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University of North Florida Athletics

2024 Men's Soccer Roster

9 Joaquin Acuna

  • Position Forward
  • Year Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Naples, Fla.
  • High School Golden Gate HS
  • Previous School Golden Gate HS

Biography

2024 ASUN Champion
ASUN Tournament MVP (2024)
ASUN All-Tournament Team (2024)
Unanimous ASUN All-Conference First Team (2024)
ASUN All-Freshman Team (Fall 2021)
UNF Male Athlete of the Year (2025)
UNF Male Freshman of the Year (2022)
ASUN Co-Player of the Week, 2x (Last: Oct. 15, 2024)
TopDrawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Fall 2021)
ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2023-24)

Senior (2024)
  • Started 12 of 15 games played with 10 goals scored and an assist in 975 minutes played
  • The lone leader in the conference in goals scored with all 10 occurring against ASUN opponents
  • Held a 1.167 goals per game in conference games with seven scores in six matches with the next-best mark in the league being five goals from his fellow teammate, David Perez
  • Led the league in total shots as well with 24 total, which would be four per game, and total points with 15, which is a 2.50 average per game, in ASUN games
  • In overall play, he remains the leader in goals scored and total points as well in his 15 games played
  • Recorded brace against FGCU and added on his record-breaking 10th goal of the season in the conference title game against Central Arkansas in 110 minutes played
  • Scored the third goal of the match against UCA and netted the game-winning penalty kick in shootouts to clinch his team the ASUN title on his way to an ASUN All-Tournament selection and ASUN Tournament MVP
  • Recorded two more braces in comeback road win against Lipscomb and season finale against Central Arkansas
  • Added goals against Jacksonville, FGCU and Bellarmine, as well as an assist against Queens to have either a goal or an assist in all six conference matches
  • His late-game performances against FGCU and Lipscomb helped him win back-to-back ASUN Player of the Week honors, as he scored three combined goals past the 70th minute in those matches
  • Also recorded a team-high 46 total shots and 18 shots on goal, along with 10 games with multiple shot attempts, including a career-high seven shots in ASUN title game, and a five games with multiple shots taken
  • Combined for 21 shots and nine SOG in his final five regular season matches of the season to help lead the team in shots and SOG in conference games
  • Ended his senior season with a .217 shot percentage and a .391 shot on goal percentage

Junior (2023)
  • Started 11 of 13 games played in the 2023 season with 961 total minutes played
  • Scored four total goals and recorded three total assists to be the first Osprey to reach at least three in both categories since 2016
  • He either scored or assisted in four of the first five games to start the year and finished with back-to-back goals against Lipscomb and Bellarmine
  • Both goals at the beginning of the season against Winthrop and Georgia Southern were game-winning scores
  • Led the team on the year with 27 shots attempted, while being tied for the team lead for the most points with 11 total and shots on goal with 12 total
  • Notched five games with at least three shot attempts and four games with multiple shots on goal
  • Also had at least one shot attempt in every single game he appeared in on the year

Sophomore (2022)
  • Started six games with 15 appearances on the season with 642 minutes played
  • Seven appearances were made in conference play with four starts as well
  • Was top goal scorer for Ospreys for a second consecutive year
  • Recorded two goals on the season with six shots on goal, both being team-high marks
  • Won the game on the road against FAU with first goal, while second goal was to draw, 2-2, at Mercer in the following game
  • Had a stretch of four straight games with a SOG attempt throughout September
  • Two multi-shot games were notched with two against Georgia Southern, followed by a season-high of three against Liberty
  • Played seven games over 45 minutes with a full 90-minute match in a home victory against the Flames

Freshman (2021)
  • Played in 12 games on the season, including seven starts
  • Led the team in goals with five, including a two-goal performance against Mercer, which is the most by an Osprey freshman since 2016
  • Selected to TopDrawer Soccer National Team of the Week for his performance against Mercer (Sept. 6)
  • Was the first true freshman to score in a season-opener for the Ospreys since Jay Bolt in 2013
  • Scored two game-winning goals this season against Georgia State and Mercer
  • Scored a game-tying goal late in the game at Bellarmine that sent the game to OT (Oct. 2)
  • Recorded 10 shots this season with six of them on goal
  • Led the team in shots percentage at .500% of players with more than one shot attempt

Club Team: Azzuri Storm coached by Jose Sandoval
  • Acuna is a prolific goal scorer for Top 10 team in the state of Florida, Azzuri Storm
  • In three years of high school soccer, he has totaled 74 goals, two first team All-Conference honors and a conference Player of the Year nomination
  • Acuna has led the district in goals for two straight years and broken multiple conference and school goal scoring records.

Personal
  • Plans to major in transportation and logistics

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2021Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2022Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 190 lbs
    21
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Senior

    Forward
    6'3" 180 lbs
    9