Juan Francisco Apaolaza (born 19 June 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal de Sarandí on loan from Estudiantes.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Apaolaza | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Magdalena, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Arsenal Sarandí (on loan from Estudiantes) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Estudiantes | 45 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Patronato (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Instituto (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Atenas (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Arsenal Sarandí (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:22, 20 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
Arsenal de Sarandí – current squad | |
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