Francis Cann

Francis Cann
Personal information
Full name	Francis Cann
Date of birth	6 February 1998 (age 26)
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
0000–2017	Charity Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2023	Vizela
2018–2019	→ Vitória SC B (loan)
2022	→ Mafra (loan)
2023	→ Al-Hazem (loan)
2023–2024	Marítimo
2024–	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024

Last updated December 31, 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]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Campeonato de Portugal	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	Primeira Liga	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

Related Research Articles

Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz, known as Tulipa, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

Carlos Daniel Cevada Teixeira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club C.S. Marítimo.

Mattheus de Andrade Gama de Oliveira, sometimes known as just Mattheus Oliveira or Mattheus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emirati club Khor Fakkan.

Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista, known as Káká, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria.

Raphael Gregório Guzzo is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi.

Caio Gobbo Secco is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Moreirense. He also holds an Italian passport.

Danilo Barbosa da Silva, known as Danilo Barbosa or simply Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo.

Fábio José Ferreira Pacheco is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Varzim.

Fábio Samuel Amorim Silva, known as Samu, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória de Guimarães.

Rui Pedro Coimbra Chaves, known as Ruca, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato de Portugal club São João de Ver.

Pedro José Moreira da Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club F.C. Alverca.

Charles Marcelo da Silva, sometimes known simply as Charles, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Vitória S.C.

Welthon Fiel Sampaio is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

André Oliveira Silva is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker or as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo.

Abdul-Aziz Yakubu is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.

Yan Matheus Santos Souza, known as Yan Matheus or just Yan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.

The 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the first season under the current Liga Portugal 2 title. A total of 18 teams were competing in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.

The 2021–22 Liga Portugal was the 88th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the first season under the current Liga Portugal title. This was the fifth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). The start and end dates for the season were released on 21 May 2021, and the fixtures were released on 8 July 2021.

The 2022–23 Liga Portugal was the 89th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the second season under the current Liga Portugal title. This was the sixth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). Benfica won the league, having secured a record 38th league title.

Gonçalo Fábio Camacho Pereira is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Vizela.

References

↑ Francis Cann at Soccerway
1 2 3 "Francis Cann". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
↑ "Francis Cann - Soccer player profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
1 2 "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.
1 2 3 "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

This biographical article related to Ghanaian football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Francis Cann at Soccerway

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "Francis Cann". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[3] "Francis Cann - Soccer player profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[:2-4] 1 2 "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.

[:1-5] 1 2 3 "Ghana's Francis Cann extends FC Vizela new deal - Kickgh.com". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[6] "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.

[7] Vizela saiu à rua para festejar o regresso à primeira divisão nacional (in Portuguese), p. Mais Futebol, retrieved 6 August 2021

[8] "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.

[9] "OFFICIAL: Francis Cann seals Mafra Sports Club loan deal". Kick Ghana. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[10] "#الحزم يتعاقد مع الجناح الغاني فرانسيس كان".

[11] "Jogador mais antigo do plantel emprestado para a Árabia".

[12] "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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]