Francisco Apaolaza

Juan Francisco Apaolaza (born 19 June 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Estudiantes.[2]

Francisco Apaolaza
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Apaolaza
Date of birth (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997
Place of birth Magdalena, Argentina[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-forward[3]
Club information
Current team
 Estudiantes
Youth career
2012–2018 Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Estudiantes 15 (1)
2019 → Patronato (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Instituto (loan) 13 (1)
2020 → Atenas (loan) 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:16, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of 3 January 2021.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2017–18 Primera División 3000—000030
2018–19 12130002[lower-alpha 1]100172
2019–20 000000—0000
Total 15130002100202
Patronato (loan) 2018–19 Primera División 200010—0030
Instituto (loan) 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 13100——00131
Atenas (loan) 2020 Segunda División 3100——0031
Career total 33330102100394
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Apaolaza, el goleador que sueña con seguir los pasos de Carrillo". El Dia. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Argentina - F. Apaolaza". Soccerway. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Francisco Apaolaza". World Football. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "Ficha Estadistica de Francisco Apaolaza". BDFA. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. "Apaolaza firmó su primer contrato profesional". Estudiantes de La Plata. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. "De Estudiantes a Patronato: Apaolaza se va a préstamo". Infocielo. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. "Instituto incorpora a Apaolaza de Estudiantes a préstamo". Marca. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. "Apaolaza se va al Atenas de Uruguay". TyC Sports. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. "Apaolaza dejó Uruguay y volvió a Estudiantes". CieloSport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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