External links
- Zaine Francis-Angol profile Archived 27 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Motherwell FC official website
- Zaine Francis-Angol at Soccerbase
- Zaine Francis-Angol at National-Football-Teams.com
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zaine Sebastian Francis-Angol [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1993 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Buxton | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Afewee Academy [3] | |||
| –2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Motherwell | 66 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Kidderminster Harriers | 60 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | AFC Fylde | 85 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Boreham Wood | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hartlepool United | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Stockport County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Buxton | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Antigua and Barbuda | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:04, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:01, 22 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Zaine Sebastian Francis-Angol (born 30 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for National League North club Buxton.
Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level. [4]
Francis-Angol was signed by the Motherwell club in July 2011 after he started his career playing for the Tottenham Hotspur Reserves. [5] He was a regular for the Motherwell Under 19's during 2011–12, but did not make a first team appearance. His performances for the Under 19's resulted in him being awarded with a new contract. [6]
He made his debut for the first-team as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against Panathinaikos in the UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round on 8 August 2012. [7]
On 18 January 2013, Francis-Angol signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at Fir Park until Summer 2015. [8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Partick Thistle on 29 December 2013. [9]
On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that Francis-Angol was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired. [10]
On 2 October 2015, Francis-Angol signed for Kidderminster Harriers on a short-term deal until January 2016. [11] Francis-Angol scored on his first start for the club in a 1–1 home draw against Boreham Wood.
On 6 June 2017, Francis-Angol joined National League side AFC Fylde on a two-and-a-half-year deal. [12] In July 2019, he joined Accrington Stanley on a one-year deal. [13] On 24 June 2020 it was announced Francis-Angol would be leaving Accrington Stanley. [14] After being released by Accrington Stanley, Francis-Angol joined Boreham Wood on 2 September 2020. [15]
He joined Hartlepool United on 22 April 2021. [16] Francis-Angol appeared as a substitute in the 2021 National League play-off final as Hartlepool were promoted back to the Football League. [17] Following the departure of Dave Challinor, Francis-Angol struggled for game time under Graeme Lee and on 24 March 2022, Francis-Angol signed for Stockport County on loan, joining his former manager Dave Challinor. [18] [19] At the end of the 2021–22, Francis-Angol was released by Hartlepool. [20]
On 2 July 2022, Francis-Angol joined recently relegated National League club Oldham Athletic on a one-year contract. [21] He was released after one season by the club. [22]
On 31 August 2012, London-born Francis-Angol was given a call-up to the Antigua and Barbuda squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Guatemala [4] and made his international debut by starting in the 3–1 loss. [23] He qualifies due to his mother being from Antigua and Barbuda. [4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2012–13 [24] | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2013–14 [25] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 [26] | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 [27] | National League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | National League North | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 70 | 1 | |||
| AFC Fylde | 2017–18 [27] | National League | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 [27] | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 106 | 2 | |||
| Accrington Stanley | 2019–20 | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Boreham Wood | 2020–21 | National League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Hartlepool United | 2020–21 | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2022–23 | National League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buxton | 2023–24 | National League North | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | 282 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 338 | 6 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
AFC Fylde
Hartlepool United
