Francis Jno-Baptiste (born 8 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

Career

In January 2019, having spent six years at the Crystal Palace academy, Jno-Baptiste joined

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

side Östersund, signing a three-and-a-half year deal. On 23 February 2019, he made his senior debut for Östersund in the Svenska Cupen, playing the final 18 minutes during a 3–2 loss to

Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants ...

. On 29 June 2019, he made his

debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Göteborg. On 12 June 2020, Jno-Baptiste joined

Superettan Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...

side AFC Eskilstuna on loan. In January 2022, Jno-Baptiste mutually agreed to terminate his contract with Östersund. On 10 March 2022, Jno-Baptiste returned to England to sign for Southern League Premier Division South side

Chesham United Chesham United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Nicknamed "the Generals", they are currently members of the and play at the Meadow. History The club was established in 1917 by a merger o ...

. On 1 November 2022, Jno-Baptiste was announced to have signed for

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division club Brightlingsea Regent having featured in their defeat at the weekend prior. On 1 February 2023, American club Forward Madison of USL League One announced the signing of Jno-Baptiste for their 2023 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jno-Baptiste, Francis 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from the London Borough of Newham Östersunds FK players AFC Eskilstuna players Chesham United F.C. players Brightlingsea Regent F.C. players Forward Madison FC players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players USL League One players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Black British sportsmen