William Batista
Encyclopedia
William Rocha Batista is a professional Brazil
ian footballer. He currently plays for FC Karpaty Lviv
in the Ukrainian Premier League
.
ian club Portuguesa Santista at the age of 16, and after several seasons there he moved to another Brazilian Third Division
club União Barbarense.
Batista then signed for Bulgaria
n side Levski Sofia, but having failed to secure a regular spot in the first team he moved to Czech
club SFC Opava
in 2005. In the winter of the same year Batista signed a contract with Ukrainian
club Karpaty Lviv. In a successful two-year spell Batista regularly featured amongst the league's top scorers, with ten goals from 24 games in the 2006–2007 season
.
During the summer of 2007 speculation arose that Dynamo Kyiv
were interested in his services, to which Batista responded that he was under contract to Karpaty and had no desire to move. However, in January 2008, Batista signed for FC Kharkiv
in a UAH 7.6 million joint deal with Karpaty team-mate Alyaksey Suchkow. For the 2008–09 Season
, Baptista played 9 games and netted 2 goals.
After the FC Kharkiv
's last match of the year against Metalurh, the head coach Mykhailo Stelmakh stated that he will be forming a completely new team for the second part of the 2008–09 season. After going on trial to FK Baku
, Baptista impressed the club and the vice-president of Baku Zeynal Mamedov stated that "Batista will play on the basis of loan until the end of this season. He set a good impression during the exhibition games to head coach Gjoko Hadžievski
, who would like the transfer to be completed."
In August 2009 Batista accepted an offer to return to Karpaty Lviv.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer. He currently plays for FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...
in the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
.
Career
Batista started his career in a small BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian club Portuguesa Santista at the age of 16, and after several seasons there he moved to another Brazilian Third Division
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
club União Barbarense.
Batista then signed for Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n side Levski Sofia, but having failed to secure a regular spot in the first team he moved to Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
club SFC Opava
SFC Opava
Slezský FC Opava is a football club from Opava, Czech Republic. Currently the club plays in the third-level Moravian-Silesian Football League. They were in the Gambrinus Liga at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000, getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following...
in 2005. In the winter of the same year Batista signed a contract with Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
club Karpaty Lviv. In a successful two-year spell Batista regularly featured amongst the league's top scorers, with ten goals from 24 games in the 2006–2007 season
Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07
The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history....
.
During the summer of 2007 speculation arose that Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
were interested in his services, to which Batista responded that he was under contract to Karpaty and had no desire to move. However, in January 2008, Batista signed for FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League...
in a UAH 7.6 million joint deal with Karpaty team-mate Alyaksey Suchkow. For the 2008–09 Season
Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26...
, Baptista played 9 games and netted 2 goals.
After the FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League...
's last match of the year against Metalurh, the head coach Mykhailo Stelmakh stated that he will be forming a completely new team for the second part of the 2008–09 season. After going on trial to FK Baku
FK Baku
Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.-History:FC Baku was founded in...
, Baptista impressed the club and the vice-president of Baku Zeynal Mamedov stated that "Batista will play on the basis of loan until the end of this season. He set a good impression during the exhibition games to head coach Gjoko Hadžievski
Gjoko Hadžievski
Gjoko Hadžievski is a football coach from the Republic of Macedonia who currently coaching Macedonia national football team.He played for Teteks and Pelister....
, who would like the transfer to be completed."
In August 2009 Batista accepted an offer to return to Karpaty Lviv.