Francisco Apaolaza

Francisco Apaolaza

Personal information
Full name	Juan Francisco Apaolaza
Date of birth	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Magdalena, Argentina [1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward [3]
Team information
Current team	Carabobo
Number	9
Youth career
2012–2018	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Estudiantes	45	(6)
2019	→ Patronato (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Instituto (loan)	13	(1)
2020	→ Atenas (loan)	3	(1)
2022	→ Arsenal Sarandí (loan)	27	(1)
2023–	Carabobo	28	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

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 statistics

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

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.
10. Arsenal busca reforzarse con Francisco Apaolaza, tycsports.com, 27 January 2022
11. 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)