Player Details

Name

Femi Hollinger-Janzen

Height

6' 0"

Weight

190 lbs

Date of Birth

12.14.1993 (30)

Birthplace

Cotonou, Benin

Position

Forward
Career Summary

Updated June 27, 2018

AT A GLANCE:

  • Has totaled 32 appearances and two starts in first three MLS campaigns.
  • One of three players selected in the third round or later of the 2016 SuperDraft to make an MLS regular season appearance as a rookie.
  • Scored first professional goal vs. Chicago on May 14, 2016 and first game-winning goal on May 28, 2016 vs. Seattle.
  • Played four seasons at Indiana, earning two All-Big Ten First-Team selections and multiple Academic All-Big Ten honors.
  • Helped the Hoosiers win the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship as a freshman.

MLS CAREER: Forward with three seasons of MLS experience after being selected by New England with the 51st overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft...Joined Minnesota United FC as the final selection in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft and was re-acquired by the Revolution via a trade on Feb. 15, 2017…Career regular season totals include 32 appearances, two starts, two goals, and one assist in 421 minutes of action…In 2018, made one start in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and one additional start for Tulsa Roughnecks FC on short-term loan stint…In 2017, played in 13 games and started one…Ranked second on the team with 18 substitute appearances in 2016, and started one additional game.

2018: Has not yet made a league appearance in 2018…Started and played 75 minutes at left wing in U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round match at Louisville on June 5…Also started and played 90 minutes for Tulsa Roughnecks FC (USL) on a one-game loan stint, recording two shots…Earned one selection to the 18-man matchday roster on March 10 vs. NYC…Expected to miss four-to-six weeks after dislocating elbow in training in June.

2017: Re-acquired by New England via a trade on Feb. 15 after spending beginning of preseason with Minnesota United FC…Played in 13 games and started one, totaling 148 minutes…(3/18) at DAL: Made season debut and played 11 minutes…(3/25) vs. MIN: Saw 20 minutes of action in the home opener…(4/29) at SEA: Made fourth substitute appearance of the season and recorded two shots…(5/13) vs. RSL: Made longest substitute appearance of the season and registered one shot…(5/21) vs. CLB: Made first start of the season and saw 45 minutes of action…(7/2) at PHI: Played 19 minutes as a late substitute...(7/5) vs. NY: Made 10th appearance of the campaign…(7/22) vs. LA: Came off bench to record 30th MLS appearance.

2016: Made 19 MLS appearances and one start in rookie campaign…Recorded two goals and one assist…Only MLS player in 2016 regular season to total fewer than 450 minutes of action and tally at least two goals…Ranked second on team with 18 substitute appearances…Named Santander Man of the Month for May after totaling two goals and one assist, including a game-winner against Seattle on May 28…Made one appearance in the U.S. Open Cup, earning the start in the Fourth Round meeting with Carolina RailHawks FC…Suffered a groin injury prior to the Open Cup Quarterfinal match on July 20…(3/20) at PHI: Made MLS debut as a late-game sub, playing 15 minutes for the Revs…(3/26) at NYC: Saw 10 minutes of playing time in the 1-1 draw…(4/9) vs. TOR: Played one minute as a late sub…Nearly recorded the game-winning assist in stoppage time when his cross into the six-yard box was slotted home by Lee Nguyen, only to be waved off when the ball was ruled out of bounds…(4/27) vs. POR: Helped force an own goal in the 89th minute to draw the game equal at 1-1…Nearly got a touch on a ball crossed inside the six-yard box, which deflected off a Timbers defender into the net…(4/30) vs. ORL: Made first professional start, playing 70 minutes before being replaced by Juan Agudelo…(5/8) at LA: Played 20 minutes as a sub…Recorded first professional assist on Juan Agudelo’s 70th minute goal…(5/14) vs.  CHI: Scored first professional goal in the 84th minute…Totaled 16 minutes in a substitute appearance…(5/28) vs. SEA: Recorded first career game-winning goal in the 80th minute…Named Santander Man of the Match…(9/3) vs. COL: Made first appearance since July 16, logging 17 minutes as a second-half substitute.

COLLEGE CAREER (INDIANA): Four-year star player at Indiana…Appeared in at least 21 games in all four seasons…Finished college career with 88 games played, 60 starts, 22 goals, eight assists, 194 shots, and 78 shots on goal…Six of his 22 goals were game-winners…Converted three of four penalty kick attempts at Indiana…Earned first-team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Sportsmanship honors as a senior…Also named to National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Midwest Region First Team and was an Academic All-Big Ten selection…Started 21 games as a junior and recorded five goals…Earned All-Big Ten First-Team recognition…Appeared in 22 games as a sophomore in 2013 and was one of three players to record five goals for the Hoosiers….Helped the Hoosiers win the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer championship as a freshman…Named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team, as well as the Big Ten All-Freshman Team…Listed on Soccer America’s All-Freshman Second Team…Tallied final goal of freshman campaign, a game-winner, in NCAA College Cup Semifinal match against Creighton on Dec. 8.

PERSONAL: Roommates with teammate Cody Cropper…Born in Benin before moving to Indiana with his adoptive parents, Rod and Lynda Hollinger-Janzen…Attended Bethany Christian in Goshen, Ind. …Helped team win conference titles in all four years…A three-time all-conference first-team selection…Name conference MVP as a junior and senior…Set a school record with 67 goals in his four-year career…Tallied 23 assists…Named the 2011 Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year, 2011 Indiana Player of the Year and a first-team all-state selection…In 2010, earned third-team all-state honors…Also earned three letters in basketball.