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Moutinho Garners First-Team All-America Accolades
December 07 | Men's Soccer
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UNITED SOCCER COACHES 2017 ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Akron men's soccer freshman Joao Moutinho (Lisbon, Portugal) garnered First-Team All-America accolades when the United Soccer Coaches unveiled its 2017 All-American teams on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Moutinho becames the 19th Akron player to capture first-team accolades joining the likes of Anthony Ampaipitakwong (2009), Chad Barson (2012), Ford Brunner (1967), Teal Bunbury (2009), Scott Caldwell (2012), Matt English (1982), Fritz Kungl (1962), Yohann Mauger (2005), Ross McKenzie (2005), Darlington Nagbe (2010), George Nanchoff (1975, 1976), Louie Nanchoff (1976), Aodhan Quinn (2013), Richard Parkinsin (1970, 1971), Shaun Pendleton (1984, 1985), Kofi Sarkodie (2010), Simon Spelling (1983) and Steve Zakuani (2008). He was the lone freshman named to either the first- or second-team.
The United Soccer Coaches All-America citation is the 58th in the Zips' storied men's soccer history.
The 2017 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-MAC performer, Moutinho has started all 23 games for the Zips this season and has been a key playmaker for Akron totaling three goals and five assists. He has also contributed 17 shots on goal as part of 38 overall shots, totals that rank third on the squad.
A starter at the center-back position, Moutinho has helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted 12 shutouts this season.
The second-ranked and fifth-seeded Zips (18-3-2) will face ninth-seeded and No. 1 Stanford (17-2-2) in a College Cup Semifinal tilt on Friday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa.
2017 NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams
Asterisks indicate number of previous All-America selections
UNITED SOCCER COACHES 2017 ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Akron men's soccer freshman Joao Moutinho (Lisbon, Portugal) garnered First-Team All-America accolades when the United Soccer Coaches unveiled its 2017 All-American teams on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Moutinho becames the 19th Akron player to capture first-team accolades joining the likes of Anthony Ampaipitakwong (2009), Chad Barson (2012), Ford Brunner (1967), Teal Bunbury (2009), Scott Caldwell (2012), Matt English (1982), Fritz Kungl (1962), Yohann Mauger (2005), Ross McKenzie (2005), Darlington Nagbe (2010), George Nanchoff (1975, 1976), Louie Nanchoff (1976), Aodhan Quinn (2013), Richard Parkinsin (1970, 1971), Shaun Pendleton (1984, 1985), Kofi Sarkodie (2010), Simon Spelling (1983) and Steve Zakuani (2008). He was the lone freshman named to either the first- or second-team.
The United Soccer Coaches All-America citation is the 58th in the Zips' storied men's soccer history.
The 2017 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-MAC performer, Moutinho has started all 23 games for the Zips this season and has been a key playmaker for Akron totaling three goals and five assists. He has also contributed 17 shots on goal as part of 38 overall shots, totals that rank third on the squad.
A starter at the center-back position, Moutinho has helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted 12 shutouts this season.
The second-ranked and fifth-seeded Zips (18-3-2) will face ninth-seeded and No. 1 Stanford (17-2-2) in a College Cup Semifinal tilt on Friday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa.
2017 NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams
| First Team Pos | Player Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| K | Eric Dick | So. | Butler University | Carmel, Ind. |
| D | Tomas Hilliard-Arce* | Sr. | Stanford University | Matthews, N.C. |
| D | Tim Kubel* | Sr. | University of Louisville | Stuttgart, Germany |
| D | Grant Lillard | Sr. | Indiana University | Hinsdale, Ill. |
| D | Joao Moutinho | Fr. | University of Akron | Lisbon, Portugal |
| M | Tucker Bone | Jr. | United States Air Force Academy | Granite Bay, Calif. |
| M | Mauro Cichero* | Sr. | Southern Methodist University | Norman, Okla. |
| M | Cameron Lindley* | So. | University of North Carolina | Carmel, Ind. |
| F | Jon Bakero | Sr. | Wake Forest University | Stiges, Spain |
| F | Brandon Bye | Sr. | Western Michigan University | Portage, Mich. |
| F | Foster Langsdorf* | Sr. | Stanford University | Vancouver, Wash. |
| F | Santiago Patino | Jr. | Florida International University | Orlando, Fla. |
| Second Team Pos | Player Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| K | Drew Shepherd | Sr. | Western Michigan University | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| D | Jimmy Fiscus | Sr. | University of Michigan | Novi, Mich. |
| D | Andrew Gutman | Jr. | Indiana University | Hinsdale, Ill. |
| D | Wyatt Omsberg* | Sr. | Dartmouth College | Scarborough, Maine |
| M | Jose Aguinaga | Sr. | Rider University | Madrid, Spain |
| M | Christopher Lema | Sr. | Georgetown University | Ridgefield, N.J. |
| M | Rafael Andrade Santos | Sr. | Virginia Commonwealth Univ. | Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
| F | Arthur Bosua | Sr. | Columbia University | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| F | Jon Gallagher | Sr. | University of Notre Dame | Dundalk, Ireland |
| F | Christopher Mueller* | Sr. | University of Wisconsin | Schaumburg, Ill. |
| F | Robin Schmidt | Sr. | University of New Hampshire | Cologne, Germany |
| F | Alan Winn | Sr. | University of North Carolina | Garland, Texas |
| Third Team Pos | Player Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| K | Jonny Sutherland | Jr. | East Tennessee State University | Chester, England |
| D | Nathan Aune | Jr. | Seattle University | Arlington, Wash. |
| D | Jordan Cano | Sr. | Southern Methodist University | Richardson, Texas |
| D | Oscar Chacon | Sr. | United States Air Force Academy | Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. |
| D | Kevin Politz | Sr. | Wake Forest University | Morganville, N.J. |
| M | Antonio Bustamante | Jr. | College of William and Mary | Springfield, Va. |
| M | Daniel Krutzen | Jr. | University at Albany | Lanaken, Belgium |
| M | Paul Marie | Sr. | Florida International University | Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, France |
| M | Eryk Williamson | Jr. | University of Maryland | Alexandria, Va. |
| F | Mark Forrest | Jr. | Lehigh University | Douglassville, Pa. |
| F | Garrett McLaughlin | So. | Southern Methodist University | Edmond, Okla. |
| F | Davis Smith | Fr. | University of Massachusetts | Amherst, Mass. |
| F | Brian White | Sr. | Duke University | Flemington, N.J. |
Asterisks indicate number of previous All-America selections
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