Francisco Apaolaza
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Apaolaza
Date of birth (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997
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 9 (2)
*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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2017–18 Primera División 3000—000030
2018–19 12130002[lower-alpha 1]100172
2019–20 000000—0000
Total 15130002100202
Patronato (loan) 2018–19 Primera División 200010—0030
Instituto (loan) 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 13100——00131
Atenas (loan) 2020 Segunda División 3100——0031
Career total 33330102100394
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. 1 2 "Apaolaza, el goleador que sueña con seguir los pasos de Carrillo". El Dia. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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
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