Dion Acoff

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Dion Acoff
Personal information
Full name Dion Jeremy Acoff
Date of birth (1991-09-23) September 23, 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Fontana, California, U.S.
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Union Omaha
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Creighton Bluejays 58 (5)
2012 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022

Dion Jeremy Acoff (born September 23, 1991, in Fontana, California) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Union Omaha in USL League One.

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Early life and education

Acoff was born on September 23, 1991, 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 2009-2011 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

Professional

Acoff signed for SJK on 15 February 2019. [9] On 21 October 2019, Acoff was released by SJK following the completion of their season along with eight other players. [10]

On 1 June 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

Club

As of match played 21 September 2019 [14] [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Þróttur 2015 1. deild karla 20730–––237
2016 Úrvalsdeild 20220–––222
Total4095000----459
Valur 2017 Úrvalsdeild 20200004010252
2018 12411114010196
Total32611118020448
SJK 2019 Veikkausliiga 15020–––170
Þróttur 2020 1. deild karla 9110–––101
Career total96169111802011618

Honours

Valur [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Punzal, Barry (August 12, 2012). "Acoff brings speed, experience to UCSB soccer team". Presidio Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Creighton Cumulative Season Statistics 2009". Creighton Bluejays . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Creighton Cumulative Season Statistics 2010". Creighton Bluejays . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Creighton Cumulative Season Statistics 2011". Creighton Bluejays . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ Henneman, Kristen (October 24, 2012). "Foe to Family: Dion Acoff's Journey to UCSB". Daily Nexus . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Local Standout Ema Boateng Signs NLI, Creighton Transfer Dion Acoff to Join UCSB". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos . February 1, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2012-13 Soccer Statistics - UC Santa Barbara". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Laitahyökkääjä Dion Acoff SJK:n riveihin". sjk.fi (in Finnish). SJK. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "SJK kiittää seuran jättäviä pelaajia". sjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. ↑ Þróttarar fá góðan liðsstyrk, mbl.is, 1 June 2020
  12. ↑ "Dion Acoff gengur til liðs við Grindavík". Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur . March 25, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  13. ↑ writer, Hunter Paniagua World-Herald staff. "Former Creighton player Dion Acoff among two new signings for Union Omaha". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  14. 1 2 "D.Acoff". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Dion Jeremy Acoff". ksi.is/ (in Finnish). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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