Franco Bellocq
Argentine footballer (born 1993)
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Franco Bellocq (born 15 October 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Rangers.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | General Levalle, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 as of 30 July 2024 | |||
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 Super League 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
| 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 | Super League 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