Facundo Batista

Facundo Batista
	Batista with Peñarol in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa
Date of birth	16 January 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nacional
Number	9
Youth career
	Siete Estrellas
	Danubio
	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Chiasso
2019	→ Ponte Preta (loan)
2019–2020	→ Académico Viseu (loan)
2020–2021	→ Deportivo Maldonado (loan)
2021–2025	Necaxa
2024	→ Querétaro (loan)
2024–2025	→ Peñarol (loan)
2025	Polissya Zhytomyr
2025	Atlético Nacional
2026–	Peñarol
International career
2017	Uruguay U18
2018–2019	Uruguay U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Uruguay
South American Games
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 December 2025

Facundo Agustín Batista Ochoa (born 16 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga AUF Uruguaya club Peñarol.

Club career

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. In August 2018, he joined Swiss second division club Chiasso. He joined Brazilian club Ponte Preta on loan in March 2019.

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

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. On 2 July 2024, he joined Peñarol on a loan deal until June 2025.

International career

Batista has represented Uruguay at youth international level. He was part of Uruguay squad that finished third at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.