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 | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2017–18 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Patronato (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Instituto (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Atenas (loan) | 2020 | Segunda División | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b "Apaolaza, el goleador que sueña con seguir los pasos de Carrillo". El Dia. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - F. Apaolaza". Soccerway. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Francisco Apaolaza". World Football. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de Francisco Apaolaza". BDFA. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Apaolaza firmó su primer contrato profesional". Estudiantes de La Plata. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "De Estudiantes a Patronato: Apaolaza se va a préstamo". Infocielo. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Instituto incorpora a Apaolaza de Estudiantes a préstamo". Marca. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Apaolaza se va al Atenas de Uruguay". TyC Sports. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Apaolaza dejó Uruguay y volvió a Estudiantes". CieloSport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Arsenal busca reforzarse con Francisco Apaolaza, tycsports.com, 27 January 2022
- ^ Carabobo Fútbol Club on Twitter: "🤝 El delantero de 25 años ..., twitter.com, 6 January 2023
External links
- Francisco Apaolaza at Soccerway
- Francisco Apaolaza at BeSoccer
- Francisco Apaolaza at FBref.com
- Francisco Apaolaza at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)