University of South Carolina Upstate

2010: Stepped into a starting role as a junior... Played in all 16 of Upstate''s matches... Started 13 times... took 15 shots on the year, but did not record a point... Nothched the sixth-most minutes on the field for the Spartans... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic team... Recognized as an A-Sun Conference Scholar.

2009: Appeared in 11 matches for the Spartans and made one start at Davidson (9/5)... Recorded an assist on Maurice Beggs’ game-tying goal at Presbyterian (9/26).

2008: Developed into a key role player for the Spartans... Worked himself into the starting lineup in 14 of the 17 games and played primarily as a defensive midfielder... Took eight shots on the year... Notched an assist on the season... Assisted on Heine Oehrling’s goal at Stetson (10/31)... Member of the A-Sun All-Academic team.

Before USC Upstate:  A standout midfielder/forward at Father Leo J. Austin School in Canada... The team’s leading scorer... Led his team to two LOSSA championships... Named the Most Valuable Player of the International Robbie tournament playing for the Winstars Soccer Academy club team... In addition to his prowess in high school and club soccer, he is trained with the Trinidad U-20 National Team.

Personal: Born on Dec. 5, 1989 in San Fernando, Trinidad... Son of Robert and Germine Francis... His father played for the Trinidad National and U19 National teams... Has three sisters... Business administration major... Favorite movie is “American Gangster”... Favorite Singer is 50 Cent... Favorite TV show is “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”... Favorite food is lasagna... Favorite book is “From Pieces to Weight”... Favorite sports figure is Ronaldo... His father was his hero growing up... Admires his parents... Aspires to be a professional soccer player.