Jeanuël Belocian
_56_(cropped).jpg) Belocian with Rennes in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jeanuël Merick Belocian[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2005[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeanuël Merick Belocian (born 17 February 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or central midfielder for German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]On 7 June 2024, Belocian signed for reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, penning a five-year deal.[8]
On 2 February 2026, he joined VfL Wolfsburg on loan until the end of the season.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Jeanuël is the younger brother of Wilhem Belocian, a French Olympic hurdler and sprinter.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 73 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
Honours
[edit]Bayer Leverkusen
France U17
References
[edit]- ↑ "Player profile".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jeanuël Belocian: Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ "Jeanuël Belocian" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Leroux, Romain (20 March 2022). "Stade Rennais. Qui est Jeanuël Belocian, entré en jeu contre Metz ?". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ Domingues, Alexandre (20 March 2022). "Rennes 6-1 Metz, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 sign France U21 international Belocian from Stade Rennes". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bayer verleiht Belocian nach Wolfsburg". kicker (in German). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ "J. Belocian: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jeanuël Belocian at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jeanuël Belocian at Soccerway
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Les Abymes
- French men's footballers
- Guadeloupean men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- France men's youth international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Bundesliga players
- Stade Rennais FC players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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- 21st-century French sportsmen
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