Ugo Achara Jr.

NU Headshots August 13, 2019 in Evanston, Ill.

Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Position:
F
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Enugu, Nigeria
High School:
Berkshire School (MA)
Prev School:
Louisville

2023 Second Team All-Big Ten
2020-21 First Team All-Big Ten

2023: Appeared in 14 games, making 11 starts… Scored in back to back games against UC Riverside and Wisconsin (9/15, 9/19)... Notched game-winning goals against UC Riverside (9/15) and Rutgers (10/8)... Second Team All-Big Ten Selection.

2021-22 (Louisville): Appeared in 17 of 18 matches in 2021...Tallied three goals and an assist...Scored the game-winner against Boston College (9/24/21).

2020-21: First team All-Big Ten ... Led Northwestern in goals and shots on goal ... Finished the regular season with the second-most goals (5) among all Big Ten players ... Fired two shots on goal at Penn State (3/19) ... Netted a goal on three shots and a career-high 101 minutes played against Wisconsin (3/15) ... Scored against Ohio State, his third-straight game with at least one goal (3/7) ... Scored the game-winning goal in 88th minute to beat Indiana 1-0 (2/27) ... Found the back of the net twice while recording an assist and three shots on goal against Wisconsin (2/23) ... Made his third career start while firing a shot in the season opener against Michigan (2/19).

2019: Appeared in 12 games, starting two ... Made his first collegiate appearance with one shot on goal in victory over Eastern Illinois (9/15) ... Scored first career goal in victory over UIC (9/24) ... Scored solo goal against Indiana (10/1).

High School: Played varsity all three years and captained the Berkshire school boys varsity team during his senior year....Made it to the NEPSAC championship all three years and won it twice....Was selected to represent the EAST by TopDrawerSports in the All-American game where he scored two goals... Ranked third on the New England Soccer Journal's top 25 players from the 2019 class...High School teammates with fellow Wildcat Deng Deng Kur.

Club: Played for NEFC during the 2015/16 season where they won the IMG tournament and the NPL U16 State Championship.... Went on to play with Black Rock FC from 2016 to 2019.... Won the NPLU17 State Championship which qualified the team for the club national championships in Indianapolis in 2017 where he scored a goal and had an assist in three games....Won IMG U17 tournament twice with Black Rock.

Personal: Son of Achara and Ngozi....Has three older siblings... Chika, the eldest, is a graduate of Enugu State University of science and Technology....One brother, Ifunanyachi, who plays for the Houston Dynamo and won a National Championship at Georgetown and one sister who attends Enugu State University of Science and Technology.