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Francis Cann
Ghanaian professional footballer

Francis Cann

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Ghanaian professional footballer
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Tema, Tema Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
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26 years
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Francis Cann (born 6 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo.

Club career

Born in Tema an industrial city in Ghana, Cann started his career in Ghana, playing for lower-tier side Charity Stars FC. In 2017, he secured a deal to F.C. Vizela youth side. He moved through the ranks but was later sent on a one-year loan to Vitoria SC U-23 in 2018–19 league campaign. Upon his return the following season, he played 8 league matches in the 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal and scored 1 goal to help them gain promotion from the Campeonato de Portugal into the Liga Portugal 2. During the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2, he played a key role by playing 30 league matches and scored 5 goals to them place 2nd and also gain promotion into the Primeira Liga for the first time in the club's history since 1985 after a 36-year absence.

In June 2021, ahead of the 2021–22 Primeira Liga, he signed a two-year contract extension deal with the newly promoted side.

On 26 January 2022, Cann officially joined Liga Portugal 2 side Mafra on a loan deal until the end of the season.

On 27 January 2023, Cann joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Hazem on a six-month loan.

On 7 July 2023, Cann signed a two-year contract with recently-relegated to Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo.

International career

Cann capped for Ghana at the U-20 level. He was part of the squad in 2016 that failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations automatically losing their chances of qualifying for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.

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