Fran Beltrán

This article is about the Spanish footballer born in 1999. For the football manager born in 1991, see Fran Beltrán (football manager).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beltrán and the second or maternal family name is Peinado.

Francisco José Beltrán Peinado (born 3 February 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Celta de Vigo.

Fran Beltrán

Beltrán with Rayo Vallecano in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Beltrán Peinado[1]
Date of birth	(1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Celta
Number	8
Youth career
2007–2013	Getafe
2013–2016	Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Rayo Vallecano B	23	(0)
2016–2018	Rayo Vallecano	71	(1)
2018–	Celta	230	(8)
International career
2016	Spain U17	2	(0)
2017	Spain U18	2	(0)
2016–2018	Spain U19	9	(0)
2018–2021	Spain U21	14	(0)
2021	Spain	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025

Club career

Rayo Vallecano

Born in Madrid, Beltrán joined Rayo Vallecano's youth system in 2013 from Getafe CF. He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 13 December 2015 at the age of just 16, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División home draw against CD San Fernando de Henares.^[2]

Beltrán was a regular for the first team during the 2016 pre-season, being the most utilised player by manager José Ramón Sandoval.^[3] He made his professional debut on 20 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss to Elche CF in the Segunda División.^[4]

Beltrán scored his first goal as a professional on 29 October 2016, his team's first in a 3–2 defeat at CD Tenerife.^[5] An undisputed starter during the 2017–18 season, he contributed 40 appearances as his side returned to La Liga as champions.^[6]

Celta

On 1 August 2018, Beltrán signed a five-year contract with top-flight club RC Celta de Vigo,^[7] for a reported fee of € 8 million.^[8] He played his first league match on 18 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw with RCD Espanyol,^[9] and on 7 January 2019 he scored his first such goal to equalise in a 2–1 loss to Athletic Bilbao also at Balaídos.^[10]

Beltrán was sent off in the 25th minute of a 2–0 home loss against Granada CF on 15 September 2019 for a foul on Yangel Herrera that was confirmed by video assistant referee review; teammate Jorge Sáenz had already been ejected through the same technology.^[11]

International career

Beltrán won caps for Spain at under-17,^[12][13] under-18, under-19^[14] and under-21 levels. He made his debut for the latter age group on 14 November 2018, playing 20 minutes of a 4–1 friendly win over Denmark in Logroño.^[15][16]

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.^[17] Beltrán's first senior appearance took place in that match, a 4–0 victory in Leganés.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 May 2024^[19][20][21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rayo Vallecano B	2015–16	Tercera División	23	0	—		—		—		23	0
Rayo Vallecano	2016–17	Segunda División	31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
	2017–18		40	0	1	0	—		—		41	0
	Total		71	1	3	0	—		—		74	1
Celta	2018–19	La Liga	30	1	2	0	—		—		32	1
	2019–20		28	1	2	0	—		—		30	1
	2020–21		32	3	2	0	—		—		34	3
	2021–22		37	1	2	0	—		—		39	1
	2022–23		36	0	3	0	—		—		39	0
	2023–24		33	0	4	0	—		—		37	0
	Total		196	6	15	0	—		—		211	6
Career total			290	7	18	0	0	0	0	0	308	7

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[22]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2021	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Rayo Vallecano

• Segunda División: 2017–18^[6]