Damien Francis

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Damien Francis
Personal information
Full name Damien Jerome Francis
Date of birth February 27, 1979 (1979-02-27) (age 29)
Place of birth    Wandsworth, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Watford
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997–2003
2003–2005
2005–2006
2006–		 Wimbledon
Norwich City
Wigan Athletic
Watford		 97 (15)
73 (14)
20 0(1)
43 0(6)   
National team2
2003 Jamaica 01 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 26/11/2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Damien Jerome Francis (born February 27, 1979 in Wandsworth, England) is a Jamaican international footballer. He is a midfielder who plays for Watford.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

As a child Francis followed Wimbledon, and was a ball-boy at their ground. He started playing for the club aged 9, originally as a defender, before moving into midfield.[1]

After several successful seasons with Wimbledon Francis moved to Norwich City and made a good impression including helping them reach the Premiership by winning the Championship in season 2003-2004.

[edit] Wigan

After Norwich were relegated at the end of their first season in the Premiership after a disappointing campaign, Francis made the decision to end his two year stay at Carrow Road but remained in the Premiership by securing a transfer to promoted Wigan Athletic.

Despite Wigan's success in finishing 10th in the Premiership and reaching the League Cup final, it was a disappointing spell professionally for Francis, who didn't feature as much as he would have liked to. He signed for newly promoted Watford for a fee of £1.5 million at the start of the 2006-2007 season.

[edit] Watford

On debut against Everton, he claimed a goal, only for it to be ruled an own goal by Alan Stubbs by the Premier League's Goals Panel. Francis would go on to feature regularly for Watford that season, playing 39 times and scoring four goals. These included a goal in Watford's run to the FA Cup semi-finals, against Ipswich Town in the fifth round. On April 21, 2007, in a game against Manchester City Francis injured his cruciate knee ligaments, an injury that will keep him out for six months.[2] As a consequence of the 1-1 draw in that game, Watford were relegated.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Football Memories: Damien Francis, watfordfc.com, accessed 31 October 2007
  2. ^ Francis ruled out for six months, bbc.co.uk, accessed 31 October 2007

[edit] External links

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Watford F.C. – current squad

1 Poom • 2 Jackson • 4 Shittu • 5 Sadler • 6 DeMerit • 7 Francis • 8 Eustace • 10 D. Henderson • 11 McAnuff • 12 Doyley • 13 Loach • 14 Williamson • 15 Kabba • 16 Lee • 17 Priskin • 19 Bromby • 20 Bangura • 21 Smith • 22 Hoskins • 23 Mariappa • 24 Mackay • 25 Williams • 26 Diagouraga • 27 Rinaldi • 28 Ashikodi • 29 Avinel • 30 Osborne • 32 Robinson • 33 Parkes • 34 Campana • 35 O'Toole • 36 Clarke • 38 L. Henderson • 39 Ainsworth • –– Bennett • –– Joyce • –– Young • Manager: Boothroyd

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