Full name Yago Bellon Name Yago Bellon Playing position Role Footballer | Current team FC Tagerwilen Height 1.73 m 2004–2006 FC St. Gallen Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 26) Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||
Yagó Bellón (born 28 August 1989) is a Swiss association footballer of Spanish descent. He currently plays for FC Tägerwilen.
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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.
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.
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.