Aidan O'Connor
Aidan O'Connor Pronunciation
2023 Season:
• Played in 17 games, making 17 starts
• Played full 90 minutes in 13 games and played 110 in one postseason match
• Assisted on game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over North Carolina (10/27/23)
• Recorded his first collegiate assist in a 3-0 victory over Louisville (9/29/23)
• Posted 6 shutouts in 17 starts
• Helped lead Cavaliers to a NCAA sweet sixteen appearance
• Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (10/31/23)
• Named to 2023 All-ACC Academic team
• Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team
2022 Season:
• Appeared in 14 games for the Cavaliers while starting 10
• Played the full 90 minutes in seven games while playing 110 minutes in two postseason matches
• Scored his first goal as a Cavalier in a 5-0 victory over La Salle (9/13/22)
• Tallied one goal on five shots in 2022
• Posted five shutouts in his 10 starts
• Led the Cavaliers to a 3-0-2 record against the top-25
• Named to 2022 All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
Prior to Virginia:
• Spring transfer from Western Michigan University
• Played in 15 games and started in nine for Western Michigan University
Prep:
• Won Michigan’s Mr. Soccer in 2019
• Won Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019
• Won the high school state championship in 2019 with Forest Hills Northern
• Two time United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2018 and 2019
• Named a TopDrawerSoccer.com All-American
Personal:
• From Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Attended Forest Hills Northern
• Majoring in foreign affairs