The University of Akron Athletics
2018 Akron Men's Soccer Roster
Pacheco, Diogo
Jersey Number 14
Diogo Pacheco
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lisbon, Portugal
- High School:
- Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- Prev School:
- Diogo University
Bio
2021: Garnered First-Team All-MAC honors for the second consecutive campaign after starting 11 of the 17 matches he appeared in for the Zips, registering team-high marks in goals (7), assists (7), points (21), shots (46), shots on goal (14) and game-winners (2)...scored a point in 11 of Akron’s 18 contests...netted game-winning tally in the 76th minute in a 2-1 victory past No. 3 Pitt (Sept. 6)...added game winner in 28th minute in a 2-1 triumph over Georgia Southern (Oct. 7)...tallied third career multi-goal affair with a brace at Western Michigan (Nov. 4)...recorded game-winning assists in a team-high four contests, including wins versus Michigan State (Aug. 30), Robert Morris (Sept. 3), Penn State (Oct. 13) and No. 14 Bowling Green (Oct. 22)...rated 51st in the NCAA in assists (7), 57th in points per contest (1.24), 59th in assists per game (0.41) and 69th in total points (21)...ranks second in the MAC in assists (.412) and points (1.24), third in goals (.412) and shots (2.82) and eighth in game-winners (.118)...in league-only affairs, Pacheco led the conference in goals (.667), while rating third in shots (3.33), fourth in game-winners (.167) and fifth in assists (.333) and shots on goal (1.00)...posted three or more shots in 10 contests, including a season-high eight shots versus Georgia State (Oct. 9)...recorded a goal on three shots in a 2-1 win over No. 3 Pitt (Sept. 6), while contributing a goal on four shots in a 1-1 double-overtime draw with No. 3 Indiana (Sept. 10)...collected a pair of assists in wins over Michigan State (Aug. 30) and Robert Morris (Sept. 3), while adding one assist against Penn State (Oct. 13), No. 14 Bowling Green (Oct. 22) and No. 16 Northern Illinois (Oct. 30)...recorded multiple shots on goal versus Georgia State (Oct. 9), Penn State (Oct. 13) and Western Michigan (Nov. 4).
2021 ACCOLADES: Honored as Third-Team All-America selection by United Soccer Coaches...named a First-Team Scholar All-America honoree by United Soccer Coaches...Earned First-Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC accolades...TopDrawerSoccer.Com tabbed him to its Best XI Third-Team squad...First-Team All-Ohio honoree...recognized as First-Team Academic All-Ohio recipient...TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Soccer News to its National Teams of the Week (Sept. 7)...honorable mention selection to TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week (Oct. 18)...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Midseason Top-100 squad (No.73)...selected by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its 2021 Men's National Top-100 Upperclassmen Postseason list (No. 30).
2020: Honored as a First-Team All-Mid-American Conference honoree after starting each of the six games he appeared in for the Zips this season, registering team-high marks in goals (3), points (6), shots (18) and shots on goal (10)...recorded goals in three of the six games he appeared in...netted tally in a 1-1 double-overtime draw at No. 12 Kentucky (Feb. 25)...added goal in a 2-1 overtime triumph past eventual national champion and ninth-rated Marshall (March 2)...capped campaign with a goal at Western Michigan (April 18)...registered three or more shots in four of six contests, including a season-best six shots, with four on goal, at Western Michigan (April 18)...tallied four and three shots, respectively, versus No. 12 Kentucky (Feb. 25) and No. 9 Marshall (March 2)...ranked second in the MAC in shots (3.00) and shots on goal (1.67) and sixth in points (1.00)...in league-only affairs, Pacheco led the conference in shots on goal (1.75), while rating second in shots per game (2.75).
2020 ACCOLADES: Earned First-Team All-MAC accolades...Second-Team United Soccer Coaches All-North/Central Regional selection...MAC Distinguished Scholar recipient...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2019: Appeared in 13 matches for the Zips, including six starts...persevered through injury to rank third on the team in goals (2) and points (6) and fourth in assists (2), shots (29) and shots on goal (11)...posted two or more shots in eight contests, including a season-high five at Creighton (Sept. 6) and No. 14 Maryland (Sept. 13)...tallied a goal on three shots in a 2-1 win over Bowling Green (Oct. 12)...netted 45th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Western Michigan (Oct. 20)...recorded four, three and three shots, respectively, versus Cornell (Sept. 28), Xavier (Aug. 30) and Bowling Green (Oct. 12)...rated fifth in the Mid-American Conference in shots per game (2.23), while ranking third in the conference in league-only points per game (1.50), fourth in assists per contest (0.50) and fifth in goals per match (0.50).
2019 ACCOLADES: Earned Academic All-MAC accolades...an Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Academic All-Ohio honoree...nominated as a CoSIDA Academic All-America District nominee.
