Francis Otira

Francis Otira

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
London, England

High School:
Finchley Catholic

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 210

Position:
D

Birthdate:
09/12/1988

12/12/2011

Four Huskies Earn NSCAA All-Great Lakes Team Honors

Francis Otira and James Stevenson earn second team recognition

11/19/2011

Huskies Travel to Meet Creighton in NCAA Second Round

NIU faces second-seeded Blue Jays on Sunday in Omaha

11/16/2011

NIU Opens NCAA Tournament Thursday Against Western Illinois

Huskies host first round game at 1 p.m. at NIU Soccer Complex

11/13/2011

NCAA Tournament Bound! Huskies Win MAC Tournament Championship

Sean Totsch scores with 6:40 left to lift the Huskies past Western Michigan

11/13/2011

Northern Illinois Takes on Western Michigan in MAC Championship

Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CT with the Broncos

11/16/2011

Men's Soccer - 2011 Mid-American Conference Champions

Highlights from the celebration of the NIU men's soccer team's 1-0 win over Western Michigan

2010: Started and played 16 matches on the season. Scored a goal and registered a pair of assists. Scored the game-winning goal against Holy Cross. Recorded an assist on Juan Hoyos' game-winner against Gonzaga. Named the Northwestern Lakeside Classic MVP for his performance against Holy Cross and Gonzaga, also earned College Soccer News National Team of the Week honors and co-Mid-American Conference Player of the Week recognition. Tallied his second assist on James Stevenson's second goal at Bradley.

2009: Saw action in 16 matches, earning 13 starts. Scored the Huskies second goal in a 3-0 win over Seattle on a cross by Brad Horton. Assisted Tim King's goal in a 1-2 loss against MAC opponent Hartwick. Placed shots on goal against Lafayette, Seattle and Milwaukee.

2008: Registered time in 10 matches while starting five. Saw action as a central defender against No. 2 SMU, No. 6 Akron and No. 22 Duke during his first collegiate season. Took nine shots with one shot on goal.

High School/Club: Captained the Hertfordshire County FA U-18 squad and the Borehamwood FC U-18, which won the Southern County Cup and English Conference Cup.

Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1988. Son of Zoolanda and Joseph Otira. Enjoys recording films and reading.

Season GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG Shot % GW PK-Att
2008 10-5
0
0
0 9
.000
1 .111
0
0-0
2009 16-6 1
1
3 3
.333
3 1.000
0 0-0
2010 16-16 1 2 4 8 .125 3 .375 1 0-0
TOTAL 42-27
2
3
7 20
.153 7 .495 1 0-0
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