| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 31) | ||
| 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.
Club career
Bellocq started in the youth ranks of Buenos Aires club Estudiantes, before joining the Independiente youth team in 2007. 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. 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. In the subsequent two seasons, Bellocq made twenty-four league appearances.
On 10 January 2016, Bellocq joined fellow Primera División club Arsenal de Sarandí on loan until 2017. In total, he participated in thirty-one games in all competitions and scored four goals. In July 2017, Bellocq joined Olimpo on loan. His first appearance for Olimpo came on 30 October in a 1–1 draw with Defensa y Justicia. He returned to his parent club on 16 May 2018. Bellocq signed for Superleague Greece side Asteras Tripolis on 23 June.
On 12 August 2021, he signed with Taranto in the Italian third-tier Serie C.
On 6 February 2022, Bellocq returned to Argentina and signed with Atlético de Rafaela.
In the second half of 2024, Bellocq moved to Chile and signed with Rangers in the Primera B.
Career statistics
- As of 8 May 2019.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | 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 | 1 | 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
- ^ Franco Bellocq at Soccerway
- ^ "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
- Franco Bellocq at Soccerway
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- 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