| Ludwig Francillette | |
| Fullname: | Ludwig Georges Francillette[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Height: | 6inchesft4inchesin (ftin)[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Eastleigh |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dijon FCO |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | AS Quetigny |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Newcastle United |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Crawley Town |
| Caps1: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Eastleigh |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:28, 25 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ludwig Georges Francillette (born 1 May 1999) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Eastleigh.
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.[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] He made his league debut a week later in the club's 2–1 win over Salford City. 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] Francillette made 29 appearances during the 2021–22 season.
On 17 July 2023, Francillette signed for National League club Eastleigh.[12]
Francillette has represented Guadeloupe at youth international level.
| 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 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2021–22 | EFL League Two | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||