamba Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2025

Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa (born 16 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr.^[1]

Batista played baby football for Siete Estrellas before joining Danubio. He left the club following an argument with a coach and joined rivals Defensor Sporting.^[2] In August 2018, he joined Swiss second division club Chiasso. He joined Brazilian club Ponte Preta on loan in March 2019.^[3]

Batista joined Portuguese club Académico Viseu on loan in August 2019.^[4] He played eight matches for the club and scored a goal before terminating his contract in January 2020.^[5]

Batista returned to Uruguay in January 2020 by signing for Deportivo Maldonado on a loan deal. He scored 16 goals from 40 matches for the club before terminating his contract on 30 June 2021.

On 17 September 2021, Batista joined Mexican club Necaxa.^[6] On 2 July 2024, he joined Peñarol on a loan deal until June 2025.^[7]

Batista is a former Uruguayan youth international.^[8] He was part of Uruguay squad which finished as third at 2019 South American U-20 Championship.^[9]

Peñarol

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2024^[10]

Uruguay U20

• South American Games silver medal: 2018^[11]

Individual

• Uruguayan Primera División Young Player of the Year: 2020^[12]
• Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020^[12]

• Facundo Batista at WorldFootball.net

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