# Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (French pronunciation:; born 27 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. A versatile player, Bellegarde can be deployed as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder or winger.

## Early life

Bellegarde was born on 27 June 1998, in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, France. He began his football career at the age of 6 with local club FC Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.

## Club career
### Lens

On July 29, 2016, he played his first professional match with Racing Club de Lens on the field of Chamois Niortais FC. He caught attention in the match against Stade de Reims (1-1, 12th round of Ligue 2) by delivering an assist to Viktor Klonaridis. Often present with the reserve team, he also participated in the under-19s’ campaign in the Coupe Gambardella. During the 2017-2018 Ligue 2 season, he benefited from the arrival of Éric Sikora, who knew him well from his time in the reserve team, to establish himself in the starting eleven. He was even promoted to captain on a few occasions. On September 18, 2017, he scored his first goal against US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole. In the 2018-2019 Ligue 2 season, he scored a goal in the opening match against US Orléans but gradually lost his place in the starting lineup. He regained it towards the end of the season, scoring consecutively in the last two rounds of the championship—a goal against AC Ajaccio and then a double against US Orléans—to secure Racing's place in the promotion playoffs for Ligue 1.

### Strasbourg

In 2019, Bellegarde joined Strasbourg, where he made 129 appearances.

### Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 1 September 2023, Bellegarde joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year deal for £12.8m.
On 23 September 2023, in only his second appearance for his new club away to Luton Town in the Premier League, Bellegarde was shown a straight red card in the 39th minute for his reaction to a challenge by Tom Lockyer. The match finished as a 1–1 draw.
On 4 November 2023, in his third Wolves appearance, away to Sheffield United, where he was introduced as a second-half substitute, Bellegarde scored his debut Wolves goal in the 89th minute. Wolves lost the match 2–1, conceding a penalty deep into time added on at the end of the second-half.

## International career

Bellegarde was born in France and is of Haitian descent. He is a youth international for France.
In May 2019, he was named to Haiti's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lens B | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Lens B | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Lens B | 2018–19 | Championnat National | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Lens B | Total | Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Lens | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Lens | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Lens | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| Lens | Total | Total | 55 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | 7 |
| Strasbourg | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Strasbourg | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 |
| Strasbourg | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 2 |
| Strasbourg | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Strasbourg | Total | Total | 129 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 139 | 8 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24 | Premier League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2024–25 | Premier League | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Total | Total | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 266 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 301 | 19 |
* ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League