Zaine Francis-Angol

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.

Zaine Francis-Angol

Personal information
Full name	Zaine Sebastian Francis-Angol[1]
Date of birth	(1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Waltham Forest, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back, left winger
Team information
Current team	Buxton
Number	21
Youth career
	Afewee Academy[3]
0000–2011	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Motherwell	66	(3)
2015–2017	Kidderminster Harriers	60	(1)
2017–2019	AFC Fylde	85	(2)
2019–2020	Accrington Stanley	5	(0)
2020–2021	Boreham Wood	16	(0)
2021–2022	Hartlepool United	20	(0)
2022	→ Stockport County (loan)	2	(0)
2022–2023	Oldham Athletic	7	(0)
2023–	Buxton	22	(0)
International career‡
2012–	Antigua and Barbuda	25	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:04, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:01, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level.^[4]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2012–13[24]	Scottish Premier League	22	0	2	0	1	0	2[a]	0	27	0
	2013–14[25]	Scottish Premiership	33	3	1	0	2	0	2[b]	0	38	3
	2014–15[26]		11	0	1	0	0	0	1[b]	0	13	0
	Total		66	3	4	0	3	0	5	0	78	3
Kidderminster Harriers	2015–16[27]	National League	26	1	1	0	—		1[c]	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[27]	National League	43	2	4	0	—		1	0	48	1
	2018–19[27]		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

1. One appearance in the Champions League and one in the Europa League
2. Appearances in the Europa League
3. Appearance in the FA Trophy

International

As of match played 23 March 2025^[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Antigua and Barbuda	2012	4	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	6	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	6	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	3	0
Total		28	0

^[28]

Honours

AFC Fylde

• FA Trophy: 2018–19^[29]

Hartlepool United

• National League play-offs: 2021^[30]