Batata (footballer, born 2000)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

Baltazar Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira (born 6 May 2000), better known as Batata, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Sion.

Batata

Personal information
Full name	Baltazar Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira
Date of birth	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Jaraguá, Goiás, Brazil[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Sion
Number	8
Youth career
2015–2018	Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Vila Nova	4	(0)
2018–	Sion	151	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Career

Batata began playing senior football with Vila Nova Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Goiano in 2018.

On 17 May 2017, Batata transferred to FC Sion in Switzerland.^[3] He made his professional debut for Sion in a 2–1 Swiss Super League loss to FC Lugano on 22 July 2018.^[4]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vila Nova	2018	Série B	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	4	0
Sion	2018-19	Swiss Super League	9	0	2	0	—		11	0
	2019-20	Swiss Super League	12	1	2	0	—		14	1
	2020-21	Swiss Super League	21	3	2	0	2[b]	0	25	3
	2021-22	Swiss Super League	25	1	—		—		25	1
	2022-23	Swiss Super League	26	0	2	0	2[b]	0	30	0
	2023-24	Swiss Challenge League	32	2	3	0	—		35	2
	2024-25	Swiss Super League	6	0	1	0	—		7	0
	Total		131	7	12	0	4	0	147	7
Career Total			131	7	12	0	8	0	151	7

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-off

Personal life

Batata's real first name is Baltazar after his father, but prefers to go by his childhood nickname (meaning potato in Portuguese).^[6]