Simon Francis

Location: Bournemouth, England


He recently revealed in an interview with the BournemouthEcho that he would like to open a restaurant or café after his career.

This true Bournemouth legend plays as a defender. With over 300 games for Bournemouth he became a true legend at the club and beloved by the fans. But before he started to wear the beautiful black and red jersey of Bournemouth he already walked a long path. He was born in Nottingham so it won’t come as a surprise that his career started at the local team, Nottingham Forest. He never made it to the first team, though. Already during his youth career he moved to Notts County. He made his professional debut for Bradford City, back in 2002. He stayed at couple of years and Notts before he moved to the League One side Southend United in 2006, for an undisclosed fee. He signed a three-year contract, and renewed it a couple of years later. In four years he played over 150 games for Southend. In July 2010 it was announced that he would make the step to Charlton Athletic. He never managed to become a regular for Charlton and moved to Bournemouth 2011, first on loan, and a year later he signed a permanent contract. After two years at Bournemouth he signed a renewed contract for three more years. He is already in his mid-thirties but this lad is a true legend of AFC Bournemouth!