2014 Men's Soccer Roster

5 Conor Acheson

  • Position Defender
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 168
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tipperary, Ireland
  • High School CBS High School Clonmel

Biography

Honors & Awards:
  • All-Sun Belt 2015 (second team)
  • Sun Belt Defensive Student-Athlete of Week (10/6)
  • 2013 College Sports Madness All-Independent 2nd Team

Academics:
  • Spring 2016 Dean’s List
  • Fall 2015 Dean’s List
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.58

Career: Acheson made 59 starts and played in 66 career matches ... Played in attack as a freshman before moving back to play defense … He found the back of the net four times with goals and recorded two assists ... He attempted 22 shots, nine on goal, in more than 5,458 career minutes played.

2015: Defensive stalwart who earned All-Sun Belt second team in playing 17 of 18 matches, with 16 starts...Played all 90 minutes in 14 of his 17 matches...Scored two goals, with first coming in 3-0 win over Appalachian State (10/3) and second in 3-0 win over UNC Asheville (10/27)...Helped defense post three shutouts.

2014: Started all 18 matches and logged a career high 1,602 minutes played … Helped the defense secure five shutout victories and the Panthers allowed only one goal three times … Key in GSU recording three shutouts in five Sun Belt Conference matches en route to earning the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament … Attempted six shots on the year mostly off corner kicks … Fired shots on goal against North Florida (9/13), Presbyterian (9/16) and Lipscomb (9/26).

2013: Played in 16 matches with 15 starts ... Scored one goal and recorded two assists for four total points ... Scored the game-winning goal with a header against Lipscomb (9/26) ... Assisted on GSU’s first goal against UNCG (10/1) and Georgia Southern (10/11).

2012: Appeared in 15 matches, including 10 starts ... Made his first five appearances at forward then took over the starting center back position and made 10 consecutive starts to finish the year ... Scored one goal on three shots to finish the year with two points ... Found the back of the net against Evansville (9/1) ... Also attempted two shots at Hofstra (10/6).

Prep: Prior to GSU, played with Waterford United in the U19 Airticity League ... Played U16 for Clonmel Celtic and U15 for St. Joseph’s Boys team in the D.D.S.L. ... Scored goals at each level ... Competed at CBS High School Clonmel in Clonmel County, Tipperary, Ireland ... Played a variety of positions including center back, left back, left midfielder, center midfielder and forward ... Played at the Kennedy Cup (U13 Tournament) in 2006 for Tipperary when he was 12 years old and started at left back ... Played in two D.D. Cremmins tournaments in 2006 and 2007, serving as team captain in 2007 ... Scored the game-winning goal in the 2007 tournament ... A trialist for Reading F.C. as a defender in 2008 ... Represented Ireland at the 2009 Galway Cup.

Personal: Conor John Acheseon was born on Feb. 18, 1994 ... Son of Tony and Anna Acheson ... Has one brother, Alan ... Enjoys hurling and gaelic football ... Nominated for student of the year at his high school in 2010 ... Majored in exercise science.

Statistics

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2014

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2012Freshman

    Defender/Midfielder
    6'1" 161 lbs
    28
  • 5

    2013Sophomore

    Defender/Midfielder
    6'1" 161 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2014Junior

    Defender
    6'1" 168 lbs
    5