Francis Litsingi

Francis Litsingi (born 10 September 1986) is a former Congolese football striker who played for Zbrojovka Brno in the Czech Synot liga on loan from Sparta Prague.

Franci Litsingi
Personal information
Full name Francis Litsingi
Date of birth (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986
Place of birth Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2003–2005 Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Saint Michel d'Ouenzé 22 (20)
2006–2008 Cotonsport Garoua ? (15)
2008–2010 Újpest FC 0 (0)
2008–2010 → Kecskeméti TE (loan) 46 (12)
2010–2013 Kecskeméti TE 67 (16)
2013–2015 FK Teplice 68 (23)
2015–2017 AC Sparta Prague 5 (1)
2016 → Gaziantep BB (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2017 → FC Zbrojovka Brno (loan) 14 (1)
National team‡
2011– Congo 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2016

Club career

Listingi started out at Brazzaville club Saint Michel d'Ouenzé where at the age of 19 he enjoyed a very successful season scoring 20 goals in the league and becoming the league's top goalscorer for the 2005/06 season. His success at Saint Michel provoked interest from Cameroon Première Division teams with Cotonsport winning the battle for his services in the 2006/07 season, Litsingi proved to be a great talent scoring 15 goals in the league becoming top goalscorer and numerous goals in the CAF Champions League.

In June 2007 Litsingi trialled with Swiss Super League side Neuchâtel Xamax.[1] He also attracted interest from Hungarian League side Diósgyőri VTK.[2][3] In August 2007 Litsingi trialled with Iranian giants Persepolis F.C. and were close to inking a one-year deal but the deal fell through.[4] In 2008, he signed with Újpest FC (3 years contract) in the Hungarian First Division, but Litsingi had loaned to Kecskeméti TE. On 18 January 2013 he signed a 3-year contract with Czech first league team FK Teplice.

Gaziantep BB

On 6 January 2016 it was confirmed that Listingi had signed a 1,5-year contract with Gaziantep BB in Turkey.[5]

References
  1. "Xamax cherche des solutions pour le début du championnat". lexpress.ch. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  2. http://www.hlsz.hu/index.php?tid=7&Jatekos=hPLf_43ae6a1
  3. "Franci Litsingi a DVTK-ban?". boon.hu. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  4. "کادر فنی پرسپولیس بازیکن کنگویی را تایید کرد". mehrnews.ir. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  5. "Litsingi, Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor'da". sabah.com.tr. 6 January 2016.


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