CAREER: Appeared in 65 games for the River Hawks including 54 starts … totals 13 goals and four assists for 30 points … tallied his first career goal and assist in victory over Hartford (10/23/2021) … registered 100 shots, including 44 on target, for a .440 shot on goal percentage … recorded two-goal games against Merrimack (9/9/23) and CCSU (9/16/23) … named to the 2022, 2023, and 2024 America East All-Academic Team.
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024): Appeared in 14 games for the River Hawks, starting in 12 … tallied three goals and two assist for eight points … recorded 25 shots, including 11 on target, for a .440 shot-on-goal percentage.
AS A SENIOR (2023): Appeared in 15 games for the River Hawks, starting in 10 … tallied five goals to lead the team … recorded 29 shots, including 11 on target, for a .379 shot-on-goal percentage … scored two goals against Merrimack (9/9) and at CCSU (9/16).
AS A JUNIOR (2022): Made 15 appearances for the River Hawks, making 14 starts … finished second on the team with four goals while adding one assist for nine points … registered 26 shots, 14 of which were on goal, for a .538 shot on goal percentage … logged 1162 minutes of action, good for third on the team … tabbed to the America East All-Academic Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021): Started 11 of 13 appearances ... collected a goal and an assist against Hartford (10.23) ... registered 15 shots, 6 on goal ... season high of 3 shots taken at Holy Cross (9.7) ... logged 839 minutes of play.
AS A FRESHMAN (2020): Appeared in eight games during his freshman campaign, including seven starts…Registered a shot on goal on the road against Hartford (4/5)…Hit a shot on target against Stony Brook (4/9).
HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the Oporto Academy, where he was captain for two years in a row and helped his team win the league in two consecutive season … as a freshman, he debuted in the 3rd Division of Spanish soccer … tallied three goals playing as a midfielder and more than 1500 minutes of experience.
PERSONAL: Son of José Ramón Francés Sáez and Magdalena Poquet … hobbies include nutrition, technology and nature … FC Barcelona and Manchester City are his favorite professional sports teams … lists Rafael Nadal, Pep Guardiola and Pau Gasol as his favorite sports figures … chose UMass Lowell because it seems like a good environment to develop as a student, an athlete, and most importantly, as a person … Nutritional Science major.
