Keishean Francois

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Keishean Francois
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Douglas Royals
Number 11
Youth career
–2019 Coastal FC
2019–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Trinity Western Spartans 27 (2)
2024– Douglas Royals 10 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Whitecaps FC Academy 2 (0)
2023 Unity FC 10 (2)
2024– North Surrey FC
International career‡
2025– Grenada 2 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:39, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Keishean Francois (born 17 August 2003) is a footballer who plays the Douglas Royals. Born in Canada, he represents Grenada at international level.

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Club career

As a youth, Francois played for Coastal FC of the BC Soccer Premier League since at least 2016 when he competed with the club at the under-13 level. [1] In 2019, he joined the academy of Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [2] He played for the team's youth teams in the League1 British Columbia and was with the club during the league's inaugural season. [3] In 2021, he took part in the first-team's training camp in Vancouver and Salt Lake City ahead of the 2021 Major League Soccer season. [4]

Francois left the Whitecaps Academy in 2022 to play college soccer for U Sports team Trinity Western Spartans. [5] While in college, he also returned to the League1 British Columbia with Unity FC. [6] [7] [8] He was named the club's MVP multiple times during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. [9] After two seasons in which he made twenty-seven appearances and scored two goals for the Spartans, Francois transferred to Douglas College to play for its soccer team, the Royals, for the 2024 season. [10] [11] While playing for the Royals, the forward also competed with North Surrey FC of the Fraser Valley Soccer League. [12]

International career

Born in Canada, Francois was included in a training camp with the Grenada national team in Florida in 2022. [4] [13] He was called up to the squad again for a friendly against Anguilla in late May 2025 and for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis the following month. [14] He made international his debut on 31 May 2025, opening the scoring with what would become the game-winning goal against Anguilla. [15]

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 2025 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 1–02–0 Friendly
2.4 June 2025 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3–06–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Last updated 4 June 2025

International career statistics

As of match played 5 June 2025. [15]
Grenada
YearAppsGoals
202522
Total22

References

  1. ↑ "BC Soccer Premier League profile". BC Soccer Premier League. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Whitecaps FC announce rosters for League1 BC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 McColl, Michael. "Vancouver Whitecaps U19 2022 League1 BC squad profile". Away from the Numbers. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "'Caps to College: Class of 2022". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Keishean Francois 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia . Archived from the original on 8 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "League1 BC: Men's side pulls out late win". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "GOAL SCORERS - WINTER 2024-2025". Fraser Valley Soccer League. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "MVPs AWARDED - WINTER 2024-2025". Fraser Valley Soccer League. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Trinity Western profile". Trinity Western University Athletics. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Douglas College profile". Douglas College Athletics. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "North Surrey FC Player Highlight". North Surrey FC. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "GFA Hosts Senior Men's Camp Ahead of Busy Calendar Year". D Real FM Grenada. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Grenada Names 23-Man Squad for Anguilla Friendly Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers". D Real FM Grenada. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  15. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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