Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year explained

ACC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding attacking male soccer player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Presenter:Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (1970–present)
ACC head coaches (2013–present)
Country:United States
Year:1970
Holder:Shakur Mohammed, Duke
ACC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding defensive male soccer player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Presenter:Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (1970–present)
ACC head coaches (2013–present)
Country:United States
Year:2004
Holder:Andreas Ueland, Virginia

The Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year is an annual award given to the best attacking player in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. Prior to 2004, the award had been known as the Men's Soccer Player of the Year, but in 2003 the award split into the Men's Offensive and Defensive Categories. The award has been given since 1970. Notable winners of the award include current and former professionals, Henry Gutierrez, Mike Fisher, Charlie Davies, Alejandro Bedoya, Kyle Martino and Jack Harrison. The ACC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year award is currently held by Shakur Mohammed, who won the award as a sophomore with Duke, while the ACC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year award is currently held by Andreas Ueland, who won the award as a Senior with Virginia.

Clyde Browne has won the award more times than any other player, winning it four times from 1972 until 1976.[1]

Key

Co-Players of the Year
Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Hermann Trophy
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the ACC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Player of the Year (1970–2003)

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1970MarylandMidfielder[2]
1971NC StateForward
1972ClemsonForward
1973 (2)ClemsonForward
1974 (3)ClemsonForward
1975 (4)†ClemsonForward
1975ClemsonMidfielder
1976 (2)ClemsonMidfielder
1977ClemsonDefender
1978ClemsonForward
1979ClemsonForward
1980NC StateForward
1981DukeDefender
1982NC StateForward
1983ClemsonForward
1984VirginiaForward
1985VirginiaForward
1986DukeMidfielder
1987VirginiaMidfielder
1988VirginiaDefender
1989VirginiaGoalkeeper
1990NC StateMidfielder
1991 (2)NC StateMidfielder
1992NC StateDefender
1993ClemsonForward
1994NC StateGoalkeeper
1995VirginiaMidfielder
1996 (2)VirginiaMidfielder
1997MarylandDefender
1998ClemsonMidfielder
1999DukeForward
2000North CarolinaMidfielder
2001VirginiaMidfielder
2002VirginiaMidfielder
2003Wake ForestMidfielder

Offensive Player of the Year

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
2004Wake ForestForward
2005MarylandForward
2006Boston CollegeForward
2007Boston CollegeMidfielder
2008DukeForward[3]
2009Wake ForestMidfielder[4]
2010DukeForward[5]
2011DukeForward[6]
2012MarylandForward[7]
2013Notre DameMidfielder[8]
2014Notre DameMidfielder[9]
2015Wake ForestMidfielder[10]
2016Notre DameMidfielder[11]
2017Wake ForestForward[12]
2018Wake ForestForward[13]
2019ClemsonForward[14]
2020PittsburghMidfielder[15]
2021PittsburghForward[16]
2022DukeForward[17]
2023DukeForward[18]

Defensive Player of the Year

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
2004Wake ForestDefender
2005ClemsonDefender
2006MarylandGoalkeeper
2007MarylandDefender
2008Wake ForestDefender
2009Wake ForestDefender
2010DukeDefender
2011North CarolinaDefender
2012DukeDefender
2013North CarolinaDefender
2014SyracuseGoalkeeper
2015ClemsonDefender
2016SyracuseDefender
2017Wake ForestDefender
2018North CarolinaDefender
2019ClemsonDefender
2020PittsburghDefender
2021 (2)PittsburghDefender
2022PittsburghDefender
2023Wake ForestDefender

Midfielder of the Year

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
2016Wake ForestMidfielder[19]
2017North CarolinaMidfielder
2018Wake ForestMidfielder
2019VirginiaMidfielder
2020Virginia TechMidfielder
2021DukeMidfielder
2022 (2)DukeMidfielder
2023SyracuseMidfielder
Virginia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012–13 ACC Record Book. Atlantic Coast Conference. April 9, 2014. 80.
  2. Web site: All Time-ACC Soccer Honors. Maryland Athletics. UMTerps.com.
  3. Web site: Hall and Gonzalez Named First-Team All-ACC in Men's Soccer. 18 November 2015.
  4. Web site: 2009 All-ACC Men's Soccer Accolades Announced. 18 November 2015.
  5. Web site: 2010 ALL-ACC MEN'S SOCCER ACCOLADES ANNOUNCED. 18 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119202846/http://www.theacc.com/news/sports-m-soccer-spec-rel-110910aaa. 19 November 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: 2011 ALL-ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER HONORS ANNOUNCED. 18 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119185219/http://www.theacc.com/news/sports-m-soccer-spec-rel-111011aab. 19 November 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: 2012 ALL-ACC MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED. 18 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119201307/http://www.theacc.com/news/sports-m-soccer-spec-rel-110812aaa. 19 November 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: 2013 ALL-@ACCMSOCCER TEAMS ANNOUNCED. 18 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119194851/http://www.theacc.com/news/2013-All-ACC-Men-Soccer-Teams-Announced_11-14-13_0ggo93. 2015-11-19. dead.
  9. Web site: 2014 ALL-ACC MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS ANNOUNCED. 18 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119202617/http://www.theacc.com/news/2014-all-acc-mens-soccer-teams-announced-11-13-2014. 2015-11-19. dead.
  10. Web site: 2015 ALL-ACC MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS ANNOUNCED. 18 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118063754/http://www.theacc.com/news/2015-all-acc-men-soccer-teams-announced-11-10-2015. 2015-11-18. dead.
  11. Web site: 2016–17 ACC Men's Soccer Release. Atlantic Coast Conference. Raycom Sports. November 19, 2016. 5. PDF.
  12. Web site: ACC Announces 2017 Men’s Soccer Award Winners. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. November 7, 2017.
  13. Web site: Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Honorees. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. November 7, 2018.
  14. Web site: 2019 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Team Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. November 13, 2019.
  15. Web site: 2020 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Team Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 14, 2021. April 15, 2021.
  16. Web site: 2021 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Team Unveiled. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. November 16, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2022 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Team Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2022. November 10, 2022.
  18. Web site: 2023 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Team Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 8, 2023. November 8, 2023.
  19. Web site: D.C. United signs Ian Harkes as homegrown player. ESPN. espnfc.us. March 27, 2017. January 23, 2017.