| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ludwig Georges Francillette [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Morecambe | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Dijon FCO | ||
| 2018–2019 | AS Quetigny | ||
| 2019–2021 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Crawley Town | 53 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Eastleigh | 77 | (10) |
| 2025– | Morecambe | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:13, 25 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ludwig Georges Francillette (born 1 May 1999) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Morecambe.
Born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, [3] Francillette played youth football for Dijon FCO until he was released in 2018, and signed for sixth-tier side AS Quetigny, initially as a reserve team player before establishing himself in their first team. [4] He was scouted by Newcastle United of the Premier League and signed for their under-23 side in summer 2019. [4] [5] He was released by the club in at the end of the 2020–21 season. [6]
On 5 August 2021, it was announced that Francillette had signed for EFL League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year contract following periods on trial at both Crawley and Portsmouth. [7] [8] [9] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2021 in a 2–2 EFL Cup draw with Gillingham and was the only player to miss a penalty in a 10–9 shoot-out defeat. [10] [11] He made his league debut a week later in the club's 2–1 win over Salford City. [11] He scored his first senior goal in Crawley's 2–1 win at Newport County on 15 April 2022 with a low strike following a "slick corner routine". [11] [12] Francillette made 29 appearances during the 2021–22 season. [11]
On 17 July 2023, Francillette signed for National League club Eastleigh. [13] Across two seasons, he scored 12 goals in 86 games for the club.
Francillette has represented Guadeloupe at youth international level. [5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United U21 | 2019–20 [15] | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 [16] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2021–22 [11] | EFL League Two | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2022–23 [17] | EFL League Two | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Eastleigh | 2023–24 | National League | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | National League | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 46 | 8 | ||
| Total | 77 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 12 | ||
| Morecambe | 2025–26 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 121 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 141 | 14 | ||