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Dion Acoff
Personal information
Full name Dion Jeremy Acoff
Date of birth (1991-09-23) September 23, 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Fontana, California, U.S.
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
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 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:47, September 16, 2026 (UTC)

Dion Jeremy Acoff (born September 23, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship.

Early life and education

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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

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Professional

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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

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Club

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As of match played September 12, 2026[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Þróttur 2015 1. deild karla 20730–––237
2016 Úrvalsdeild 20220–––222
Total 4095000----459
Valur 2017 Úrvalsdeild 20200004[b]01[c]0252
2018 124111[d]14[b]01[c]0196
Total 32611118020448
SJK 2019 Veikkausliiga 15020–––170
Þróttur 2020 1. deild karla 9110–––101
Grindavík 2021 1. deild karla 17100–––171
Union Omaha 2022 USL League One 26140–––301
2023 25110–––261
2024 190304[e]0––260
2025 25222––1[f]0284
Total 9541024000101106
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2026 USL Championship 19000––2[f]0230
Career total 2272128351803026425
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in Icelandic Men's Football Cup, Finnish Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in USL League One playoffs
  6. 1 2 Appearances in USL Cup

Awards and honors

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Valur[14]

References

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  1. ↑ O'Shea, Michael (June 14, 2009). "2009 All-America High School Soccer Teams". Parade. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  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. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ "SJK kiittää seuran jättäviä pelaajia". sjk.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. ↑ Þróttarar fá góðan liðsstyrk, mbl.is, June 1, 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 (February 2022). "Former Creighton player Dion Acoff among two new signings for Union Omaha". Omaha.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "D.Acoff". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Dion Jeremy Acoff". ksi.is/ (in Finnish). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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