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2022 Men's Soccer Roster

9 Diba Nwegbo

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Acworth, Ga.
  • High School North Cobb

Biography

Honors
Third Team United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region (2022)
Second Team All-CAA (2021)
Third Team All-CAA (2022)
Second Team VaSID All-State (2021)
One-time CAA Player of the Week
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23)

Senior Season (2022)
Selected Third Team United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region … Named to the All-CAA Third Team … Ranked second on the team in points (13), goals (3) and assists (7) … Started 14 of his 17 appearances … His assists total ranked second in the CAA and 51st nationally … Four of his seven assists were in CAA action … Totaled 1159 minutes played … Posted a pair of multi-assist games, accomplishing the feat at Stony Brook and versus George Mason … Tallied a pair of goals in the Tribe's 2-2 draw with George Washington to open the season on his way to earning CAA Player of the Week honors … Assisted on the game-winner in the Tribe’s 2-1 win over Delaware (9/10) … Scored the Tribe’s first goal in the opening half at Charleston (10/2) … Assisted on the Tribe’s lone goal Northeastern (10/22) … Ranked second in the team in shots (32) and shots on goal (12) … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

Junior Season (2021)
Earned All-CAA Second Team honors … A VaSID All-State Second Team pick … Finished the year with 12 points on four goals and four assists … Started all 14 matches and totaled 1121 minutes played … Ranked ninth in the CAA in points per game (0.86) … Tallied the fastest goal in CAA history at Hofstra (9/25), scoring 12 seconds into the game … Found the back of the net against Saint Francis (9/10), Virginia Tech (9/21) and Drexel (10/16) … His marker against the Dragons was his first career game-winner … Assisted on the game-winner in the Tribe’s 1-0 win at ACC foe NC State (10/19) … Notched a goal and an assist against St. Francis (9/10) … Assisted on the game-winner in the Tribe’s victory over George Washington (9/14)… Ranked 10th in the country in shot accuracy (60%).

Sophomore Season (2020-21)
Started all six matches, totaling 398 minutes, and added an assist … Ranked second on the team with 13 shots, including seven on goal … Assisted on the equalizer in the 54th minute at Mason, combining with Alexander Levengood to find Marcos Villeda for the goal … Posted a season-high four shots with three on goal vs. ODU (2/28) … Tallied three shots in three matches at Mason (3/6), vs. Charleston (3/14) and at Elon (4/10) … Selected to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. 

Freshman Season (2019)
Appeared in 18 matches with 10 starts … Played 923 total minutes … Ranked fourth on the team with eight points on two goals and four assists … His four helpers ranked eighth in the CAA … Started the Tribe’s final five matches and totaled four points on a goal and two assists … Picked up assists in each of the Tribe’s CAA Tournament matches … Assisted on the Tribe’s first goal in a 4-1 win over Northeastern (11/8) in the quarterfinals … Found fellow rookie Alexander Levengood for the equalizer in the 23rd minute vs. No. 21 UNCW (11/10) … Scored his first collegiate goal in the 66th minute of a 2-0 win over Loyola Maryland (9/24), heading home a free kick … Scored one of the best goals of the college soccer season vs. Delaware (10/22) in the 12th minute, beating the goalkeeper to the ball and then back-heeling it into the goal, while sitting on the turf … Picked up his first collegiate point, assisting on the Tribe’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw with UNCW (9/14) … Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll during both the fall and spring semesters.

Prep
Named to the Region 3-AAAAA Team of the Year in 2018 … Totaled 21 goals and six assists as a junior at North Cobb in 2018 and was the top goal scorer in the region … Named Offensive Player of the Year in 2018 … Scored 10 goals with eight assists in 2017 and was named team MVP … Tallied 12 goals and eight assists as a freshman at Tallulah Falls in 2016 …Played club soccer for Smyrna Soccer Club in 2017-18 and tallied 25 goals and five assists … Competed for Alabama FC in 2018-19 and totaled 17 goals with 10 assists … Invited to 2018 ECNL National Training Camp, where he scored twice against the Bahamian National Team … Scored four goals in a 4-3 win over Ohio Premier for Alabama FC at the ECNL Pennsylvania Showcase in 2018-19 … Tallied four goals in a 6-2 win over Vestavia Hills Soccer Club at the Disney Showcase with Smyrna Soccer Club … An honor roll student with a 3.5 GPA each of his final three years of high school.
 
Personal
Son of Simeon and Chinyere Nwegbo … Enjoys swimming, tennis, handing out with friends, watching soccer and spending time with his family … Earned his Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and Health Sciences in 2023.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2019Freshman

    Forward
    5'11" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Junior

    Forward
    5'11" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2022Senior

    Forward
    5'11" 180 lbs
    9