Fernando Belluschi

Fernando Belluschi
Belluschi with San Lorenzo in 2017
Personal information
Full nameFernando Daniel Belluschi
Date of birth (1983-09-10) 10 September 1983 (age 42)
Place of birthLos Quirquinchos, Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
PositionMidfielder
Team information
Current team
Estudiantes RC
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005Newell's Old Boys90(20)
2005–2007River Plate48(13)
2007–2009Olympiacos36(6)
2009–2012Porto69(6)
2012→ Genoa (loan)14(1)
2012–2015Bursaspor89(11)
2015Cruz Azul8(0)
2016–2020San Lorenzo77(11)
2020–2021Lanús10(0)
2021–2022Newell's Old Boys10(0)
2022–Estudiantes RC47(3)
International career
2005–2017Argentina6(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:32, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Fernando Daniel Belluschi (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈlustʃi], Italian: [belˈluski]; born 10 September 1983) is an Argentine midfielder who plays for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.

Club career

Belluschi began playing professionally at Newell's Old Boys in 2002, with whom he won the 2004 Apertura Championship. He moved to River Plate in 2006 and with the departure of Marcelo Gallardo to Paris Saint-Germain following the 2006 Apertura, he was named team captain, a position he would fill for two years. He then joined Olympiacos for reported €6.5 million in early 2008.[2]

On 6 July 2009, Porto purchased Belluschi's playing rights and 50% of his economic rights[3] for €5 million.[4] The other 50% was owned by private investment company Rio Football Services Ltd.[5] He signed a contract until 2013 with a release clause of €30 million.[4]

In 2012, Belluschi was sent on to Genoa under a purchasing option of €3.5 million, or €5 million if the club qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[6] In summer 2012, Porto sold its 50% ownership of his economic rights for €1.05 million.[7]

On 10 July 2015, Cruz Azul signed Belluschi on a free transfer. His salary was set at €1.1 million. He debuted for the side as a substitute in the 61st minute for an injured Marc Crosas in the Clasico Joven. He did not receive his international pass until the Clasico Joven, which was why he did not participate in any league matches up to that point. He failed to score for Cruz Azul, having a penalty saved by Atlas goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Fraga on matchday 11.

On 26 January 2016, San Lorenzo signed the then-32-year-old Belluschi on a free transfer.

Career statistics

As of match played 25 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys2002–03Argentine Primera División100————100
2003–04Argentine Primera División121————121
2004–05Argentine Primera División338——2[a]0—358
2005–06Argentine Primera División3511——9[b]0—4411
Total9020——110—10120
River Plate2006–07Argentine Primera División366——12[c]0—486
2007–08Argentine Primera División127——00—127
Total4813——120—6013
Olympiacos Piraeus2007–08Super League Greece11130—2[d]0—161
2008–09Super League Greece25561—8[e]2—398
Total36691—102—559
Porto2009–10Primeira Liga27351314[d]01[f]0405
2010–11Primeira Liga262402013[g]11[f]0463
2011–12Primeira Liga16120205[d]02[h]0271
Total69611171221401139
Genoa (loan)2011–12Serie A14100———141
Bursaspor2012–13Süper Lig30531—00—336
2013–14Süper Lig27391—1[g]0—374
2014–15Süper Lig32391—1[g]0—424
Total8911213—20—11214
Cruz Azul2015–16Liga MX8000———80
San Lorenzo2016Argentine Primera División14241—11[i]11[j]1305
2016–17Argentine Primera División26620—10[k]2—388
2017–18Argentine Primera División15220—00—172
2018–19Argentine Primera División13000003[k]0—160
2019–20Argentine Primera División910000——91
Total771181002431111016
Lanús2019–20Argentine Primera División4000106[a]0—110
2020–21Argentine Primera División60000000—60
Total100001060—170
Newell's Old Boys2021Argentine Primera División10000002[a]0—120
Estudiantes RC2022Primera Nacional222————222
2023Primera Nacional24110———251
Total46310———473
Career totals49771506818965164985
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
  6. ^ a b Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  7. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  9. ^ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  10. ^ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  11. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International career

Belluschi has won six caps for Argentina, all in friendlies. In November 2017, after six years away from the national team, Belluschi was named in coach Jorge Sampaoli's squad for friendlies against Russia and Nigeria in the former.[9]

Personal life

Belluschi is married to Florencia, whom he met in his home city of Los Quirquinchos. They began dating when he was 17 years old and have been together since. He is best friends with fellow professional footballer Ignacio Scocco, and both served as best men at each other's wedding.

Belluschi also holds an Italian passport due to his Italian ancestry from the province of Pavia, where his paternal great-grandfather emigrated to Argentina from.[10]

Honours

Newell's Old Boys
Olympiacos
Porto
San Lorenzo
Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ^ Olympiakos profile Archived 13 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Olympiacos switch thrills Belluschi". UEFA. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  3. ^ Economic rights stand for the portion of the future transfer fee that Porto will receive
  4. ^ a b "Comunicado da FC Porto – Futebol, SAD" (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Asamblea aprobada" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. ^ "FC Porto revela valores dos empréstimos de Belluschi e Guarín". Público. 31 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Relatório e Contas Consolidado 2011/2012" [Consolidated financial statements and report 2011–12] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ^ Fernando Belluschi at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Jorge Sampaoli definió los convocados del fútbol argentino para los amistosos con Rusia y Nigeria" [Jorge Sampaoli names the call-ups from Argentine football for the friendlies against Russia and Nigeria]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 November 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Si scrive Belluschi, si legge Bellus-ci". canalegenoa.it. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  • Guardian statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 September 2010)
  • Fernando Belluschi at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Player Profile on the River Plate Website (in Spanish)
  • Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
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