Juan Francisco Apaolaza (born 19 June 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

After joining the Estudiantes system in 2012, Apaolaza was promoted into their first-team squad in April 2018. He made his professional debut on 21 April during a home defeat to Belgrano in the Primera División, which preceded him signing a contract until June 2020 on 4 May. Three months later, Apaolaza scored the first goal of his senior career in a

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encounter with Gremio. On 18 January 2019, having scored twice in seventeen matches in 2018–19, Apaolaza was loaned to

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. He appeared thrice. In August 2019, Apaolaza headed to Instituto on loan. He scored one goal, versus

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. In October 2020, Apaolaza headed to Uruguay with

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. He made three

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appearances for the club, notably netting in his sole home match on 23 October against

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. He returned to Estudiantes on 16 December. At the end of January 2022, Apaolaza joined

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on loan for the rest of the year. In January 2023, Apaolaza joined Venezuelan club

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Apaolaza, Francisco 1997 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Uruguayan Segunda División players Venezuelan Primera División players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Atenas de San Carlos players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Carabobo F.C. players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay