STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern men's soccer senior Javier Carbonell has been named the 2018 Sun Belt Conference's Men's Soccer Player of the Year, as well as the Offensive Player of the Year, with the announcement of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Annual Awards today by the league.

Carbonell scored 13 goals with three assist for 29 points in 2018, which is tied for the Sun Belt Conference lead in both goals and points with Coastal Carolina's Yazeed Matthews, with which Carbonell shares the league's Offensive Player of the Year honors. The Madrid, Spain, native was a three-time Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honoree this season and his goal total ranks among the Top 10 in NCAA Division I.

He shares the overall Player of the Year honors with Appalachian State goalkeeper Jake Chasteen, and Carbonell is only the fourth Georgia Southern men's soccer player to earn a league Player of the Year award, joining John Regan (TAAC, 1990), Tony Moffat (SoCon, 2003) and Luigi Clendening (2011). 

In addition, Carbonell, was one of three Eagles to earn All-Conference honors on the season, taking a spot on the first team as a forward. 

Carbonell is joined on the All-Conference team by sophomore defender Gonzalo Talavera and freshman midfielder Samuel Mayer, both of whom earned spots on the second team. Talavera earns his first All-Conference honor as the Madrid, Spain, native anchored a back line for the Eagles all year and delivered a pair of game-winning goals, both in Sun Belt Conference play - defeating Howard, 2-1, and Appalachian State, 1-0. Mayer, meanwhile, earns All-Conference honors in his debut season for the Eagles. The Stuttgart, Germany, native delivered three assists in 14 games this season in the midfield.

Click here to view the complete 2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Annual Awards Release.

Georgia Southern is hosting the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championships this week at Eagle Field. Action begins on Wednesday with fourth-seeded Coastal Carolina and fifth-seeded Howard meeting at 7 p.m. The second-seeded Eagles will be in action in Friday's semifinals, taking on third-seeded Appalachian State at 7 p.m. Click here to buy tickets for the week and come out to watch the Eagles challenge for a Sun Belt title!