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2022 Men's Soccer Roster

Michael Berlfein (FIU Athletics)
Michael Berlfein (FIU Athletics)
Michael Berlfein (FIU Athletics)
Michael Berlfein (FIU Athletics)
Michael Berlfein (FIU Athletics)
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11 Stephen Afrifa

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 150
  • Position Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • High School West Humber Collegiate Institute

Biography

2022 (SENIOR): Appeared in 19 matches, making 16 starts and accumulating 1,271 minutes, a career high. Led the Panthers in goals scored with 10 and added four assists for a total of 24 points, all career highs … Was a two-time American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, USC Second Team All-America, USC All-East Region, The American First Team All-Conference and was named The American Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player and earned place on the All-Tournament team ... Picked up an assist on the first goal against New Hampshire (11/20) in the Panthers NCAA Tournament Second Round victory … Scored the match winner against Memphis (11/10) to send FIU to The American Championship match … Scored the first goal and assisted on the second in a win over Florida Gulf Coast (10/25) … Netted the match winner in FIU’s victory against UAB (10/22) … Registered his third brace of the season in a 3-3 draw on the road against South Florida (10/16) … Scored twice in the 3-0 upset victory over then No. 10 Tulsa (9/16) for his second brace of the year ... Fired home both goals of a road upset of then No. 13 North Carolina, securing his first brace of 2022 … Opened his 2022 account with a goal against Akron (8/25) in the first match of the season.

2021 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 18 matches, making 15 starts in his third season for FIU helping lead the team to an NCAA Tournament birth … Paced the Panthers in goals with eight and added three assists in 1094 minutes of action … Named to the United Soccer Coaches D-I All-Southeast Region First Team and First Team All-Conference USA … He netted his eighth goal of the season in a massive upset over No. 1 Marshall (11/5) in the final match of the regular season … Kicked off the scoring in a 4-0 victory against cross town rivals FAU (10/30) … Afrifa registered a goal an assist for the second time in 2021 contributing two points in a 4-0 win against Charlotte (10/2), his third game in a row scoring a goal … Afrifra contributed to both goals in a 2-1 victory over UAB (9/25) assisting on the first goal and scoring the game-winner himself …  … Afrifa opened his 2021 account with an 83rd minute goal to cap off a massive 4-0 win over No. 13 UCF (8/26).

2020 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in eight matches, making seven starts and accumulating 499 minutes in a COVID shortened season … Netted two goals and assisted on another for a total of five points … Fired home his second goal of the season in a 5-0 win over Old Dominion … Scored his first goal of the year in a loss to South Carolina (4/10) … Opened his points account with an assist in FIU’s 4-0 victory against UAB.

2019 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 18 games, making four starts for FIU during his first collegiate season... Provided an offensive spark off the bench for the Panthers, logging a total of nine points, including three goals and three assists... Logged a total of 23 shots, including 10 on-goal... Tied for most goals scored among FIU freshman in 2019, and ranked first among all FIU freshman in total points, assists, shots, and shots-on-goal... Had the game winning goal against No. 17 ranked James Madison (8/31)... Dished the game-winning assist to defeat No. 15 Kentucky (10/13) on the road with less than two minutes remaining in the match... Played a full 90 minutes in FIU's shutout win over South Carolina (11/13) in the Conference USA Quarterfinals... Logged a total of 747 minutes throughout the 2019 campaign.

PREP/CLUB CAREER: Played with the Woodbridge SC Strikers of League1 Ontario... Was on the same squad as fellow FIU soccer player Ronaldo Marshall.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2019Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'10" 138 lbs
    11
  • 14

    2020Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'10" 138 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Junior

    Forward
    5'11" 150 lbs
    14
  • 11

    2022Senior

    Forward
    5'11" 150 lbs
    11