Franciszek Franczak

Franciszek Franczak
Personal information
Full name Franciszek Franczak
Date of birth (2007-08-16) 16 August 2007
Place of birth Limanowa, Poland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Odra Opole
Number 5
Youth career
St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 St Johnstone 20 (0)
2026– Odra Opole 0 (0)
International career‡
2024 Poland U18 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:42, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:40, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Franciszek Franczak (born 16 August 2007) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for I liga club Odra Opole.[2][3]

Club career

A product of the St Johnstone academy, Franczak began to train with the first team squad during the club's preseason in the summer of 2023.[4] He featured in first-team preseason friendly matches that summer, aged 15 years-old.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2023.[6] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 23 September 2023, as a second-half substitute against Hibernian,[7] having turned 16 years old the previous month.[8]

On 18 July 2026, after leaving St Johnstone at the end of his contract, Franczak signed with Polish second-tier club Odra Opole until mid-2028.[9]

International career

In August 2024, Franczak received his first Poland U18s call-up for a friendly tournament held in Croatia the following month.[10] He made his debut in a 2–1 win over the hosts on 4 September.[11]

Personal life

Franczak was born in Limanowa but lived in Laskowa, Poland prior to moving to Perth, Scotland, with his family as a child. He has two brothers and one sister.[12]

His older brother, Filip, plays for Strathspey Thistle.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 801000——90
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 800030——110
2025–26 Scottish Championship 401020——70
Total 20020500000270
Odra Opole 2026–27 I liga 0000———00
Career total 20020500000270

Honours

St Johnstone

References

  1. ↑ "Franciszek Franczak" (in Polish). Odra Opole. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Fran Franczak". St Johnstone. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "F. Franczak". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ ""Bundle of energy" Fran Franczak to challenge for first team minutes this season". Daily Record. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Nicolson, Eric (16 August 2023). "St Johnstone boss Steven MacLean topping-up fitness of new signings as promising young midfielder Fran Franczak turns 16". The Courier. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Nicholson, Eric (18 August 2023). "Highly-rated young trio sign first pro contracts with St Johnstone". The Courier. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "HIBERNIAN VS. ST. JOHNSTONE 2-0". 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Fran Franczak: St Johnstone starlet is going nowhere, says Steven MacLean, and is set for Premiership game-time at just 16". The Courier. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Franciszek Franczak nowym zawodnikiem Odry Opole" (in Polish). Odra Opole. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "U-18: Powołania na turniej towarzyski w Chorwacji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "U-18: Chorwacja 1-2 Polska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Fran Franczak: Community coaching, early days at Letham and family's happy tears after St Johnstone debut". Daily Record. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Franczak, Filip (4 January 2025). "Filip Franczak". Forfar Athletic. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Pirie, Mark (21 April 2026). "St Johnstone are champions as Premiership return secured with triumph over Dunfermline". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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