Abraham Francois
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 7, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jean-Talon Rosemont | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Huntsville Fire (indoor) | 25 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Montreal Impact | 23 | (1) |
| 2001 | Sol de América | ||
| 2001 | Tien Giang F.C. | ||
| 2002 | Ottawa Wizards | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Montreal Impact | 17 | (2) |
| 2005 | Toronto Lynx | 18 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Laval Dynamites | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Detroit Ignition (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | L'Assomption | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Mont-Royal Outremont | 67 | (3) |
| Total | 162 | (7) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2017. |
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Abraham François (born June 7, 1977) is a retired Canadian soccer player.
François began his professional career with his native hometown club, Montreal Impact of the USL A-League in 2001. After his stint with the Impact he found brief employment overseas with Club Sol de América in the Liga Paraguaya, after which he went to Asia to sign with Tien Giang FCin the V-League. In 2002, he returned home to sign with league giants the Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
During his tenure with Ottawa he had a tremendous season recording a 17-game undefeated streak, which marked a milestone in CPSL history by becoming the second club to achieve a treble the first being the Toronto Olympians. The Wizards clinched the Eastern Conference and finished first in the overall standings. They repeated their success in the Open Canada Cup tournament by defending their title once more in a 1-0 victory over Toronto Croatia. In the post season he appeared in all the playoff matches and reached the finals where the club faced the North York Astros, the Wizards ended up winning the playoff title in a 2-0 victory.
François returned Montreal in 2003 helping the Impact finish second in the league behind the Milwaukee Wave United with a 16–6–6 record. In the playoffs the Impact fell to the Rochester Raging Rhinos in the first round of the playoffs by an aggregate score of 2–1. He managed to win a piece of silverware with the club the Voyageurs Cup. In 2004, he tore his ligament in his right knee in a preseason match against McGill University forcing him to miss the entire season. The team finished 17–6–5 record for 56 points in 28 games, and the team started with a record 12-game undefeated streak, which led to a USL A-League Championship against the Seattle Sounders in a 2–0 victory claiming their first Championship since 1994.
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