Francis Atuahene

Francis Atuahene
Personal information
Full name Francis Takyi Atuahene
Date of birth (1996-06-08) June 8, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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 goals, correct as of 23:05, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

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

Career

Youth & College

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

On 19 January 2018, Atuahene was selected 4th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas, who traded $200,000 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

  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 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  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.
  6. ^ "OKC Energy FC vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  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".


Flag of GhanaSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in Ghana, about a forward, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.