Yagó Bellón
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yago Bellon | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Tägerwilen | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | FC St. Gallen | ||
2006–2008 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | FC St. Gallen II | 19 | (3) |
2009–2011 | FC Wil 1900 | 24 | (0) |
2011 | FC Gossau | 16 | (1) |
2011–2013 | FC Kreuzlingen | 42 | (13) |
2013– | FC Tägerwilen | ? | (?) |
National team | |||
2006 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2009. |
Yagó Bellón (born 28 August 1989) is a Swiss association footballer of Spanish descent. He currently plays for FC Tägerwilen.
Primarily right-footed, Bellón can operate in midfield or as a full-back. Despite playing the majority of his career in his native Switzerland, Bellón was once a player for English Premier League side Aston Villa.
Career
Aston Villa
Bellón signed for English Premier League side Aston Villa from local side FC St. Gallen in 2006, along with his twin brother Damian. However, neither managed to get further than Villa's reserve side and were both released two years later.
Return to Switzerland
Yagó re-signed for previous club FC St. Gallen where he remained for one season, playing in their under-21 side.[1]
At the end of the 2008–09 season, he joined FC Wil on a free transfer. Bellón made a total of 26 appearances for FC Wil, with 24 of those coming in the league. He dropped down a division to join FC Gossau in January 2011. In October 2011, he signed for FC Kreuzlingen on a free transfer. In September 2013, Bellón transferred to FC Tägerwilen.