Ugochukwu Achara

Men's soccer team photo on Senior Night.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

The Cardinals celebrate after a win over Pitt.

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Weight:
172
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Enugu, Nigeria
Prev School:
Northwestern
High School:
Berkshire School

2022: Played in eight matches with one start for Louisville ... Registered two shots in 156 minutes on the pitch.

2021: Played in 17 of 18 matches, drawing one start in his first season with Louisville ... finished with three goals, an assist and seven points in 566 minutes ... scored his first Louisville goal at Syracuse on Sept. 17 ... tallied a goal in the first half against NKU on Sept. 21 ... headed home the game-winning goal in the 77th minute against Boston College on Sept. 24.

Prior to UofL: Played two seasons at Northwestern ... Was a first team All-Big Ten selection in 2020-21 after leading Northwestern with five goals ... Finished the 2020-21 regular season with the second-most goals among all Big Ten players ... Recorded his first career multi-goal match against Wisconsin (2/23/21) ... Also tallied goals against Indiana, Ohio State and Wisconsin in 2021 spring ... Scored his first career goal versus UIC (9/24/19) and added a second goal in the 2019 season against Indiana.

High School/Club: 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 ... Played club 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.

Personal: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Achara ... older brother Ifunanyachi Achara was an All-Big East selection at Georgetown and currently plays for Toronto FC in the MLS ... Majoring in Human Development ... His hobbies include learning, reading, hiking, cryptocurrency, traveling and anime ... His favorite athlete is Paul Pogba ... Favorite TV show is Naruto ... Favorite teams are Toronto FC, Barcelona and Manchester United.