Francisco Apaolaza

Francisco Apaolaza
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Apaolaza
Date of birth (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Magdalena, Argentina[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Team information
Current team
 Carabobo
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2018 Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Estudiantes 45 (6)
2019 → Patronato (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Instituto (loan) 13 (1)
2020 → Atenas (loan) 3 (1)
2022 → Arsenal Sarandí (loan) 27 (1)
2023– Carabobo 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Juan Francisco Apaolaza (born 19 June 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Carabobo.[2]

Career

After joining the Estudiantes system in 2012, Apaolaza was promoted into their first-team squad in April 2018.[1][2] He made his professional debut on 21 April during a home defeat to Belgrano in the Primera División, which preceded him signing a contract until June 2020 on 4 May.[4][5] Three months later, Apaolaza scored the first goal of his senior career in a Copa Libertadores encounter with Gremio.[2] On 18 January 2019, having scored twice in seventeen matches in 2018–19, Apaolaza was loaned to Patronato.[6] He appeared thrice.[2] In August 2019, Apaolaza headed to Instituto on loan.[7] He scored one goal, versus Villa Dálmine.[2]

In October 2020, Apaolaza headed to Uruguay with Atenas.[8] He made three Segunda División appearances for the club, notably netting in his sole home match on 23 October against Albion.[2] He returned to Estudiantes on 16 December.[9]

At the end of January 2022, Apaolaza joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan for the rest of the year.[10] In January 2023, Apaolaza joined Venezuelan club Carabobo.[11]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2021.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estudiantes 2017–18 Primera División 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 3 0
2018–19 12 1 3 0 0 0 2[a] 1 0 0 17 2
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20 2
Patronato (loan) 2018–19 Primera División 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 3 0
Instituto (loan) 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 13 1 0 0 — — 0 0 13 1
Atenas (loan) 2020 Segunda División 3 1 0 0 — — 0 0 3 1
Career total 33 3 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 39 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ a b "Apaolaza, el goleador que sueña con seguir los pasos de Carrillo". El Dia. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - F. Apaolaza". Soccerway. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Francisco Apaolaza". World Football. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de Francisco Apaolaza". BDFA. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Apaolaza firmó su primer contrato profesional". Estudiantes de La Plata. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. ^ "De Estudiantes a Patronato: Apaolaza se va a préstamo". Infocielo. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Instituto incorpora a Apaolaza de Estudiantes a préstamo". Marca. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Apaolaza se va al Atenas de Uruguay". TyC Sports. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Apaolaza dejó Uruguay y volvió a Estudiantes". CieloSport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  10. ^ Arsenal busca reforzarse con Francisco Apaolaza, tycsports.com, 27 January 2022
  11. ^ Carabobo Fútbol Club on Twitter: "🤝 El delantero de 25 años ..., twitter.com, 6 January 2023