| Francis Banecki | |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1985 |
| Birth Place: | West Berlin, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Position: | Defender Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1992–1997 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC Tegel |
| Youthyears2: | 1997–1999 |
| Youthclubs2: | Reinickendorfer Füchse |
| Youthyears3: | 1999–2000 |
| Youthclubs3: | Hertha BSC |
| Youthyears4: | 2001 |
| Youthclubs4: | Reinickendorfer Füchse |
| Youthyears5: | 2001–2003 |
| Youthclubs5: | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| Youthyears6: | 2003–2004 |
| Youthclubs6: | Werder Bremen |
| Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Werder Bremen II |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2004–2006 |
| Clubs2: | Werder Bremen |
| Caps2: | 2[1] |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs3: | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs4: | → Eintracht Braunschweig II (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs5: | Werder Bremen II |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs6: | Hertha BSC II |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs7: | Kickers Emden |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2010 |
| Clubs8: | FC Oberneuland |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs9: | SV Meppen |
| Caps9: | 34 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Years10: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs10: | BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden |
| Caps10: | 58 |
| Goals10: | 20 |
| Years11: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs11: | VSG Altglienicke |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U-19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U-20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Francis Banecki (born 17 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who mostly played as a defender.
Banecki played for Reinickendorfer Füchse and for Hertha BSC in his youth years.[2]
In 2003–04, he moved to Werder Bremen youth system.[3] After having had a successful 2004–05 season, he moved from Bremen's youth team to the first team in 2005–06.[4]
After the 2006–07 season Banecki was loaned to Eintracht Braunschweig for one year. In Braunschweig he played nine times for the first team until a severe injury in his knee stopped him for over one year.[5]
After the convalescence his contract with Werder Bremen expired, Banecki returned to Hertha BSC to play for the club's second team for the season 2008–09. On 5 August 2009, he left Hertha BSC II for Kickers Emden,[6] but in December 2009 he resigned his contract with the club.[7] He left Emden on 26 December 2009 and signed on 1 January 2010 for FC Oberneuland.[8] In June 2010 he signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg[9] but cancelled it after one month[10] and signed with local rival SV Meppen.[11]
Banecki played six times for the German Under-20 team, scoring one goal and two times for the German Under-19 team.[12]
Banecki's siblings, the twins Nicole and Sylvie also played in the first Bundesliga.[13] His mother's cousin, Marcel Mahouvé, represented Cameroon in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[14]