The University of Akron Athletics
2017 Akron Men's Soccer Roster
Manuel Cordeiro
- Position:
- MF
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 153
- Hometown:
- Porto, Portugal
- High School:
- Garcia de Orta
2017: Started all 23 games in which he appeared in for Akron...registered two goals and five assists on 34 shots, including 13 on frame en route to earning first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors for the first time...ranked second on the squad in assists (5) and fourth in both shots (34) and shots on goal (13)...tallied a pair of assists, including on Nick Hinds’ game-winning tally in a 3-0 win at No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24)...recorded first goal of the season in a 4-0 triumph at No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27)...netted a second-half goal in 3-1 victory over No. 4 Western Michigan (Nov. 12) in the title game of the MAC Tournament...garnered game-winning assist on Sam Gainford’s goal in a 3-0 win past No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...added another assist on a Gainford goal versus No. 13 Wisconsin (Nov. 25) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament...ranked sixth in the MAC in assists (5) and ninth in shots (34)...rated seventh in the league in conference-only goals (1) and 10th in assists (1) and points (3).
2017 ACCOLADES: A first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection...named second-team All-Ohio...selected to the MAC All-Tournament squad...an academic All-MAC honoree.
2016: Appeared in 17 contests for Akron, including making 12 starts…recorded a goal on 14 shots, including posting six on frame…netted first career goal in a 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois (Oct. 15)…collected a season-high four shots in the Zips’ 2-1 win over Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference title game…credited with two shots in first career start, a 2-0 win over Oregon State (Sept. 9)…also posted pair of shots in a 2-1 triumph at Tulsa (Sept. 16)…finished ninth in conference-only games in the MAC in goals per game (0.33).
PRIOR TO AKRON: Got called up to U-19 national team for Portugal...helped guide Boavista FC to a trio of team championships.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 24, 1994...majoring in economics...son of Pedro Cordeiro and Joana Andrade.
