Eddy Francis

Eddy Francis
艾迪
Personal information
Full nameEddy Francis
艾迪·弗朗西斯
Date of birth17 December 1990
Place of birthShanghai, China
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Dalian Aerbin
Number32
Youth career
2000–2005Genbao Football Academy
2007Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006Shanghai East Asia?(?)
2008Suzhou Trips0(0)
2009→ Ningbo Huaao (loan)?(?)
2010–2011Shanghai East Asia26(2)
2012–Dalian Aerbin19(0)
2012→ Shanghai East Asia (loan)3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Eddy Francis[1][2][3][4] (Simplified Chinese: 艾迪·弗朗西斯 Àidí·Fúlǎngxīsī; born Shanghai, 17 December 1990), or simply Eddy, is a Chinese football defender, who plays for Dalian Aerbin in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Eddy's mother is a Chinese and father is Tanzanian. He joined Genbao Football Academy when he was ten years old. In the end of 2005, he joined Shanghai East Asia with whole Genbao Football Academy team and started his career. But after his first season, he was downsized and moved to Shanghai Shenhua. In 2008, he moved to China League Two club Suzhou Trips after unhappiness times in Shenhua, but had no appearance because registration reason. In 2009 Suzhou Trips quit China League Two, he signed on loan to Ningbo Huaao for a year.[5] After ending loan, he move to China League One club Shanghai East Asia immediately, returned to the start of his football career.[6]

On 20 January 2012, Shanghai East Asia swapped Eddy with Luis Cabezas of Chinese Super League side Dalian Aerbin.[7] He was loaned back to Shanghai East Asia for one year in February 2012.[8] However, he failed to establish himself within the team and made just 3 appearances (all came on as substitute) in the 2012 league season. On 8 March 2014, Eddy made his debut for Dalian Aerbin in the 2014 Chinese Super League against Hangzhou Greentown,coming on as a substitute for Zhu Xiaogang in the 77th minute.[9]

International career

Eddy plays 27 minutes for China national under-14 football team in 2004 AFC U-14 Championship, he is the first mixed-race player for China national football team.[10]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 7 November 2014)

Season Club League League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006 Shanghai East Asia China League Two ------
2008 Suzhou Trips 00------00
2009 Ningbo Huaao ------
2010 Shanghai East Asia China League One 70------70
2011 19210----202
2012 Dalian Aerbin Chinese Super League 0000----00
2012 Shanghai East Asia China League One 3010----40
2013 Dalian Aerbin Chinese Super League 0000----00
2014 19000----190
Total 48220000050 2

References

  1. see player's own Sina Weibo statement 2014.10.06 on Talk page
  2. Aidi Frances sohu.com 大连阿尔滨引进特殊内援 艾迪曾入选过中国国少 2012年02月08日11:0
  3. Wenqiu 艾迪·弗朗西斯 bio "在艾迪的床头,写着“AidiFrances”的英文字样。可艾迪说他不会英语,更不会法语,只会中文。“我生在上海,长在上海。”时常被队友戏称为“外援”的艾迪的确是中国人,这可以从他的护照上得到证明。1990年12月,艾迪出生在上海,从小他就酷爱足球。看到自己的小孩很有足球天赋,艾迪的妈妈把他送进了普陀区的一所足球学校。"
  4. Eddy François The Multicultural Chinese National Team : Wild East Football
  5. 湖北不知中乙对手技战术风格 宁波不甘俯首称臣 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  6. 徐根宝引入外援中轴线 "黑人"能说流利上海话 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  7. 阿尔滨与东亚互换外援 "小贝利"新赛季将战中超 (in Chinese). sports.people.com.cn. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  8. 阿尔滨购入"小贝利"艾迪 2012暂租至东亚锻炼 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  9. 汪嵩拔头筹布鲁诺救主 绿城1-1阿尔滨 at sohu.com 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-05-01 (Chinese)
  10. 我是中国人--艾迪·弗朗西斯 黑皮肤的"国脚" (in Chinese). sports.163.com. 2004-01-28. Retrieved 2012-07-17.

External links