Franco Bellocq
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993
Place of birth General Levalle, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético de Rafaela
Youth career
Estudiantes
2007–2013 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Independiente 34 (0)
2016–2017Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 25 (2)
2017–2018Olimpo (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2021 Asteras Tripolis 33 (0)
2021–2022 Taranto 20 (1)
2022– Atlético de Rafaela 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:53, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Franco Bellocq (born 15 October 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético de Rafaela.[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]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2019.[1][2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 1000000100
2014 Primera División 1302000150
2015 110100000120
2016 0000000000
2016–17 0000000000
2017–18 0000000000
Total 340300000370
Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 2016 Primera División 82110093
2016–17 170302[lower-alpha 3]1[lower-alpha 4]00221
Total 252412100314
Olimpo (loan) 2017–18 Primera División 1600000160
Asteras Tripolis 2018–19 Superleague Greece 130702000220
Career total 88214141001064

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Franco Bellocq at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.
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