| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Battocchio | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Udinese Calcio | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2009 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2009- | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Udinese | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Italy U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Cristian Battocchio (born 10 February 1992 in Rosario) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese. A dual citizen of Argentina and Italy,[1]he is a central midfielder and deep-lying playmaker.[2]
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He arrived at Udinese in 2009[3] at the age of 16 from Newell's Old Boys in Argentina at the cost of two-hundred thousand euros[2] In season 2010-2011 he became the captain of the youth team of Udinese.[4] On 27 February 2011, he made his debut with the first team of Udinese against Palermo In a historic 7-0 victory for Udinese,[4][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. Can do well as deep-lying playmaker" [2]
On 9 October 2011 he was called up the Italy U20 squad by coach Luigi Di Biagio.[8] 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[9]
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