_64_(cropped).JPG) Bellegarde playing forLens B in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-06-27)27 June 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Villetaneuse CS | ||
| 2012–2013 | Le Mans | ||
| 2013–2016 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Lens B | 38 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Lens | 55 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Strasbourg | 128 | (7) |
| 2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 68 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Haiti | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:28, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃ʁiknɛʁbɛlɡaʁd]; born 27 June 1998) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forPremier League clubWolverhampton Wanderers. Born in France, he represents theHaiti national team.[1][2] A versatile player, Bellegarde can be deployed as acentral midfielder,attacking midfielder orwinger.
On 29 July 2016, he played his first professional match withRC Lens on the field ofChamois Niortais FC.[citation needed] He caught attention in the match againstStade de Reims (1–1, 12th round of Ligue 2) by delivering an assist toViktor Klonaridis. Often present with the reserve team, he also participated in the under-19s’ campaign in theCoupe Gambardella.
During the2017–18 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.[3] On 18 September 2017, he scored his first goal against US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole.
In the2018–19 Ligue 2 season, he scored a goal in the opening match againstUS Orléans but gradually lost his place in the starting line-up. He regained it towards the end of the season, scoring consecutively in the last two rounds of the championship—a goal againstAC Ajaccio and then a double against US Orléans—to secure Racing's place in the promotion playoffs forLigue 1.
In 2019, Bellegarde joinedStrasbourg, where he made 129 appearances.[4]
On 1 September 2023, Bellegarde joinedWolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year deal for £12.8m.[4] Later that month, on 23 September, in only his second appearance for his new club away toLuton Town in the Premier League, Bellegarde was shown a straight red card in the 39th minute for his reaction to a challenge byTom Lockyer.[5] The match finished as a 1–1 draw.
On 4 November 2023, in his third Wolves appearance, away toSheffield United, where he was introduced as a second-half substitute, Bellegarde scored his debut Wolves goal in the 89th minute.[6] Wolves lost the match 2–1, conceding a penalty deep into time added on at the end of the second-half.
Following his switch of international allegiance to Haiti in August 2025, Bellegarde became the first Haitian-represented player to feature in thePremier League.[7]
Bellegarde was born in France and is of Haitian descent.[8] He is a youth international for France.
In May 2019, he was named toHaiti's 40-man provisional squad for the2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]
In August 2025, he was called up for Haiti's national football team for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification third round and made his debut on September 5 againstHonduras, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens B | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Championnat National | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||||
| Lens | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Total | 55 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | 7 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 290 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 330 | 19 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
