Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (born 27 June 1998) is a Haitian 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 | 22 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 19 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
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
Lens
Bellegarde began his career at Lens, making 47 appearances and scoring six goals.
Strasbourg
In 2019, Bellegarde joined Strasbourg, where he made 129 appearances.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
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
- As of match played 19 May 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 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 243 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 274 | 17 | ||
References
External links
- 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)
