Héctor Bellerín

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Héctor Bellerín
Bellerín playing for Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Héctor Bellerín Moruno[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)
wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Betis
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2011 Barcelona
2011–2013
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2022 Arsenal 183 (8)
2013–2014 → Watford (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2022 → Betis (loan) 23 (0)
2022–2023 Barcelona 3 (0)
2023 Sporting CP 10 (1)
2023– Betis 19 (0)
International career
2011 Spain U16 6 (1)
2012 Spain U17 6 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 9 (0)
2015–2017 Spain U21 14 (0)
2016–2021 Spain 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Héctor Bellerín Moruno (born 19 March 1995) is a Spanish professional

wing-back for La Liga club Real Betis
.

Bellerín started his career at Barcelona, and moved to Arsenal in 2011. He played 239 games across all competitions, winning three FA Cups and two FA Community Shields, as well as a Copa del Rey while on loan at Real Betis. He returned to Barcelona in September 2022, and had a brief spell at Sporting CP in the Portuguese Primeira Liga before a permanent move to Betis.

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

Early life

Born in

2012–13.[citation needed
]

Club career

Arsenal

Early career and loan to Watford

Bellerín was first included in an Arsenal squad on 26 September 2012, remaining unused in their

West Bromwich Albion in the same competition the following 25 September, coming on in the 95th minute as a substitute in a penalty shootout victory after a 1–1 draw.[6]

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.[7] The loan at Watford was extended until the end of the season,[8] but he was recalled by Arsenal in February 2014.[9]

2014–15 season: First FA Cup win

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.[10] He scored his first goal for Arsenal on 1 February 2015, in a 5–0 win against Aston Villa,[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

2015–2018: PFA Team of the Year, second FA Cup win

Bellerín playing for Arsenal in 2015

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.[14] He was the sole Arsenal player listed in the season's PFA Team of the Year,[15] and came in third place in Arsenal's Player of the Season voting.[16] On 21 November 2016, he signed a new long-term contract after agreeing to a deal that ties him to the club until 2022.[17][18]

Bellerín featured in the following season throughout Arsenal's victorious

Cup final which Arsenal went on to win by a 2–1 margin against Chelsea.[19] He was again triumphant in the Gunners lifting the 2017 Community Shield by beating Chelsea 4–1 on penalties.[20]

Bellerín scored his first goal of Arsenal's 2017–18 season in Arsenal's 3–1 victory over

Milan with an unknown return date.[24]

2018–2021: Injury, third FA Cup win

Bellerín missed out the first five weeks of the 2018–19 season due to a calf problem.[25] During a league game against Chelsea on 19 January he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and was stretchered off of the pitch in the 70th minute at the Emirates Stadium. He was later ruled out for nine months, consequently missing the remainder of the season and the start of the 2019–20 season.[26] Arsenal coach Unai Emery perceives Bellerín as "very mature" and believes that "he is already preparing to come back stronger than before".[27][28]

On 24 September 2019, Bellerín made his return from injury as a substitute in Arsenal's 5–0 victory against

FA Cup Final against Chelsea, and went on to win his third winners' medal as Arsenal won their 14th FA Cup.[31]

On 14 February 2021, Bellerín scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season in a 4–2 win over Leeds United in the Premier League.[32]

2021–22 season: Loan to Real Betis

On 31 August 2021, Bellerín returned to Spain after a decade, joining

2022 Copa del Rey Final on 23 April, he played the full 120 minutes as his team defeated Valencia to lift the cup.[36]

Barcelona

On 1 September 2022, Bellerín returned to Barcelona following the termination of his contract at Arsenal. He signed a one-year deal, with Arsenal retaining 25% of a future transfer fee.

right-back Sergiño Dest; Barcelona had previously wanted César Azpilicueta to cover this role, but he renewed at Chelsea instead.[38]

Bellerín made his debut for his hometown club on 10 September, starting in a 4–0 win at Cádiz.[39] Having made only two further substitute appearances, he totalled 141 minutes in the league by the turn of the year.[38][40] In January 2023, Bellerín told the newspaper Ara that his annual salary was €500,000, far below the reported salaries of some teammates; he called for footballers to earn less and pay more tax.[41]

