Francis Cann
Personal information | |||
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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– | HC 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
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
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]
References
- ^ Francis Cann at Soccerway
- ^ a b "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
- Francis Cann at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Men's association football wingers
- Ghanaian men's 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
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Primeira Liga players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Charity Stars F.C. players
- Footballers from Tema
- Ghanaian football biography stubs