Lamar Batista

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Lamar Batista
Personal information
Full name Lamar DeShawn Batista
Date of birth (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Waco, Texas, United States
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
North Carolina FC
Number 7
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 18 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Portland Timbers 2 43 (1)
2017–2018 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2019 Los Angeles FC 0 (0)
2019Phoenix Rising (loan) 2 (0)
2019FC Tucson (loan) 18 (0)
2020 North Texas SC 5 (0)
2021 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3 (0)
2021OKC Energy (loan) 15 (1)
2022 Rochester New York 22 (1)
2023 San Antonio FC 24 (2)
2024– North Carolina FC 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2024

Lamar DeShawn Batista (born March 7, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for North Carolina FC in USL Championship.

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Early life and education

Batista was born on March 7, 1998, in Waco, Texas. He was adopted at the age of 3, and was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [1]

Batista spent one season playing college soccer at the UC Santa Barbara in 2016. [2]

Career

Batista signed with the United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 in March 2017. [3] [4]

On February 21, 2019, Batista signed with Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer. [5] He spent the majority of the 2019 on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship and FC Tucson in USL League One. [6]

After one season with North Texas SC, Batista joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC ahead of the 2021 season. [7] On August 6, 2021, Batista moved on loan to fellow USL Championship side OKC Energy for the remainder of the season. [8]

On January 31, 2022, Batista became the second player to sign with Rochester New York FC ahead of their inaugural season in MLS Next Pro. [9]

Career statistics

As of August 8, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] PlayoffsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers 2 2017 USL 210210
2018 22110231
Total43110441
Portland Timbers 2017 MLS 1010
Los Angeles FC 2019 MLS
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2019 USL Championship2020
FC Tucson (loan) 2019 USL League One 180180
North Texas SC 2020 USL League One5050
Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2021 USL Championship3030
OKC Energy (loan)2021USL Championship151151
Rochester New York 2022 MLS Next Pro 2212010251
San Antonio FC 2023 USL Championship2421010262
North Carolina FC 2024 USL Championship150150
Career Total147540301545
  1. Appearances in U.S. Open Cup

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