Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Francis | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Wacker Innsbruck | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Hearts of Abuja | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Bayern Munich II | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Austria Klagenfurt II (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023– | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Nigeria U17 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023 |
Daniel Francis (born 27 September 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tiroler Liga club FC Wacker Innsbruck.
Having played football in his native Nigeria with Hearts of Abuja, Francis took the opportunity to train at Bayern Munich's facilities in July and August 2021, after he was selected as one of the FC Bayern World Squad members. [2] He had already had contact with the German side after playing at the Bayern Youth Cup in 2019, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, he was unable to sign at the time.[ citation needed ]
Following an impressive showing with the World Squad, in which he was named captain, he signed a three-year contract in August 2022. [3] In signing for Bayern Munich, he became the Bavarian club's first ever Nigerian player. [4] Immediately after signing for Bayern Munich II, the club's reserve team, he was loaned to affiliate club Austria Klagenfurt of the Austrian Bundesliga as well as the reserve team on the Kärntner Liga. [5]
Francis has represented Nigeria at under-17 level. [6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bayern Munich | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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