Cristian Battocchio

Cristian Damián Battocchio (; born 10 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Monopoli. Born in Argentina, he represented Italy at the under-20 and under-21 international levels.

Club career

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

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

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.

Return to Brest On 19 January 2019, Battocchio joined Brest for a second time. 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.

Tokushima Vortis On 4 February 2021, Battochio signed for Japanese side Tokushima Vortis.

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

Monopoli On 2 August 2024, Battochio signed a contract with Monopoli in Serie C for one season, with an option to extend. In January 2026, Battocchio extended his contract with the Apulian side until the summer of 2027.

International career On 9 October 2011, Battocchio was called up to the Italy U20 squad by coach Luigi Di Biagio. 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 . He went on to play for Italy at U21 level.

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