Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

Bellegarde was born in France and is of Haitian descent. He was a youth international for France. In May 2019, he was named to Haiti's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In August 2025, he was called up for Haiti's national football team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification third round and made his debut on 5 September against Honduras, which ended in a 0–0 draw. On 15 May 2026, he was included in Haiti head coach Sébastien Migné's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026

International

As of match played 24 June 2026

Lens

On 29 July 2016, he played his first professional match with RC 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 2017–18 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. On 18 September 2017, he scored his first goal against US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole. In the 2018–19 Ligue 2 season, he scored a goal in the opening match against US 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 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. Later that month, on 23 September, 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…