2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Farai Mutatu
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Haslett, Mich.
- High School:
- Haslett
MSU Career Stats
2021: Named first-team All-Big Ten ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Started all 17 games for MSU ... Fifth in the Big Ten in goals scored with five ... First on the team in points with 17 (five goals, three assists) ... Fourth in the B1G in points with 17 ... Scored first goal of the season against Oakland (9/3) ... Earned MSU's first hat trick since 2012 in a come-from-behind win against Notre Dame (9/14) ... Scored 110 minutes in overtime ties at Wisconsin (9/17) and at Michigan (10/5) ... Scored a goal with an assist for three points at Michigan (10/5).
2020-21: Named to second-team All-Big Ten ... Appeared in nine games, making seven starts … Led the team in shot attempts (21) and shots made on goal (10) … Fourth in the conference in shot attempts … Scored the game-winning goal in the 2-0 shutout win over Northwestern (3/11).
2019: Started 17 games this season, playing in all 18 with 48 shots, which is fifth in the Big Ten ... Tied for second in scoring with two goals and two assists for six points ... Took four shots against both SIUE (8/30) and Florida Gulf Coast (9/2) ... Had a season-high six shots against Dartmouth (9/8) ... Play all 90 minutes in four of the last five games ... Third in the Big Ten in shots per game (3.18 spg) ... Had a goal and an assist in MSU’s win over No. 22 Rutgers (9/27) ... Had a team-high three shots against Penn State (10/1) ... Led the team with three shots in 84 minutes against No. 25 Maryland (Oct. 11) ... Took a team-high three shots against Akron (10/15) ... Scored the game-tying goal against Ohio State (10/19) ... Played 82 at Northwestern with one shot on goal (10/25) ... Tied for team lead with two shots against Michigan (10/29) ... One shot on goal against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (11/10).
2018: Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Played in 23 games, starting three ... Scored the game-winning goal in his first collegiate game in an overtime win over South Florida (8/24) ... Had at least one shot in his first three games ... Added his first assists in a win against Oakland (9/10) ... Came in off the bench with one shot against Yale (9/14) ... Scored the game-winning goal against No. 8 Notre Dame in the 89th minute ... Tied for second in the Big Ten in game-winning goals with two ...  Earned an assist on the game-winning goal against Rutgers (9/21) ... Took a season-high three shots at Penn State (9/26) ... Scored a goal off of four shots at Maryland (10/5) ... Earned a start against Northwestern (10/19) ... Took three shots against Michigan (10/23) ... Took one shot against No. 2 Indiana (10/28) ... Had two shots in 59 minutes against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament (11/4) ... Took one shot  against No. 13-seeded Georgetown in the Sweet 16 (11/25) ... One of four true freshmen to play this season ... Earned an assist on the Spartans’ first goal against James Madison in the Elite Eight (12/1), taking one corner kick ... Played 56 minutes against Akron in the National Semifinal (12/7).Â
Prior To MSU: Played soccer for Crew SD Academy Wolves coached by Lars Richters and Scott Duhl along with MSU teammates Jack Beck and Will Perkins ... Scored 22 goals for the Wolves in 2016 and 17 in 2017 ... Brothers, Trinity (Northwood) and Ranfariro (Siena Heights) both played collegiate soccer ... Also played for Lansing United.
Personal: Born in Zimbabwe ... Son of Washington and Jane Mutatu ... Majoring in human capital and society.
