Jack Henry-Francis

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Jack Henry-Francis
Personal information
Full name Jack Henry-Francis [1]
Date of birth (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Career

Arsenal

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 U21's 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 U21's against Chelsea U21's 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 onto 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]

Sligo Rovers (loan)

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. [25] [6] He made his senior debut for the club during the Third Round of the FAI Cup against Cobh Wanderers on 21 July, [26] [27] 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. [28] [29]

International career

Henry-Francis qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his parents; who are from Mayo and Leitrim respectively. [30] He has represented the country at under-19 and under-21 levels. [31]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2024 [32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2021–22 [33] Premier League 0000003 [c] 030
2022–23 [34] 0000004 [c] 040
2023–24 [35] 0000003 [c] 131
Total000000101101
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2024 [32] LOI Premier Division 11020––130
Career total1102000101231
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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