François came to the United States following the 2010 Haiti earthquake , playing prep soccer for two years at Saint Benedict 's Preparatory School in Newark , New Jersey . He enrolled in the University of Maryland 's Maryland English Institute and formed a close bond with fellow Haitian Widner Saint-Cyr . Following a freshman season where he scored 5 goals in 24 games for the Terrapins , François was forced to redshirt his sophomore year due to academic reasons
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Christiano François