Dion Acoff
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dion Jeremy Acoff | ||
| Date of birth | September 23, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Fontana, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Omaha | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Creighton Bluejays | 58 | (5) |
| 2012 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 16 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Þróttur | 40 | (9) |
| 2017–2019 | Valur | 32 | (6) |
| 2019 | SJK | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | Þróttur | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | Grindavík | 12 | (1) |
| 2022– | Union Omaha | 56 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 1, 2024 | |||
Dion Jeremy Acoff (born September 23, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a right back for Union Omaha in USL League One.
Early life and education
[edit]Acoff was born in Fontana, California. He attended Damien High School and was named to the 2009 Parade All-America High School Soccer Team.[1] He attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska where he played for the men's soccer team.[2] Between 2009 and 2011 he appeared in 58 games, scoring 5 goals and assisting on 16 others.[3][4][5] Following his junior year, Acoff did not have his scholarship at Creighton renewed.[6]
Acoff looked to return to Southern California and ultimately chose to transfer to the University of California, Santa Barbara.[7] He played in 16 games for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team for his senior season and scored one goal and three assists.[8]
Career
[edit]Professional
[edit]Acoff signed for SJK on February 15, 2019.[9] On October 21, 2019, Acoff was released by SJK following the completion of their season along with eight other players.[10]
On June 1, 2020, Acoff returned to the Icelandic club Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur.[11]
Acoff signed with Grindavík in March 2021 and reunited with his former Valur assistant coach, Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson.[12]
Acoff signed with Union Omaha in February 2022, reuniting him with head coach Jay Mims, who coached Acoff while he was an assistant coach at Creighton.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Þróttur | 2015 | 1. deild karla | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 7 | |||
| 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 45 | 9 | ||
| Valur | 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2018 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||
| SJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| Þróttur | 2020 | 1. deild karla | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 96 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 18 | ||
Honors
[edit]- Valur[14]
- Úrvalsdeild: 2017, 2018
- League Cup: 2018
- Icelandic Super Cup: 2017, 2018
References
[edit]- ^ O'Shea, Michael (June 14, 2009). "2009 All-America High School Soccer Teams". Parade. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Punzal, Barry (August 12, 2012). "Acoff brings speed, experience to UCSB soccer team". Presidio Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Creighton Cumulative Season Statistics 2009". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Creighton Cumulative Season Statistics 2010". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Creighton Cumulative Season Statistics 2011". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Henneman, Kristen (October 24, 2012). "Foe to Family: Dion Acoff's Journey to UCSB". Daily Nexus. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Local Standout Ema Boateng Signs NLI, Creighton Transfer Dion Acoff to Join UCSB". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. February 1, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "2012-13 Soccer Statistics - UC Santa Barbara". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Laitahyökkääjä Dion Acoff SJK:n riveihin". sjk.fi (in Finnish). SJK. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "SJK kiittää seuran jättäviä pelaajia". sjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Þróttarar fá góðan liðsstyrk, mbl.is, June 1, 2020
- ^ "Dion Acoff gengur til liðs við Grindavík". Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur. March 25, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ writer, Hunter Paniagua World-Herald staff (February 2022). "Former Creighton player Dion Acoff among two new signings for Union Omaha". Omaha.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "D.Acoff". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Dion Jeremy Acoff". ksi.is/ (in Finnish). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Dion Acoff at Union Omaha
- Dion Acoff at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Dion Acoff at Soccerway
- Dion Acoff at Soccerbase
- Dion Acoff at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
- Dion Acoff at Creighton Bluejays
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer)
- Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur players
- Valur (men's football) players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
- American expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Sportspeople from Fontana, California
- Soccer players from San Bernardino County, California
- Damien High School alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen