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Ludwig Francillette
Defender
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Biography
Date of birth
01/03/1999
Signed
05/08/2021
Country
Guadeloupe
On 5 August, 2021, Crawley signed defender Ludwig Francillette on a two-year deal.
Scouted from the depths of French football by the Newcastle United in 2019, Ludwig spent the last two seasons at St James’s Park before being released by the Magpies.
In his younger playing days, Francillette spent years in the academy of Dijon FCO, who currently play in the second tier of French football. He then moved on to AS Quetigny before being scouted and captured by the Toon.
The towering centre-half was a regular for Newcastle’s youth sides, making 27 appearances for the club. From those, he featured 22 times in the Premier League 2, scoring once and captaining the side twice.
Ludwig has now become a fan favourite at Broadfield Stadium, having played 49 games as of January 2023, and scoring twice away from home against Salford City and Newport County.
Francillette has won several player of the match awards and has played 17 league games so far in the 2022/23 season.
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