{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lamar Batista | fullname = Lamar DeShawn Batista | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|7}} | birth_place = Waco, Texas, US | height = 1.96 m | position = Defender | currentclub = FC Tulsa | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears1 = | collegeyears1 = 2016 | college1 = UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | collegecaps1 = 18 | collegegoals1 = 0 | years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Portland Timbers 2 | caps1 = 43 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Portland Timbers | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Los Angeles FC | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Phoenix Rising (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → FC Tucson (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = North Texas SC | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = Colorado Springs Switchbacks | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = → OKC Energy (loan) | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = Rochester New York | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2023 | clubs10 = San Antonio FC | caps10 = 24 | goals10 = 2 | years11 = 2024 | clubs11 = North Carolina FC | caps11 = 22 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2025– | clubs12 = FC Tulsa | caps12 = 24 | goals12 = 2 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = October 31, 2025 | medaltemplates = }}
'''Lamar DeShawn Batista''' (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for FC Tulsa in USL Championship.
==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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=RNY |title=Rochester New York FC |url=https://www.mlsnextpro.com/rny-fc/news/wherever-lamar-batista-goes-consistency-tends-to-follow |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=RNY FC |language=en}}</ref>
Batista spent one season playing college soccer at the UC Santa Barbara in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-soccer/2016-17/bios/batista_lamar_rte6?view=career&pos=kickers |title=Lamar Batista - UC Santa Barbara |website=ucsbgauchos.com |publisher=UC Santa Barbara |accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Batista signed with the United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timbers.com/players/lamar-batista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401144216/https://www.timbers.com/players/lamar-batista |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |title=Lamar Batista - Portland Timbers |website=Portland Timbers |publisher=Portland Timbers |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2017/03/t2_announces_roster_for_2017_u.html |title=T2 announces roster for 2017 USL season |website=oregonlive.com |publisher=Advance Local Media |date=March 17, 2017 |accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref>
On February 21, 2019, Batista signed with Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lafc.com/post/2019/02/21/lafc-signs-phillip-ejimadu-lamar-batista-adrien-perez-ahead-2019-season |title=LAFC Signs Phillip Ejimadu, Lamar Batista, & Adrien Perez Ahead Of 2019 Season |website=lafc.com |publisher=Los Angeles Football Club |date=February 21, 2019 |accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref> He spent the majority of the 2019 on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship and FC Tucson in USL League One.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lafc.com/post/2019/03/07/lafc-loans-defender-lamar-batista-phoenix-rising-fc |title=LAFC Loans Defender Lamar Batista To Phoenix Rising FC |website=lafc.com |publisher=Los Angeles Football Club |date=March 7, 2019 |accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref>
After one season with North Texas SC, Batista joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC ahead of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.switchbacksfc.com/news_article/show/1153312 |title=COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC SIGN DEFENDER LAMAR BATISTA |website=switchbacksfc.com |publisher=Colorado Springs Switchbacks |date=March 19, 2021 |accessdate=March 19, 2021}}</ref> On August 6, 2021, Batista moved on loan to fellow USL Championship side OKC Energy for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.energyfc.com/news_article/show/1177619|title = Energy Fc Signs Okc Homegrown Lamar Batista and Forward Seyi Adekoya on Loan|date = 6 August 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rochester New York FC Adds Lamar Batista |url=https://www.rnyfc.com/news/rochester-new-york-fc-adds-lamar-batistia/ |website=RNYFC.com |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
Batista joined FC Tulsa on January 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lamar Batista makes move to FC Tulsa |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1327415 |website=USLChampionship.com |publisher=USL Championship |access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|August 8, 2024}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+'''Appearances and goals by club, season and competition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA - L. Batista - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/lamar-batista/477073/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref> ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup{{Efn|Appearances in U.S. Open Cup|name=USOC}} ! colspan="2" |Playoffs ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="3" |Portland Timbers 2 |2017 | rowspan="2" |USL |21 |0 |— |— |— |— |21 |0 |- |2018 |22 |1 |— |— |1 |0 |23 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !43 !1 !— !— !1 !0 !44 !1 |- |Portland Timbers |2017 |MLS |— |— |1 |0 |— |— |1 |0 |- |Los Angeles FC |2019 |MLS |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |- |Phoenix Rising (loan) |2019 |USL Championship |2 |0 |— |— |— |— |2 |0 |- |FC Tucson (loan) |2019 |USL League One |18 |0 |— |— |— |— |18 |0 |- |North Texas SC |2020 |USL League One |5 |0 |— |— |— |— |5 |0 |- |Colorado Springs Switchbacks |2021 |USL Championship |3 |0 |— |— |— |— |3 |0 |- |OKC Energy (loan) |2021 |USL Championship |15 |1 |— |— |— |— |15 |1 |- |Rochester New York |2022 |MLS Next Pro |22 |1 |2 |0 |1 |0 |25 |1 |- |San Antonio FC |2023 |USL Championship |24 |2 |1 |0 |1 |0 |26 |2 |- |North Carolina FC |2024 |USL Championship |15 |0 |— |— |— |— |15 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career Total !147 !5 !4 !0 !3 !0 !154 !5 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{MLS player|lamar-batista}}
{{FC Tulsa squad}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Batista, Lamar}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:African-American soccer players Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Portland Timbers 2 players Category:Soccer players from Oklahoma Category:Sportspeople from Oklahoma City Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players Category:USL Championship players Category:Portland Timbers players Category:Los Angeles FC players Category:Phoenix Rising FC players Category:North Texas SC players Category:USL League One players Category:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Category:OKC Energy FC players Category:San Antonio FC players Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen Category:MLS Next Pro players Category:North Carolina FC players Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:FC Tulsa players