Franco Bellocq

Franco Bellocq
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.[1][2]

Club career

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

As of 8 May 2019.[1][2]
Club statistics
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
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina and Greek Football Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ One goal in 2017 Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Franco Bellocq at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c d "Franco Bellocq profile". ESPN FC. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Bellocq y Pereira se van de pretemporada". Locoxel Rojo. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ^ "El mediocampista levallense Franco Bellocq jugará en Independiente". Nexos Del Sur. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Olimpo: David Depetris y Mauricio Rosales también son bajas". La Nueva. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Ο Franco Bellocq στον ΑΣΤΕΡΑ! (video)". Asteras Tripoli F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ^ "FRANCO BELLOCQ È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (in Italian). Taranto. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Franco Bellocq, incorporación para la temporada 2022" (Press release) (in Spanish). Atlético de Rafaela. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ "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.