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
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...
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
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,
Mike Fisher,
Charlie Davies
Charles Desmond Davies (born June 25, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
Davies set several soccer records at his high school, the Brooks School, before appearing for the Boston College Eagles an ...
,
Alejandro Bedoya
Alejandro Bedoya (born April 29, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and captains the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
Early life
Bedoya, of Colombian descent, was born in New Jersey and raised ...
,
Kyle Martino and
Jack Harrison. The ACC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year award is currently held by
Shakur Mohammed
Abdul Shakur Mohammed (born 27 August 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando City of Major League Soccer.
A Right to Dream Academy graduate, Mohammed played college soccer for two seasons at Duke Universi ...
, who won the award as a sophomore with
Duke
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, 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
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.
Clyde Browne has won the award more times than any other player, winning it four times from 1972 until 1976.
Key
Winners
Player of the Year (1970–2003)
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
References
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College soccer trophies and awards in the United States
Atlantic Coast
Player of the Year
Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year (POY) . In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award.
Association football
In association football, this award is he ...
Awards established in 1970
1970 establishments in the United States