Dion Acoff
American soccer player (born 1991)
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Dion Jeremy Acoff (born September 23, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a right back for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship.
| 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) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Union Omaha | 91 | (4) |
| 2026– | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:37, March 9, 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life and education
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
Professional
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]
On 8 January 2026, Acoff signed for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2018 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 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 | |||
| Grindavík | 2021 | 1. deild karla | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Union Omaha | 2022 | USL League One | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1[f] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 6 | ||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2026 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 209 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 25 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in Icelandic Men's Football Cup, Finnish Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup
- Appearance in Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
- Appearances in USL League One playoffs
Awards and honors
- Valur[14]
- Úrvalsdeild: 2017, 2018
- League Cup: 2018
- Icelandic Super Cup: 2017, 2018