| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Malachy Henry-Francis [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 2003 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England [3] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [4] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shelbourne | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Fulham | ||
| 2016–2021 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Shelbourne | 8 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:16, 2 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jack Malachy Henry-Francis (born 23 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at the youth international level. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Born in London, [10] 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. [11] [12] During his time in the club’s academy system, Henry-Francis was also listed by AF Global Football as one of the players to have progressed through its UK-based development programmes. [13]
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. [14] [15] 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. [16] [17]
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. [18] 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. [19] [20]
Henry-Francis would go onto make a further four appearances in the following campaign, which came against Cambridge United, [21] Ipswich Town, [22] Northampton Town [23] and lastly Stevenage. [24] 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. [25] [26]
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. [27] With his contract expiring, he departed Arsenal on 30 June 2025. [28]
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. [29] [7] He made his senior debut for the club during the Third Round of the FAI Cup against Cobh Wanderers on 21 July, [30] [31] 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. [32] [33]
On 18 July 2025, Henry-Francis signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne on a multi-year contract. [34] On 13 October 2025, he scored his first goal for the club, an 88th minute winner away to Cork City at Turners Cross. [35]
Henry-Francis qualifies for the Ireland through his parents; who are from Mayo and Leitrim respectively. [36] He has represented the country at under-19 and under-21 levels. [37]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2021–22 [39] | – | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2022–23 [40] | – | 4 [c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 [41] | – | 3 [c] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | – | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| Arsenal | 2021–22 [39] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 [40] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [d] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 [41] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [e] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 [38] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [e] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2024 [38] | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Shelbourne | 2025 [38] | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 [f] | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||
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