Despite his youth (25 years old) Fran Beltran is in his seventh season at Celta. and in all of them he started and added a significant number of games, to the extent that the league campaign in which he played the fewest games was in 2019/20, when he played 28 games In three campaigns, he missed just eight games, adding all together.
A statistic that saw him surpass 200 League appearances with Celta (208) and wear the captain’s armband in last Friday’s game at Balaidos. Against Mallorca. A party where, in addition, he played a particularly remarkable game. It is worth remembering that he was number 12 in the league this season, eleven of which he remained on the bench, the result of rotations made by Claudio Giraldez.
Even so, in a position, midfield, in which the coach has moved the pair of players who make up that position a lot, Fran Beltran He has played the most minutes (916) before IIaix Moriba, Damián and Hugo Sotelo.
All in one year where he also scored a goal this season. He scored six goals in the previous six, so maintains average goals per season for the first team, despite not scoring in the last two seasons.