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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)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club North Carolina FC
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Portland Timbers 2 43 (1)
2017–2018 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2019 Los Angeles FC 0 (0)
2019 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → FC Tucson (loan) 18 (0)
2020 North Texas SC 5 (0)
2021 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3 (0)
2021 → OKC Energy (loan) 15 (1)
2022 Rochester New York 22 (1)
2023 San Antonio FC 24 (2)
2024– North Carolina FC 7 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2023.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

Career

Early Life

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.

College

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

Professional

Batista signed with the United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 in March 2017.

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

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

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.

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