Marlee Francois

Marlee Francois (born 29 December 2002) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Bristol City as a midfielder.

Marlee Francois
Personal information
Full name Marlee Jean Francois
Date of birth (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 36
Youth career
Camden Tigers
2013–2019 Fulham
2019–2021 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bristol City 0 (0)
2021 → Bath City (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2021– Australia U23 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30 2 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:30 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born and raised in Sydney suburb Campbelltown, Francois moved to England in 2013 with his family, after which he and his brother Tyrese Francois joined Fulham's academy setup. He is of Mauritian descent through his father, and English descent through his mother.[1] Marlee left Fulham in February 2019 to join Bristol City.[2]

Career

Francois signed a professional contract with Bristol City in March 2021.[3] In July 2021 Francois scored against Bristol City for Portsmouth during a pre-season friendly and Portsmouth found themselves short of fit players. It was dubbed “the shortest loan in history”.[4] The next month Francois joined Bath City F.C. on a short-term loan.[5]

2022/23

Francois signed a two-year contract extension with the option of a further year with Bristol City in August 2022.[6] Francois made his senior Bristol City first team debut appearing as a substitute in the FA Cup against West Brom on 28 January, 2023.[7]

2023/24

In July 2023, Francois was included in the Bristol City first-team squad on a pre-season training camp in Austria.[8]

International career

Francois could represent England, Australia or Mauritius internationally.[9] He made his debut for the Australian under-23 team as a substitute on 2 June 2021 against Ireland under-21s.[10] He scored his first goal for Australia U-23s in June 2023 against Mexico U-23s.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2021–22[12] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[13] Championship 002000—20
Total 002000—20
Bath City (loan) 2021–22[14] National League South 4000—0040
Career total 4020000060

References
  1. "Brotherly shove: Aussie siblings Tyrese, Marlee battling for Olympic call-ups". SBS Sport.
  2. "Meet the Aussie teen brothers wanted by European clubs". SBS.com.au.
  3. "Francois signs new deal". BCFC.co.uk.
  4. "'Shortest loan in history?' - Aussie youngster Marlee Francois scores bizarre equaliser after pre-game club swap". Sporting News.
  5. "FRANCOIS COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO TWERTON PARK". BCFC.co.uk.
  6. "Bristol City youngster eyes first-team breakthrough after penning two-year contract extension". Bristol Post.
  7. "BRISTOL CITY VS. WEST BROM". Soccerway.
  8. Piercy, James (3 July 2023). "Bristol City leave defensive duo at home as Nigel Pearson takes 11 U21 talents to Austria". Bristol Post. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. "Brotherly shove: Aussie siblings Tyrese, Marlee battling for Olympic call-ups". sbs.com.au.
  10. "OLYROOS PLAYER RATINGS VS REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U/21". ftbl.com.au.
  11. Lynch, Joey (13 June 2023). "Australia shock Mexico to seal Maurice Revello Tournament semifinal berth". espn. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. "Games played by Marlee Francois in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  13. "Games played by Marlee Francois in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  14. "M. Francois: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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