Franco Bellocq
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | General Levalle, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| 2007–2013 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Independiente | 34 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Olimpo (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Asteras Tripolis | 33 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Taranto | 20 | (1) |
| 2022 | Atlético Rafaela | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | Alvarado | 28 | (0) |
| 2024 | Tristán Suárez | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2024 | |||
Franco Bellocq (born 15 October 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Rangers.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Bellocq started in the youth ranks of Buenos Aires club Estudiantes, before joining the Independiente youth team in 2007.[3][4] Six years later, Bellocq was promoted into Independiente's first-team and featured in the matchday squad for the first-time in May 2013 for a Copa Argentina match against Boca Unidos.[1][2] He made his debut in Primera B Nacional on 27 February 2014 in a home loss to Atlético Tucumán. He went onto make nine more league appearances in 2013–14 as Independiente won promotion into the 2014 Argentine Primera División.[1] In the subsequent two seasons, Bellocq made twenty-four league appearances.[1]
On 10 January 2016, Bellocq joined fellow Primera División club Arsenal de Sarandí on loan until 2017.[1][2] In total, he participated in thirty-one games in all competitions and scored four goals.[1] In July 2017, Bellocq joined Olimpo on loan.[1] His first appearance for Olimpo came on 30 October in a 1–1 draw with Defensa y Justicia.[1] He returned to his parent club on 16 May 2018.[5] Bellocq signed for Superleague Greece side Asteras Tripolis on 23 June.[6]
On 12 August 2021, he signed with Taranto in the Italian third-tier Serie C.[7]
On 6 February 2022, Bellocq returned to Argentina and signed with Atlético de Rafaela.[8]
In the second half of 2024, Bellocq moved to Chile and signed with Rangers in the Primera B.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 2016 | Primera División | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||
| Olimpo (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 88 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 4 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina and Greek Football Cup
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One goal in 2017 Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Franco Bellocq at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d "Franco Bellocq profile". ESPN FC. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Bellocq y Pereira se van de pretemporada". Locoxel Rojo. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "El mediocampista levallense Franco Bellocq jugará en Independiente". Nexos Del Sur. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Olimpo: David Depetris y Mauricio Rosales también son bajas". La Nueva. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Ο Franco Bellocq στον ΑΣΤΕΡΑ! (video)". Asteras Tripoli F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "FRANCO BELLOCQ È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (in Italian). Taranto. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Franco Bellocq, incorporación para la temporada 2022" (Press release) (in Spanish). Atlético de Rafaela. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Rangers presentó su segundo refuerzo para lo que queda del Torneo de Ascenso". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Franco Bellocq at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of French descent
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
- Club Olimpo footballers
- Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
- Taranto FC 1927 players
- Atlético de Rafaela footballers
- Club Atlético Alvarado players
- CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers
- Rangers de Talca footballers
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Super League Greece players
- Serie C players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen