Fran Franczak
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franciszek Franczak | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Limanowa, Poland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone | ||
Number | 46 | ||
Youth career | |||
St Johnstone | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | St Johnstone | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Poland U18 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 16 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:40, 18 November 2024 (UTC) |
Franciszek Franczak (born 16 August 2007) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]A product of the St Johnstone academy, Franczak began to train with the first team squad during the club's preseason in the summer of 2023.[3] He featured in first-team preseason friendly matches that summer, aged 15 years-old.[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2023.[5] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 23 September 2023, as a second-half substitute against Hibernian,[6] having turned 16 years old the previous month.[7]
International career
[edit]In August 2024, Franczak received his first Poland U18s call-up for a friendly tournament held in Croatia the following month.[8] He made his debut in a 2–1 win over the hosts on 4 September.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Franczak was born in Limanowa but lived in Laskowa, Poland prior to moving to Perth, Scotland, with his family as a child. He has got two brothers and one sister.[10]
His older brother, Filip, plays for Forfar Athletic.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 October 2024[2]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Johnstone | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fran Franczak". St Johnstone. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b "F. Franczak". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ ""Bundle of energy" Fran Franczak to challenge for first team minutes this season". Daily Record. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Nicolson, Eric (16 August 2023). "St Johnstone boss Steven MacLean topping-up fitness of new signings as promising young midfielder Fran Franczak turns 16". The Courier. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Nicholson, Eric (18 August 2023). "Highly-rated young trio sign first pro contracts with St Johnstone". The Courier. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "HIBERNIAN VS. ST. JOHNSTONE 2-0". 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Fran Franczak: St Johnstone starlet is going nowhere, says Steven MacLean, and is set for Premiership game-time at just 16". The Courier. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "U-18: Powołania na turniej towarzyski w Chorwacji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "U-18: Chorwacja 1-2 Polska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Fran Franczak: Community coaching, early days at Letham and family's happy tears after St Johnstone debut". Daily Record. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "More Signing News". Forfar Athletic. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Fran Franczak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Fran Franczak at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- People from Limanowa
- Polish men's footballers
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen