| Dion Acoff | |
| Fullname: | Dion Jeremy Acoff |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Fontana, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Union Omaha |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| College1: | Creighton Bluejays |
| Collegecaps1: | 58 |
| Collegegoals1: | 5 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2012 |
| College2: | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Collegecaps2: | 16 |
| Collegegoals2: | 1 |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Þróttur |
| Caps1: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Valur |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | SJK |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Þróttur |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Grindavík |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Union Omaha |
| Caps6: | 56 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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]
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]
| 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 | |||
2017, 2018