Francis Atuahene

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
F
Height:
5-9
Weight:
160
Hometown:
Accra, Ghana
High School:
The Hotchkiss School

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At Michigan
• Second Team All-Midwest Region (2017)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2017)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2017)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1)
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Nov. 1)
• Big Ten Preseason Watch List (2017)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2016)
• TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI Third Team (2016)
• Big Ten Preseason Watch List (2016)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2015)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2015)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2015)
• Team MVP (2015)
• Team Newcomer of the Year (2015)

Junior (2017)
• Led Big Ten in shots per game (4.07), and ranked No. 7 in the NCAA in shots (61)
• Tied for second on squad in goals (six), assists (four), and points (16)
• Started 11 of 15 matches that he played in after missing five matches on the campaign due to injury
• Recorded one goal and two assists in the 4-1 Big Ten Tournament win over Northwestern (Nov. 5)
• Netted the double overtime match-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Maryland (Oct. 29)
• Scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Detroit (Oct. 25)
• Recorded seven shots and three on goal in a 2-1 victory over Omaha (Oct. 14)
• Totaled seven shots and scored twice in a 3-1 victory over Rutgers (Oct. 6)
• Recorded four shots on goal in a 2-1 victory over Penn State (Oct. 1)
• Recorded two shots in 60 minutes of play against Wisconsin (Sept. 8)
• Scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory in his season debut against Dartmouth (Sept. 4)

Sophomore (2016)
• Assisted on both Michigan goals in 3-2 double overtime loss to Maryland (Oct. 30).
• Recorded his first multi-goal game of the season scoring two goals and notching one assist in 5-1 victory over Oakland (Oct. 25).
• Took a team-high 6 shots in 1-0 double-overtime loss to Ohio State (Oct. 21).
• Has put at least one shot on goal each game this season, including a season high (4) in 1-0 loss against Western Michigan (Sept. 21).
• Earned his first assist of the year on Jack Hallahan's goal in 1-1 tie at Rutgers (Oct. 7).
• Picked up his fourth goal of season in 2-0 win against Penn State (Oct. 2).
• Scored third goal of season on a header in a 2-0 victory against Detroit (Sept. 28).
• Attempted a game-high six shots, two on goal, in a double-overtime loss at Northwestern (Sept. 25).
• Marked second goal of season in a 2-1 loss at Wisconsin (Sept. 9).
• Had five shots, three on goal, in the loss to the Badgers (Sept. 9).
• Notched first goal of 2016 in the 69th minute in a 2-2 draw against Yale (Sept. 5) on an assist from Marcello Borges and Ivo Cerda.
• Missed the FGCU and Columbia matches due to injury.

Freshman (2015)
• Started 15 of 17 matches
• Averaged 3.88 shots per game and 0.59 goals per game
• Finished first on the team in goals (10), points (23), shots (66) and shots on goal (28)
• 10 goals ranked seventh in the NCAA amongst freshman, and No. 2 in U-M history for freshman
• Picked up his tenth goal of the season in the 1-0 win over Valparaiso (Oct. 19)
• Marked ninth goal in the 3-0 win over Duquesne (Oct. 13)
• Scored his eighth goal of the season in the 1-1 tie vs. #7 Notre Dame (Oct. 7)
• Took eight shots, with one of them finding the back of the net, in the 3-3 tie vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 3)
• Connected on his sixth goal of the season in a 2-0 win over #21 Penn State (Sept. 27)
• Had two assists and one goal in the 4-1 win over Oakland (Sept. 23)
• Took nine shots, scoring on one of them, and also had one assist in the 3-0 win over Northwestern (Sept. 20)
• Became the second freshman in program history, and 14th player overall, to tally a hat-trick (Sept. 4)
• In his first collegiate match, took two shots, one on goal, against #6 Creighton (Aug. 28)

Prep
• The Hotchkiss School (2015)
• Rated as the No. 13 player in the country by CollegeSoccerNews.com, No. 44 by
• TopDrawerSoccer.com, a four-star recruit, as well as the No. 3 player in the Northeast Region
• MVP of NSCAA High School All-American All-Star Game (2014)
• Two-time NSCAA High School All-American
• Member of the "Right to Dream" Academy
• Four-year varsity track and soccer letterwinner.

Club
• Dover Dreamers (2011-2014) & Beachside SC (2014-2015)

Personal
• Francis Takyi Atuahene
• Host parents are Tim and Kate Pasik
• Host father Tim played football at Pennsylvania, and host brother William played lacrosse at Tufts
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, International Studies major