Soccer - M

2016:
• Program leader in career points (73), single season points (31), and Division I career goals (31)
• Led team in points and goals
• 13 season goals rank second all-time
• Five season assists rank tied for 10th all-time
• Ranked third in America East in goals, fifth in points, and tied for eighth in assists
• Named NSCAA All-East Second Team (12/6)
• Started all 21 games on the season
• Recorded one assist in NCAA Sweet 16 at #3 Clemson (11/27)
• Became UAlbany single-season leader in points vs. Boston College in NCAA second round (11/20)
• Named to College Soccer News National Team of the Week (11/21)
• Scored one goal and had one assist vs. Boston College in NCAA second round (11/20)
• Named to America East All-Tournament team (11/13)
• Scored game-winning penalty kick in 89th minute vs. Hartford in America East final (11/13)
• Scored one goal vs. Vermont in America East semifinal (11/9)
• Named All-Conference Second Team (11/4)
• In 50th career start, scored one goal and had one assist vs. Binghamton (11/2)
• Scored two goals at Hartwick (10/25)
• Made 50th career appearance at New Hampshire (10/12)
• Named America East Player of the Week (10/10)
• Scored two goals, had one assist vs. Vermont (10/7)
• Scored one goal vs. LIU Brooklyn, becoming all-time program leader in career points (9/25)
• Scored one goal at Boston College (9/20)
• Recorded one assist at Rhode Island (9/17)
• Scored one goal at UMass, becoming all-time program leader in career goals (9/13)
• Scored a goal vs. Lafayette (8/30)
• Made season debut vs. Marist, scoring first team goal of the season (8/26)
• Named to College Soccer News Preseason All-America Third Team
• Named to MAC Hermann Award preseason watch list

2015:
• America East Striker of the Year and America East All-Conference First Team pick
• Earned All-NSCAA East Region First Team accolades
• The first Great Dane to win back-to-back America East major awards
• First UAlbany player to be named America East Striker of the Year
• Led the league in goals (11) and points (26)
• Tops the UAlbany Division I record book in single-season goals, career goals (18) and points (42) after his sophomore season
• Ranked top-25 nationally in total goals to conclude the season
• Netted four game-winners in his second year, including at Lafayette (9/22) in a 1-0 win
• Tallied the game-winning assist to Leo Melgar against Hartford (10/14)
• America East Player of the Week (11/2)

2014:
• America East Co-Rookie of the Year, All-Conference Second Team Selection
• First UAlbany America East Rookie of the Year awardee, and the first major award winner for the Great Danes since 2008
• Ranked tied for third in the league in points (16), and third overall in goals (7), in addition to leading the team in both categories
• Named America East Rookie of the Week (9/15, 9/22)
• Scored two goals in a 3-1 win against Iona (9/12)
• Netted the game-winning goal against Binghamton (11/5) in the final regular season game of the year, securing a post-season bid for the Great Danes

Personal: Afonso Pinheiro Neto...Intended major if business administration...Son of Afonso Pinheiro Jr., and Nathalia Freire...Has six siblings, including four brothers and two sisters.

Pinheiro's Career Statistics:

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:

Points: 5 [t-2nd] - vs. Vermont (10/7/16)
Goals: 2  [t-2nd], 6 times, last at Hartwick (10/25/16)
Assists: 1 - 11x, last vs. #3 Clemson (11/27/16)
Shots: 6 [t-4th]- vs. Hartford (11/13/16)