Pineda, Skahan & Kelly Named All-ACC

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Led by first-team midfielder Mauricio Pineda, North Carolina had three players named to the 2019 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Team on Wednesday, as voted on by the league's head coaches. Jack Skahan and Jeremy Kelly joined Pineda as All-ACC selections as they were selected as second-team midfielders.

Pineda, a native of Bolingbrooke, Illinois, has been an anchor for the Tar Heel midfield for the last four years and is a Senior CLASS Award Finalist. The senior captain has played in every game during his last four years and has been named to an All-ACC team each season, including a first-team member in 2018. Pineda is second on the team with five goals scored and third on the team in total points with 12. He also leads the team in shots (52), shots on goal (23) and game-winning goals (3).

A senior from Memphis, Tennessee, Skahan is fourth on the team in points (11) with three goals and five assists. A 2018 All-ACC third-team selection, the explosive forward is a three-year starter for the Heels and has recorded 12 goals and 12 assists in 71 career games.

Kelly, a Chapel Hill, N.C., native, is a three-year starter for the Heels and a key member of the 2019 team playing roles on both defense and midfield. The senior recorded four assists in 17 games so far this season, and has recorded six goals and 12 assists in 79 career games.

2019 Men's Soccer All-ACC Teams

Offensive Player of the Year – Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Defensive Player of the Year - Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Midfielder of the Year - Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Freshman of the Year – Phillip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Coach of the Year – Mike Noonan, Clemson

First Team
Phillip Mayaka, Fr., M, Clemson
Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Kimarni Smith, Jr., F, Clemson
Daniele Proch, Sr., M, Duke
Mauricio Pineda, Sr., M, North Carolina
Edward Kizza, Jr., F, Pitt
Ryan Raposo, So., M, Syracuse
Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Colin Shutler, Jr., GK, Virginia
Bruno Lapa, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Second Team
Grayson Barber, So., F, Clemson
Tanner Dieterich, Sr., M, Clemson
George Marks, So., GK, Clemson
Cherif Dieye, Sr., M, Louisville
David Loera, Jr., M, NC State
Jeremy Kelly, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Skahan, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Lynn, So., F, Notre Dame
Daryl Dike, So., F, Virginia
Henry Kessler, Jr., D, Virginia
Kristo Strickler, Jr., M, Virginia Tech

Third Team
Stefan Sigurdarson, Fr., F, Boston College
Felicien Dumas, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Veljko Petkovic, Fr., M, Pitt
Sito Sena, Jr., D, Pitt
Robin Afamefuna, Sr., D/M, Virginia
Irakoze Donasiyano, F, Jr. Virginia
Andreas Ueland, Fr., D, Virginia
Machop Chol, Jr., M/F, Wake Forest
Alistair Johnston, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Andrew Pannenberg, So., GK, Wake Forest
Isaiah Parente, So., M, Wake Forest

All-Freshman Team
Amos Shapiro-Thompson, M, Boston College
Stefan Sigurdarson, F, Boston College
Victor Souza, D, Boston College
Oskar Agren, D, Clemson
Phillip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Valentin Noel, M, Pitt
Arturo Ordonez, D, Pitt
Veljko Petkovic, M, Pitt
Andreas Ueland, D, Virginia
Daniel Pereira, M, Virginia Tech
Calvin Harris, F, Wake Forest

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