| Francis Jacobs | |
| Birth Date: | February 28, 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Laguna Beach, California, United States |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Irvine Strikers |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Orange County |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → California United Strikers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | October 15, 2022 |
Francis Jacobs (born February 28, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship side Orange County.
He became the youngest professional US soccer player in history on July 26, 2019, when he signed with Orange County Soccer Club at 14 years, four months, and 29 days old. Beforehand, Freddy Adu was the youngest professional US soccer player in history.
After playing with USSDA side Irvine Strikers, Jacobs signed with USL Championship side Orange County on August 12, 2019.[1] At just 14 years, 4 months and 29 days old, Jacobs became the youngest professional soccer player in United States history.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Orange County SC | 2020 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| California United Strikers (loan) | 2022 | NISA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||