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Ludwig Francillette

Ludwig Francillette
Personal information
Full name Ludwig Georges Francillette[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Morecambe
Youth career
–2018 Dijon FCO
2018–2019 AS Quetigny
2019–2021 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Crawley Town 53 (2)
2023–2025 Eastleigh 77 (10)
2025– Morecambe 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:40, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Ludwig Georges Francillette (born 1 May 1999) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Morecambe.

Club career

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Newcastle United

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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.[4][5] He was released by the club in at the end of the 2020–21 season.[6]

Crawley Town

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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][11] He made his league debut a week later in the club's 2–1 win over Salford City.[11] 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][12] Francillette made 29 appearances during the 2021–22 season.[11]

Eastleigh

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On 17 July 2023, Francillette signed for National League club Eastleigh.[13] Across two seasons, he scored 12 goals in 86 games for the club.

Morecambe

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On 21 August 2025, Francillette signed for Morecambe.[14]

International career

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Francillette has represented Guadeloupe at youth international level.[5]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2024-25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[15] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2020–21[16] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Crawley Town 2021–22[11] EFL League Two 26 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 29 1
2022–23[17] EFL League Two 27 1 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 31 1
Total 53 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 60 2
Eastleigh 2023–24 National League 34 2 5 2 — 1[b] 0 40 4
2024–25 National League 43 8 1 0 — 2[b] 0 46 8
Total 77 10 6 2 0 0 3 0 86 12
Morecambe 2025–26 National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 121 12 7 2 2 0 11 0 141 14
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 released lists". premierleague.com. Premier League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Douglas, Mark (4 January 2020). "Who is Ludwig Francillette?". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "L. Francillette". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Douglas, Mark (24 August 2019). "The incredible rise of Ludwig Francilette". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Ryder, Lee (19 August 2019). "Newcastle United finally announce Ludwig Francillette - the man whose presentation pics were leaked online". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "United offer new deals to Academy players". nufc.co.uk. Newcastle United F.C. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Ludwig Francillette: Crawley sign French defender following release by Newcastle". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ Cameron, Tom (5 August 2021). "Reds capture Ludwig Francillette". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Triallist Ludwig Francillette proves there's life after Portsmouth as former Newcastle defender joins Crawley". The News. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Crawley Town 2–2 Gillingham (9–10 pens)". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Ludwig Francillette in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Newport County 1–2 Crawley Town: Nadesan leads Reds to victory". BBC Sport. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  13. ^ "NEWS | LUDWIG FRANCILLETTE JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  14. ^ https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2025/august/21/morecambe-fc-secure-the-signing-of-defender-ludwig-francilette/
  15. ^ "Games played by Ludwig Francillette in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ludwig Francillette in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Ludwig Francillette in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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