Jeanuël Belocian

Jeanuël Belocian
Belocian with Rennes in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jeanuël Merick Belocian[1]
Date of birth (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back, central midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 42
Youth career
2010–2013 AJC
2013–2020 Stade Lamentinois
2020–2022 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Rennes II 14 (0)
2022–2024 Rennes 32 (0)
2024– Bayer Leverkusen 5 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U17 18 (0)
2022–2023 France U18 6 (0)
2023– France U19 4 (0)
2023– France U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2022 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Jeanuël Merick Belocian (born 17 February 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[2]

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]

Personal life

Jeanuël is the younger brother of Wilhem Belocian, a French Olympic hurdler and sprinter.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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
Career total 51 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 62 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

France U17

References

  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jeanuël Belocian: Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Jeanuël Belocian" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Football: Mathys Tel et Jeanuël Belocian champions d'Europe U17 avec l'Equipe de France" (in French). France-Antilles. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Stade Rennais. Premier contrat pro pour Jeanuel Belocian, le frère de l'athlète Wilhem Belocian" (in French). Ouest-France. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ Leroux, Romain (20 March 2022). "Stade Rennais. Qui est Jeanuël Belocian, entré en jeu contre Metz ?". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ Domingues, Alexandre (20 March 2022). "Rennes 6-1 Metz, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Bayer 04 sign France U21 international Belocian from Stade Rennes". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "J. Belocian: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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