Bowling Green State University Athletics
2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Ackon, Ebenezer
Jersey Number 3
Ebenezer Ackon
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cape Coast, Ghana
- High School:
- Mfantsipim School
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
a-KON
CHICAGO FIRE
On Jan. 14, 2019, Ackon was chosen by the Chicago Fire in the Third Round of the MLS SuperDraft ... he became just the third MLS draft choice in program history.
2018
An All-MAC First-Team selection ... named to the All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association ... also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Team, earning third-team honors ... played in 14 matches, making 12 starts ... was second on the team in scoring, with 11 points ... led the Falcons with five goals on the year ... scored a pair of goals in the Falcons' season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... the two goals came just 75 seconds apart late in the second half, and were the first two goals of his BG career ... his first goal as a Falcon came when he headed home a Tate Robertson cross with just 4:27 left ... then, with 3:12 remaining, he got his head on Robertson's corner kick for the first multiple-goal match of his career ... started and played all but 16 second of the match, actually leaving the contest between his two goals after briefly being shaken up ... the goals gave him six career points after six matches as a Falcon ... played all 90 minutes at Penn State, with a pair of shot attempts ... was on the pitch for all 110 minutes of the Wright State match, helping BGSU keep a clean sheet ... played 84 of the 90 minutes at Western Illinois ... drew the start and played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State, with a shot on goal ... was on the pitch for the first 100 minutes of the double-OT match at Ohio State, and had two shots including one on goal ... was injured at the end of the first overtime against the Buckeyes, and missed the next three matches ... returned for the MAC opener vs. Akron ... played 104 of the 110 minutes vs. the Zips, helping the Falcons record a shutout in that scoreless draw ... came off the bench for the first time in his BGSU career, playing 60 minutes of the Falcons' win at IUPUI ... had one shot attempt in that match ... played all 96-plus minutes of BG's OT victory at Northern Illinois, scoring the first goal of the match ... gave BG the lead with a header off of a corner kick in the 56th minute of the match ... played all 110 minutes and had an assist on Vinny Worner's 80th-minute goal vs. Western Michigan ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Broncos ... came off the bench to play the final 74 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati ... played all 90 minutes and scored his fourth goal of the season in the match at West Virginia ... converted a penalty kick in the 56th minute vs. the Mountaineers ... was stellar at both ends of the pitch in BGSU's 2-0 win over SIUE ... on Senior Night, scored the Falcons' first goal of the night just 13 seconds before halftime, on a header off of a Robertson corner kick ... and, was part of a BG back line that allowed the Cougars just one shot on goal ... played all 90 minutes of that shutout win ... for his efforts, was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Monday (Nov. 5) ... played all 90 minutes of the MAC Tournament semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Broncos.
SUMMER 2018
Played for Lansing United in the PDL ... was named to the PDL's All-Central Conference Team for 2018.
2017
Played in five matches, starting all five ... had two points, both on assists, in those five contests ... after being cleared to play by the NCAA, made his BGSU debut in the West Virginia match on Oct. 14 ... started that contest, and played 83 minutes to help the Falcon defense keep a clean sheet in a 0-0, double-overtime draw ... was on the pitch for all 90-plus minutes of the Falcons' match at Akron ... led the team with three shots, and made a spectacular sliding effort to clear an Akron shot off the line for a 'team save' in the first half ... played all 90 minutes vs. Fort Wayne, firing two shots and picking up his first point as a Falcon ... had the primary assist on Chris Sullivan's goal late in the opening half ... headed a Tate Robertson free kick back across the box to Sullivan, who scored with just nine seconds left before the intermission ... had an assist for the second-straight match, with the primary helper on Alexis Souahy's marker vs. Northern Illinois ... played a low ball past the NIU 'keeper and to a wide-open Souahy, who scored from close range for what proved to be the game-winning goal ... had two shots, including one on goal, in that win ... played all 90 minutes at No. 5 Western Michigan ... wore uniform #15 in his first season with the Falcons.
PRIOR TO BGSU
Attended Mfansipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana ... also attended the Univ. of Cape Coast.
PERSONAL
Has two older brothers, Emmanuel and Bismark, and a sister, Monica ... a liberal studies major at BGSU.
ACKON -- FINAL CAREER STATS AT BGSU
a-KON
CHICAGO FIRE
On Jan. 14, 2019, Ackon was chosen by the Chicago Fire in the Third Round of the MLS SuperDraft ... he became just the third MLS draft choice in program history.
