Francis Cann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Cann | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HC Sapporo | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Charity Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Vizela | 78 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória SC B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Mafra (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Al-Hazem (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Marítimo | 29 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024 | |||
Francis Cann (born 6 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Japanese side HC Sapporo.[1][2][3][4]
Club career
[edit]Born in Tema an industrial city in Ghana,[4] Cann started his career in Ghana, playing for lower-tier side Charity Stars FC. In 2017, he secured a deal to F.C. Vizela youth side. He moved through the ranks but was later sent on a one-year loan to Vitoria SC U-23 in 2018–19 league campaign.[5] Upon his return the following season, he played 8 league matches in the 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal and scored 1 goal to help them gain promotion from the Campeonato de Portugal into the Liga Portugal 2.[2] During the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2, he appeared in 30 league matches scoring 5 goals as the club placed 2nd and was promoted to the Primeira Liga after a 36-year absence.[6][7]
In June 2021, ahead of the 2021–22 Primeira Liga, he signed a two-year contract extension deal with the newly promoted side.[5]
On 26 January 2022, Cann officially joined Liga Portugal 2 side Mafra on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8][9]
On 27 January 2023, Cann joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Hazem on a six-month loan.[10][11]
On 7 July 2023, Cann signed a two-year contract with Maritimo of Liga Portugal 2.[12]
International career
[edit]Cann capped for Ghana at the U-20 level. He was part of the squad in 2016 that failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations automatically losing their chances of qualifying for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 May 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vizela | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 92 | 8 | ||||
| Vitória SC B (loan) | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Mafra (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Al-Hazem (loan) | 2022–23 | Saudi First Division League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Marítimo | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 13 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Francis Cann at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Francis Cann". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Francis Cann - Soccer player profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Tema-born winger Francis Cann scores decisive victory goal for Vizela in Portugal". Ghana Sports Online. 1 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ghana's Francis Cann extends FC Vizela new deal - Kickgh.com". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian trio Francis Cann, Koffi Kouao and Richard Ofori secure Portuguese top-flight promotion with FC Vizela". GhanaWeb. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Vizela saiu à rua para festejar o regresso à primeira divisão nacional (in Portuguese), p. Mais Futebol, retrieved 6 August 2021
- ^ "Com passagem pelo FC Vizela e Vitória SC, o ganês vai vestir o #ConventoAoPeito por empréstimo até o fim da época 2021/22.𝗕𝗲𝗺-𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼 a Mafra @franciscann99 👋". Clube Desportivo de Mafra on Instagram. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Francis Cann seals Mafra Sports Club loan deal". Kick Ghana. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "#الحزم يتعاقد مع الجناح الغاني فرانسيس كان".
- ^ "Jogador mais antigo do plantel emprestado para a Árabia".
- ^ "Extremo Francis Cann é reforço para Tulipa" [Winger Francis Cann is reinforcement for Tulipa] (in European Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Francis Cann at WorldFootball.net
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- Living people
- 1998 births
- Men's association football wingers
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- F.C. Vizela players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- Al-Hazem F.C. players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
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- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
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- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Primeira Liga players
- Saudi First Division League players
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