| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Henry-Francis [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Fulham | ||
| 2016–2021 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:29, 6 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jack Henry-Francis (born 23 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Arsenal, as a midfielder. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Born in London, [9] Henry-Francis came through the Fulham academy, before leaving the club at the age of 12 to sign for Arsenal academy in August 2016. [2] He signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on 1 October 2021. [10] [11]
Prior to signing his deal, Henry-Francis played for Arsenal in a pre-season game in July 2021 against Hibernian, which ended up a 2–1 loss at Easter Road. [12] [13] Two months later, Henry-Francis turned out for Arsenal U21s in the EFL Trophy Group game against Swindon Town on 7 September 2021; he played 45 minutes - being replaced by Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, during a 2–1 away defeat. [14] [15]
In January 2022, four months after his last appearance in the EFL Trophy, Henry-Francis played the full 90 minutes for Arsenal U21s against Chelsea U21s in the Round of 16 phase; which saw Arsenal run out 4–1 winners at the Emirates Stadium. [16] His last game of that year's EFL Trophy campaign came against Wigan Athletic at the quarter-final stage; however The Latics would go on to win the tie 1–0 against Hale End at The Brick Community Stadium. [17] [18]
Henry-Francis would go onto make a further four appearances in the following campaign, which came against Cambridge United, [19] Ipswich Town, [20] Northampton Town [21] and lastly Stevenage. [22] In the 2023–24 season, Henry-Francis would go onto make three appearances, scoring his first goal in the competition during a 5–0 away win against Exeter City on 10 October 2023. [23] [24]
On 12 April 2025, he was named on the bench for the first team squad for the first time, for their Premier League fixture against Brentford at the Emirates Stadium. [25]
On 17 July 2024, after being in and around the first team at Arsenal during pre-season, Henry-Francis was loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers until the end of the season. [26] [6] He made his senior debut for the club during the Third Round of the FAI Cup against Cobh Wanderers on 21 July, [27] [28] with his debut in professional league football coming six days later; as he came on as a 65th–minute substitute for Charlie Wiggett as The Bit O'Red's won 2–0 against Galway United at The Showgrounds. [29] [30]
Henry-Francis qualifies for the Ireland through his parents; who are from Mayo and Leitrim respectively. [31] He has represented the country at under-19 and under-21 levels. [32]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2021–22 [34] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [35] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [36] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [c] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2024 [33] | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||