| Zaine Francis-Angol | |
| Fullname: | Zaine Sebastian Francis-Angol[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1993[2] |
| Birth Place: | Waltham Forest, England |
| Position: | Left-back, left winger |
| Currentclub: | Buxton |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthclubs1: | Afewee Academy[3] |
| Youthyears2: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Motherwell |
| Caps1: | 66 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Caps2: | 60 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | AFC Fylde |
| Caps3: | 85 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Boreham Wood |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Hartlepool United |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Stockport County (loan) |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Buxton |
| Caps9: | 22 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
| Nationalteam1: | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Nationalcaps1: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:04, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[24] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[25] | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 3 | |||
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 | National League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[26] | 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 | National League | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 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 | |||
AFC Fylde
Hartlepool United