Héctor Bellerín

Héctor Bellerín
Bellerín playing for Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Héctor Bellerín Moruno
Date of birth (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2011 Barcelona
2011–2013 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Arsenal 132 (6)
2013–2014 → Watford (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2011 Spain U16 6 (1)
2012 Spain U17 6 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 9 (0)
2015–2017 Spain U21 14 (0)
2016– Spain 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:46, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

Héctor Bellerín Moruno (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeɣtoɾ βeʎeˈɾim moˈɾuno],[lower-alpha 1] born 19 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Arsenal and the Spain national team.

Bellerín started his career as an attacking winger for Barcelona, and credits his development as a successful right back to Steve Bould upon his arrival at Arsenal in the summer of 2011.[2] His speedy pace, skilful dribbling on the ball, and crossing ability have also helped him in creating chances for his team. On 21 November 2016, he signed a long-term contract that ties him to the club until 2022.[3]

Bellerín played internationally for Spain from under-16 to under-21 levels. He made his senior debut for Spain in 2016 and was chosen after such for the European Championship of that year.[4]

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Bellerín started his club football career in the youth teams of Barcelona. He moved to Arsenal in the summer of 2011,[5] and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2013. While as a youth player at Arsenal, Bellerín also helped the club to reach fourth place of the NextGen Series of 2012–13.[6] Bellerín made his competitive debut away to West Bromwich Albion in the third round of the League Cup on 25 September 2013, coming on in the 95th minute as a substitute for Mikel Arteta in a penalty shootout victory after a 1–1 draw.[7] Two months later, Bellerín joined Championship club Watford on a two-month loan deal, and made his debut against Yeovil Town eight days after signing.[8] The loan at Watford was extended until the end of the season,[9] but he was recalled by Arsenal in February 2014.[10]

Bellerín on the ball against Leicester City in February 2015

Following injuries to Mathieu Debuchy, Calum Chambers and Nacho Monreal, Bellerín made his Champions League debut on 16 September 2014 in a 2–0 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund.[11] He scored his first goal for Arsenal on 1 February 2015, in a 5–0 win against Aston Villa,[12] and added a second on 4 April to open a 4–1 win over Liverpool despite also conceding a penalty kick through a foul on Raheem Sterling.[13]

Bellerín was selected to start for Arsenal in the 2015 FA Cup Final on 30 May, helping the team keep a clean sheet in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium.[14] He signed a new long-term contract before the 2015–16 season and played the entirety of Arsenal's 1–0 win over rivals Chelsea in the 2015 FA Community Shield.[15] He was the sole Arsenal player listed in the season's PFA Team of the Year,[16] and came in third place in Arsenal's Player of the Season voting.[17] On 21 November 2016, he signed a new long-term contract after agreeing to a deal that ties him to the club until 2022.[18][19]

Bellerin featured in the following season throughout Arsenal's victorious FA Cup Campaign. He played in the Cup final which Arsenal went on to win by a 2–1 margin against Chelsea.[20] He was again triumphant in the Gunners lifting the 2017 Community Shield by beating Chelsea 4–1 on penalties.[21] Bellerín scored his first goal of Arsenal's 2017–18 season in Arsenal's 3–1 victory over FC Köln.[22] On 3 January 2018, Bellerin earned a draw for Arsenal against Chelsea with what the BBC described as 'stunning injury-time strike' in the 92nd minute, having earlier conceded a penalty for a foul on Eden Hazard.[23] On March 7, 2018, Bellerín was ruled out of the Europa League 1st leg clash against Milan with an unknown return date.[24]

International career

Having reached the semi-finals of the 2013 European Championship with the under-19 team,[25] Bellerín made his debut for Albert Celades's under-21 team on 30 March 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 friendly win over Belarus in León.[26]

On 29 May 2016, after being named as a stand-by player for the year's European Championship, Bellerín made his debut for the full squad by starting in a 3–1 friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland.[27] Two days later, he was chosen for the final squad after Dani Carvajal withdrew through injury.[4] He was unused as they reached the last 16.

Style of play

Bellerín is known for his speed. Using his pace, he is able to successfully take on opposition defenders as well as move swiftly to a defensive position. At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, he broke Theo Walcott's 40-metre Arsenal sprint record by 1/100th of a second. He is considered to be one of the fastest footballers in the world.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 September 2018[29]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2013–14 Premier League 000010000010
2014–15 Premier League 20230104000282
2015–16 Premier League 36110006010441
2016–17 Premier League 33140005000421
2017–18 Premier League 35200308110473
2018–19 Premier League 700000000070
Total 13168050231201697
Watford (loan) 2013–14 Championship 800000—0080
Career total 13968050231201777

International

As of 7 June 2016[30]
Spain senior team
YearAppsGoals
201630
Total30

Honours

Arsenal

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, Bellerín is pronounced [beʎeˈɾin].

References

  1. ↑ "Héctor Bellerín: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Arsenal star Hector Bellerin 'didn't know how to defend' at Barcelona". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Bellerin signs new long-term Arsenal deal". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. 1 2 "Euro 2016: Arsenal's Hector Bellerin in Spain squad after injury forces out Dani Carvajal". BBC Sport. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bellerin – I'm so happy I joined Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Arsenal 1–3 Sporting Lisbon". Daily Mail.co.uk.
  7. ↑ Harris, Chris (25 September 2013). "WBA 1–1 Arsenal (3–4 pens)". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bellerin joins Watford on loan". Arsenal F.C. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Bellerin's Back". Watford F.C. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Arsenal have recalled young defender Hector Bellerin from his loan with Watford". Watford Observer. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Johnston, Neil (16 September 2014). "Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  12. ↑ Dawkes, Phil (1 February 2015). "Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  13. ↑ McNulty, Phil (4 April 2015). "Arsenal 4–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  14. 1 2 McNulty, Phil (30 May 2015). "Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport.
  15. 1 2 Cryer, Andy (2 August 2015). "Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  16. 1 2 "PFA awards: Leicester and Spurs dominate Premier League team". BBC Sport. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  17. ↑ Jones, Max (18 May 2016). "Player of the Season – in third place..." Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Hector Bellerin: Spain defender signs new Arsenal deal". BBC Sport. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hector Bellerin signs new long-term contract at Arsenal". ESPN FC. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea – Emirates FA Cup Final 2016/17". Youtube.com.
  21. 1 2 "Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea (4–1 Pens) – FA Community Shield". Youtube.com.
  22. ↑ "Arsenal 3-1 FC Cologne". 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. ↑ 'Match Report: Arsenal: 2 Chelsea 2'. BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42489693
  24. ↑ "Hector Bellerin ruled out of Arsenal's Europa League clash with AC Milan".
  25. ↑ "The Future is theirs: Héctor Bellerín, speed embodied in a footballer". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  26. ↑ Muñoz, Antonio D. (30 March 2015). "MATCH REPORT: Spain thrashes Belarus (4–0)". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "Arsenal's Hector Bellerin makes Spain debut as defending champions warm up for Euro 2016 with a win". Daily Mirror. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  28. ↑ Jones, Max (13 May 2015). "Bellerin – The secret to my speed". Arsenal F.C.
  29. ↑ Hector Bellerin at Soccerbase
  30. ↑ "Héctor Bellerín". EU-football.info. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  31. ↑ "Hector Bellerin shares a new picture with his date at the Catalan Awards". 101 Great Goals.com.
  32. ↑ "2016 World 11: the reserve teams – FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro.org. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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