TheAtlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year is an annual award given to the best attacking player in theAtlantic Coast Conference during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. Prior to 2004, the award had been known as theMen'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 andJack Harrison. The ACC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year award is currently held by Matthew Roou, who won the award as a senior withNotre Dame, while the ACC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year award is currently held by Casper Svendby, who won the award as a junior withPittsburgh.
Clyde Browne has won the award more times than any other player, winning it four times from 1972 until 1976.[1]
Jeff Agoos won the award in 1988, while playing for the University of Virginia.Tony Meola won the award in 1989, while playing for the University of Virginia.Scott Schweitzer won the award in 1992, while playing for the North Carolina State University.Chris Carrieri won the award in 2000, while playing for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Jon Bakero won the award in 2017 along the with theHermann Trophy, while played for Wake Forest University.Omar Gonzalez won the defensive player award in 2007, while played for the University of Maryland.Ike Opara was the first player to win the ACC Defensive Player of the Year consecutively, in 2008 and 2009, while playing for Wake Forest University.Alex Bono won the award in 2014, while playing for Syracuse University.
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