Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (born 27 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1][2] A versatile player, Bellegarde can be deployed as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder or winger.
_64_(cropped).JPG) Bellegarde playing for Lens B in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Villetaneuse CS | ||
| 2012–2013 | Le Mans | ||
| 2013–2016 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Lens B | 38 | (10) |
| 2016–2019 | Lens | 55 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Strasbourg | 128 | (7) |
| 2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 9 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2019 | |||
Early life edit
Bellegarde was born on 27 June 1998, in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, France. He began his football career at the age of 6 with local club FC Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.[3]
Club career edit
Lens edit
Bellegarde began his career at Lens, making 47 appearances and scoring six goals.
Strasbourg edit
In 2019, Bellegarde joined Strasbourg, where he made 129 appearances.
Wolverhampton Wanderers edit
On 1 September 2023, Bellegarde joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year deal for £12.8m.[4]
On 23 September 2023, in only his second appearance for his new club away to Luton Town in the Premier League, Bellegarde was shown a straight red card in the 39th minute for his reaction to a challenge by Tom Lockyer.[5] The match finished as a 1–1 draw.
On 4 November 2023, in his third Wolves appearance, away to Sheffield United, where he was introduced as a second-half substitute, Bellegarde scored his debut Wolves goal in the 89th minute.[6] Wolves lost the match 2–1, conceding a penalty deep into time added on at the end of the second-half.
International career edit
Bellegarde was born in France and is of Haitian descent.[7] He is a youth international for France.
In May 2019, he was named to Haiti's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 9 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens B | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Championnat National | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||||
| Lens | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Total | 55 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | 7 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 128 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 138 | 8 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24 | Premier League | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 240 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 271 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ Jeanricner Bellegarde at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Joueur - Jean-Ricner BELLEGARDE". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Jean-Ricner Bellegarde: Net Worth, Career, Personal Life, Age-height and More - Fifa world cup katar". 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Stone, Simon (1 September 2023). "Wolves transfer news: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde signs from Strasbourg for £12.8m". BBC Sport.
- ^ Stone, Simon (23 September 2023). "Luton Town 1–1 Wolves: Hatters earn first Premier League point as O'Neil disputes penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Marissa (4 November 2023). "Sheffield United 2–1 Wolves: Oliver Norwood's penalty earns Premier League win at last". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Haiti vs Argentine le 29 Mai". www.lenouvelliste.com.
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). May 20, 2019.
External links edit
- Profile at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website
- Jeanricner Bellegarde – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Jeanricner Bellegarde at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Jeanricner Bellegarde at Soccerway
- Jeanricner Bellegarde at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jeanricner Bellegarde at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-07-23) (in French)
- Jeanricner Bellegarde – UEFA competition record (archive)
