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Francis Atuahene

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Ghanaian footballer
Francis Atuahene
Personal information
Full name Francis Takyi Atuahene
Date of birth (1996年06月08日) June 8, 1996 (age30)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75m (5ft 9in)
Position Forward
Youth career
–2011 Right to Dream Academy
2011–2014 Dover Dreamers
2014–2015 Beachside SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Michigan Wolverines 49 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Michigan Bucks 6 (3)
2018–2020 FC Dallas 1 (1)
2018 → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 8 (2)
2019 → Austin Bold (loan) 9 (1)
2020 → San Diego Loyal (loan) 12 (2)
2021 Memphis 901 18 (0)
2022 Detroit City 29 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of 23:05, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Francis Takyi Atuahene (born 8 June 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer.

Career

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Youth and college

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Atuahene played three years of college soccer at the University of Michigan between 2015 and 2017.[1] He left college a year early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[2]

While at college, Atuahene played with USL PDL side Michigan Bucks in 2017.[3]

Before college, he attended The Hotchkiss School where he starred for four years, also running track during the spring season. There, he won a New England Championship as a freshman.

Professional

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On 19 January 2018, Atuahene was selected 4th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas, who traded 200,000ドル of General Allocation Money to Montreal Impact for the SuperDraft pick.[4]

On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[5] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[6]

Atuahene made his debut for FC Dallas on 8 June 2019 in a 2–2 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes in which he scored the equalizing goal 42 seconds into his debut.[7]

On 12 June 2019, Atuahene joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[8]

Atuahene was released by Dallas following their 2020 season.[9]

On 21 April 2021, Atuahene signed with USL Championship side Memphis 901.[10]

Atuahene signed with Detroit City FC on March 3, 2022.[11] He left Detroit following their 2022 season.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ "Francis Atuahene - 2017 Men's Soccer Roster - University of Michigan". mgoblue.com.
  2. ↑ "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ↑ "Francis Atuahene". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 2018年03月19日. Retrieved 2018年03月18日.
  4. ↑ Epperley, Drew (January 19, 2018). "MLS Draft: FC Dallas trades up to select Francis Atuahene". Big D Soccer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Epperley, Drew (March 2, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "OKC Energy FC vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2018年03月19日. Retrieved 2018年03月18日.
  7. ↑ Joel Soria (8 June 2019). "Francis Atuahene, Daniel Vega play starring roles in FC Dallas, Quakes draw". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Communications, Austin Bold FC (June 12, 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.
  9. ↑ "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2021 Season | FC Dallas".
  10. ↑ "Former Generation Adidas athlete, First Round MLS SuperDraft Pick Joins Memphis".
  11. ↑ "Francis Atuahene Makes Move to Detroit City FC". USLChampionship.com Staff. March 3, 2022.
  12. ↑ "USL Championship Roster Updates".
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