2018: Appeared in 16 matches, including five starts...recorded five goals and a pair of assists...capped the campaign with 21 shots, with 11 falling on frame...after missing the first five games of the season, registered a two-goal performance in a 10-0 victory past Canisius (Sept. 15)...followed with his first career hat trick with three goals, including the golden goal in a come-from-behind 4-3 win at VCU (Sept. 26)...registered game-winning assist on Marcel Zajac’s goal in a 2-1 triumph past SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 6) in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament...tallied an assist on the strength of a season-best five-shot effort in a 3-1 setback to Syracuse (Oct. 1) in the regular season...ranked ninth in the MAC in goals per game (0.31).
2018 ACCOLADES: Was highlighted by Travis Clark of TopDrawerSoccer.com as one of six International D1 signees to watch this season...selected as MAC Player of the Week (Oct. 2)...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Soccer News to its National Teams of the Week (Oct. 1).
PRIOR TO AKRON: Spent the past year competing for the G.S. Loures and Alverca Futebol Clubs...helped his Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses squad capture a vice-championship at the U-19 National Championship during the 2016-17 season...gained valuable playing experience with Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Odivelas Futebol Clubs.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Nuno and Carla Pacheco.
7-18-22
2021 ACCOLADES: Honored as Third-Team All-America selection by United Soccer Coaches...named a First-Team Scholar All-America honoree by United Soccer Coaches...Earned First-Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC accolades...TopDrawerSoccer.Com tabbed him to its Best XI Third-Team squad...First-Team All-Ohio honoree...recognized as First-Team Academic All-Ohio recipient...TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Soccer News to its National Teams of the Week (Sept. 7)...honorable mention selection to TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week (Oct. 18)...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Midseason Top-100 squad (No.73)...selected by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its 2021 Men's National Top-100 Upperclassmen Postseason list (No. 30).
2020: Honored as a First-Team All-Mid-American Conference honoree after starting each of the six games he appeared in for the Zips this season, registering team-high marks in goals (3), points (6), shots (18) and shots on goal (10)...recorded goals in three of the six games he appeared in...netted tally in a 1-1 double-overtime draw at No. 12 Kentucky (Feb. 25)...added goal in a 2-1 overtime triumph past eventual national champion and ninth-rated Marshall (March 2)...capped campaign with a goal at Western Michigan (April 18)...registered three or more shots in four of six contests, including a season-best six shots, with four on goal, at Western Michigan (April 18)...tallied four and three shots, respectively, versus No. 12 Kentucky (Feb. 25) and No. 9 Marshall (March 2)...ranked second in the MAC in shots (3.00) and shots on goal (1.67) and sixth in points (1.00)...in league-only affairs, Pacheco led the conference in shots on goal (1.75), while rating second in shots per game (2.75).
2020 ACCOLADES: Earned First-Team All-MAC accolades...Second-Team United Soccer Coaches All-North/Central Regional selection...MAC Distinguished Scholar recipient...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2019: Appeared in 13 matches for the Zips, including six starts...persevered through injury to rank third on the team in goals (2) and points (6) and fourth in assists (2), shots (29) and shots on goal (11)...posted two or more shots in eight contests, including a season-high five at Creighton (Sept. 6) and No. 14 Maryland (Sept. 13)...tallied a goal on three shots in a 2-1 win over Bowling Green (Oct. 12)...netted 45th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Western Michigan (Oct. 20)...recorded four, three and three shots, respectively, versus Cornell (Sept. 28), Xavier (Aug. 30) and Bowling Green (Oct. 12)...rated fifth in the Mid-American Conference in shots per game (2.23), while ranking third in the conference in league-only points per game (1.50), fourth in assists per contest (0.50) and fifth in goals per match (0.50).
2019 ACCOLADES: Earned Academic All-MAC accolades...an Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Academic All-Ohio honoree...nominated as a CoSIDA Academic All-America District nominee.
2018: Appeared in 16 matches, including five starts...recorded five goals and a pair of assists...capped the campaign with 21 shots, with 11 falling on frame...after missing the first five games of the season, registered a two-goal performance in a 10-0 victory past Canisius (Sept. 15)...followed with his first career hat trick with three goals, including the golden goal in a come-from-behind 4-3 win at VCU (Sept. 26)...registered game-winning assist on Marcel Zajac’s goal in a 2-1 triumph past SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 6) in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament...tallied an assist on the strength of a season-best five-shot effort in a 3-1 setback to Syracuse (Oct. 1) in the regular season...ranked ninth in the MAC in goals per game (0.31).
2018 ACCOLADES: Was highlighted by Travis Clark of TopDrawerSoccer.com as one of six International D1 signees to watch this season...selected as MAC Player of the Week (Oct. 2)...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Soccer News to its National Teams of the Week (Oct. 1).
PRIOR TO AKRON: Spent the past year competing for the G.S. Loures and Alverca Futebol Clubs...helped his Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses squad capture a vice-championship at the U-19 National Championship during the 2016-17 season...gained valuable playing experience with Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Odivelas Futebol Clubs.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Nuno and Carla Pacheco.
7-18-22
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