Sporting CP

On 31 January 2023, Bellerín signed a six-month contract with

G.D. Estoril-Praia; it was two years to the month since his last goal, for Arsenal against Leeds.[45]

Return to Betis

On 18 July 2023, Bellerín returned to Betis on a five-year deal, on a free transfer.[46]

International career

Having reached the semi-finals of the 2013 European Championship with the under-19 team,[47] 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.[48]

On 29 May 2016, after being named as a stand-by player for

AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland.[49] Two days later, he was chosen for the final squad after Dani Carvajal withdrew through injury.[50] He was unused as they reached the last 16.[citation needed
]

In November 2020, Bellerín was recalled to the Spain squad for the first time in over four years, as Jesús Navas withdrew through injury.[51] He played in a 1–1 friendly draw away to the Netherlands in his comeback match.[52]

Style of play

Early in his career Bellerín was known for his pace, which allowed him to take on opposition defenders as well as provide defensive cover. At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, he broke Theo Walcott's 40-metre (130 ft; 44 yd) Arsenal sprint record by 1/100th of a second.[53]

Personal life

Bellerin is known for his unconventional eccentric character revolving around his

vegan in 2017, which he credits for improving his health.[61] In an interview in August 2019, he said that footballers have a responsibility to create awareness around environmental issues and that "It's nice to show what we have—our cars, our watches—but good to send a more meaningful message than 'look how cool we are'."[62]

The 2019–20 Premier League was suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When it returned in June, Bellerin pledged to plant 3,000 trees for every Arsenal victory in the remainder of the season.[63]

Bellerín became the second-largest shareholder of EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers in September 2020. He praised their commitments to veganism and environmentalism.[64]

Bellerín is also a creative director for the EA Sports FIFA Volta game mode.[65]

Politics

Known for his opinions on political matters, Bellerín has declared himself left-wing and not a supporter of any political party.[66]

On the day of the 2019 United Kingdom general election, Bellerin criticised Prime Minister and eventual winner Boris Johnson in a tweet where he encouraged young people to vote accompanied by a hashtag #F*ckBoris.[67]

In March 2022, Bellerín spoke against what he described as double standards of the West on other issues compared to its response to the

Yemen, Iraq... now Russia not being able to play in the World Cup is something that other countries have faced for many years." He went on to say it was racist to "[turn] a blind eye to other conflicts" and that it also showed "a lack of empathy for the number of lives lost in many conflicts and we are prioritising those that are near to us."[68]

In January 2023, Bellerín declared his opposition to

Catalan independence, calling himself "Catalan and Spanish" as his parents were born outside the region.[69][66]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2024[70][71]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15 Premier League 20 2 3 0 1 0 4[c] 0 0 0 28 2
2015–16 Premier League 36 1 2 0 0 0 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 44 1
2016–17 Premier League 33 1 4 0 0 0 5[c] 0 — 42 1
2017–18 Premier League 35 2 0 0 3 0 8[e] 1 1[d] 0 47 3
2018–19 Premier League 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 19 0
2019–20 Premier League 15 1 3 0 2 0 3[e] 0 — 23 1
2020–21 Premier League 25 1 1 0 1 0 7[e] 0 1[d] 0 35 1
Total 183 8 12 0 8 0 33 1 3 0 239 9
Watford (loan) 2013–14 Championship 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Real Betis (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 23 0 5 0 — 4[e] 0 — 32 0
Barcelona 2022–23 La Liga 3 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 0 0 7 0
Sporting CP 2022–23 Primeira Liga 10 1 — — 3[e] 0 — 13 1
Real Betis 2023–24 La Liga 19 0 2 0 — 5[f] 0 — 26 0
Career total 246 9 21 0 8 0 47 1 3 0 325 10
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b c Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 12 November 2020[72]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2016 3 0
2020 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Arsenal

Real Betis

FC Barcelona

Spain U21

Individual

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