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.
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Union Omaha | ||
| 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 | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022 | |||
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]
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 of 2022, reuniting him with head coach Jay Mims, who coached Acoff while he was an assistant coach at Creighton.[13]
| 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 | ||
Union Omaha – current squad | |
|---|---|