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Jersey Number 16
Matthew Acosta
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- MF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 145
- Hometown:
- Annandale, N.J.
- High School:
- North Hunterdon
- Club Team:
- New York Red Bulls
- Major:
- Undeclared
Career Stats
2021 Unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman Team
No. 51 in 2021 Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Freshman Rankings
2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree
2023 Second Team All-Big Ten
Junior (Fall 2023)
2021 Unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman Team
No. 51 in 2021 Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Freshman Rankings
2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree
2023 Second Team All-Big Ten
Junior (Fall 2023)
- Named to the All-Big Ten Second Team
- Only student-athlete to start all 16 outings of the season and paced the team with 1,436 minutes on the pitch
- Scored a career-high three goals on the season, finding the back of the net against Princeton (Sept. 1) and in consecutive matches against Penn State (Oct. 17) and Northeastern (Oct. 21)
- Also added three assists throughout the season to finish second on the team with nine points
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree
- Started all 21 games on the campaign and led the team with 1,742 minutes played
- Scored two goals in the final month of the season against both Penn State (Oct. 25) and Indiana (Nov. 13) in the Big Ten Tournament Championship
- Also added three assists for seven total points on the slate
- Took 25 shots and put seven on goal
- 2022 Fall Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in and started all 17 games of the season as a freshman, averaging 80 minutes per contest
- Collected first collegiate point with an assist on the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Penn (Sept. 20)
- Assisted a goal against Michigan State (Oct. 10)
- Unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman Team
- A central midfielder out of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls Academy
- Has been with the Red Bulls development squad since the U13-14 level, accumulating 88 appearances for the club since 2015
- A Rutgers legacy with his parents, Ed and Evelyn, graduating from the State University of New Jersey
- Has two brothers, Edward and Michael
- Plans on studying business
- Greatest sports influence is Cristiano Ronaldo
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