Francis de Vries
Auckland FC · DF #3 · New Zealand · Group G 71Rating19Caps1Goals31Age188Height
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Club season 2025/26 A-League Men
1,979
Minutes
1
Goals
7
Assists
2
Yellow
International
19
Caps
1
Goals
Club career totals
266
Career apps
18
Career goals
Form
Left-back; calf injury late season ruled him out of regular-season run-in
Date of birth1994-11-28 (age 31) NationalityNew Zealand ClubAuckland FC · New Zealand LeagueA-League Men PositionDF · #3 Height188 cm Preferred footLeft Market value—
Christchurch-born and of Dutch and Swiss heritage, Francis de Vries developed at Canterbury United before a four-year college stint at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania. His winding path took in Vancouver Whitecaps 2 and Swedish football, where he earned consecutive promotions with IFK Varnamo before a serious ACL injury. He returned home with Auckland FC, becoming a key attacking left-back, and was a creative outlet from the back in 2025-26 before a late-season calf injury.
- Auckland FC's first player to reach 50 appearances and the club's 2024-25 Members' Player of the Season
- Scored his first international goal in an 8-0 win over Samoa
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