Fran Franczak

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Fran Franczak
Personal information
Full name Franciszek Franczak
Date of birth (2007-08-16) 16 August 2007 (age 16)
Place of birth Limanowa, Poland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 46
Youth career
St Johnstone
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– St Johnstone 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Franciszek Franczak (born 16 August 2007) is a Polish [1] footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone. [2]

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Career

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]

Personal life

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. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fran Franczak". St Johnstone . Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "F.Franczak". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ↑ ""Bundle of energy" Fran Franczak to challenge for first team minutes this season". Daily Record. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Nicholson, Eric (18 August 2023). "Highly-rated young trio sign first pro contracts with St Johnstone". The Courier. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "HIBERNIAN VS. ST. JOHNSTONE 2-0". 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
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