Jeanuël Belocian
French footballer (born 2005)
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Jeanuël Merick Belocian (born 17 February 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or central midfielder for La Liga club Racing Santander, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
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| Full name | Jeanuël Merick Belocian[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2005[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Racing Santander (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | AJC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2020 | Stade Lamentinois | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Rennes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Rennes II | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Rennes | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Racing Santander (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born and raised in Guadeloupe, Belocian joined the youth association of AJC at age 5 before joining Stade Lamentinois at age 8.[4] Belocian joined the youth academy of Rennes in July 2020[2] and signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 November 2021, with the contract running until 2024.[5]
Jeanuël Belocian made his professional debut for Rennes on the 20 March 2022, replacing Nayef Aguerd at the 79th minute of a 6–1 home Ligue 1 win to Metz.[6][7]
Bayer Leverkusen
On 7 June 2024, Belocian signed for reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, penning a five-year deal.[8]
On 2 February 2026, he joined VfL Wolfsburg on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 1 September, he moved to La Liga side Racing Santander also in a temporary deal.[10]
Personal life
Jeanuël is the younger brother of Wilhem Belocian, a French Olympic hurdler and sprinter.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 73 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