2018
An All-MAC First-Team selection ... named to the All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association ... also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Team, earning third-team honors ... played in 14 matches, making 12 starts ... was second on the team in scoring, with 11 points ... led the Falcons with five goals on the year ... scored a pair of goals in the Falcons' season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... the two goals came just 75 seconds apart late in the second half, and were the first two goals of his BG career ... his first goal as a Falcon came when he headed home a Tate Robertson cross with just 4:27 left ... then, with 3:12 remaining, he got his head on Robertson's corner kick for the first multiple-goal match of his career ... started and played all but 16 second of the match, actually leaving the contest between his two goals after briefly being shaken up ... the goals gave him six career points after six matches as a Falcon ... played all 90 minutes at Penn State, with a pair of shot attempts ... was on the pitch for all 110 minutes of the Wright State match, helping BGSU keep a clean sheet ... played 84 of the 90 minutes at Western Illinois ... drew the start and played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State, with a shot on goal ... was on the pitch for the first 100 minutes of the double-OT match at Ohio State, and had two shots including one on goal ... was injured at the end of the first overtime against the Buckeyes, and missed the next three matches ... returned for the MAC opener vs. Akron ... played 104 of the 110 minutes vs. the Zips, helping the Falcons record a shutout in that scoreless draw ... came off the bench for the first time in his BGSU career, playing 60 minutes of the Falcons' win at IUPUI ... had one shot attempt in that match ... played all 96-plus minutes of BG's OT victory at Northern Illinois, scoring the first goal of the match ... gave BG the lead with a header off of a corner kick in the 56th minute of the match ... played all 110 minutes and had an assist on Vinny Worner's 80th-minute goal vs. Western Michigan ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Broncos ... came off the bench to play the final 74 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati ... played all 90 minutes and scored his fourth goal of the season in the match at West Virginia ... converted a penalty kick in the 56th minute vs. the Mountaineers ... was stellar at both ends of the pitch in BGSU's 2-0 win over SIUE ... on Senior Night, scored the Falcons' first goal of the night just 13 seconds before halftime, on a header off of a Robertson corner kick ... and, was part of a BG back line that allowed the Cougars just one shot on goal ... played all 90 minutes of that shutout win ... for his efforts, was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Monday (Nov. 5) ... played all 90 minutes of the MAC Tournament semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Broncos.
SUMMER 2018
Played for Lansing United in the PDL ... was named to the PDL's All-Central Conference Team for 2018.
2017
Played in five matches, starting all five ... had two points, both on assists, in those five contests ... after being cleared to play by the NCAA, made his BGSU debut in the West Virginia match on Oct. 14 ... started that contest, and played 83 minutes to help the Falcon defense keep a clean sheet in a 0-0, double-overtime draw ... was on the pitch for all 90-plus minutes of the Falcons' match at Akron ... led the team with three shots, and made a spectacular sliding effort to clear an Akron shot off the line for a 'team save' in the first half ... played all 90 minutes vs. Fort Wayne, firing two shots and picking up his first point as a Falcon ... had the primary assist on Chris Sullivan's goal late in the opening half ... headed a Tate Robertson free kick back across the box to Sullivan, who scored with just nine seconds left before the intermission ... had an assist for the second-straight match, with the primary helper on Alexis Souahy's marker vs. Northern Illinois ... played a low ball past the NIU 'keeper and to a wide-open Souahy, who scored from close range for what proved to be the game-winning goal ... had two shots, including one on goal, in that win ... played all 90 minutes at No. 5 Western Michigan ... wore uniform #15 in his first season with the Falcons.
PRIOR TO BGSU
Attended Mfansipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana ... also attended the Univ. of Cape Coast.
PERSONAL
Has two older brothers, Emmanuel and Bismark, and a sister, Monica ... a liberal studies major at BGSU.
ACKON -- FINAL CAREER STATS AT BGSU
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5-5 | 443 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .000 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 14-12 | 1279 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | .278 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 1-1 |
| TOTAL | 19-17 | 1722 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 26 | .192 | 11 | .423 | 1 | 1-1 |
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 4, Northern Kentucky -- Aug 25, 2018 Goals: 2, Northern Kentucky -- Aug 25, 2018 Assists: 1, Western Michigan -- Oct 20, 2018 ; Fort Wayne -- Oct 24, 2017 ; Northern Illinois -- Oct 28, 2017 Shots: 3, Northern Kentucky -- Aug 25, 2018 ; at Akron -- Oct 21, 2017 |
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