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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2015 Men's Soccer Roster

Sun Belt Conference
Georgia Southern Athletics

12 Eric Dinka

  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 5-6 / 141
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Coppell, Texas
  • High School Coppell HS
  • Prev School Solar Chelsea
  • Major Public Relations

Biography

CAREER HONORS
2014 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2014 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
2012 SoCon All-Freshman Team

SENIOR (2015)
Played in all 16 games for the Eagles as a forward … Recorded 4 goals off 11 shots on goal to go along with 2 assists … Finished the year with 10 points … Scored the game winner against Presbyterian College (Sept. 2)…  Averaged 62 minutes per game.

JUNIOR (2014)
Named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team ... Shared the team lead in goals with five ... Posted the game-winning goal against NJIT ... Scored the Eagles first goal against Georgia State in the Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals ... Also scored against Presbyterian College (9/23), Stetson (10/7) and Howard (10/18) ... Played in 14 matches with five starts ... Also recorded one assist, posted against UNC Asheville (9/14) ... Tallied 21 shots with nine on frame ... Averaged 43 minutes played per game.

SOPHOMORE (2013)
Played 18 games with seven starts as a sophomore ... Ranked third on the Eagles with three goals ... Also added two assists to finish the season with eight points ... Scored game-winning goals against Stetson (9-13) and UNC Asheville (9-22) ... Scored a goal in the Eagles’ 2-1 win in the season opener against Gardner-Webb (9-1) ... Picked up assists against Jacksonville (10-22) and UNCG (10-26) ... Took 49 shots with 20 on frame ... Averaged 48 minutes per game.

FRESHMAN (2012)
Played 15 matches with two starts as a freshman to earn SoCon All-Freshman Honors ... Scored first career goal, his only of the season, against UNCG on October 16th in the Eagles' 4-1 thrashing of the Spartans ... Also added an assist against UNCG, helping on Hunter Norton's fifth minute goal ... Took 19 shots on the year with 10 on frame ... Picked up a yellow card in his first career appearance (Sept. 2nd).

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas for Head Coach Bybee ... Forgoed senior season to play for Solar Chelsea Academy, winning Dallas Cup in 2012.

PERSONAL
Born Eric O'Donnell Dinka in Dallas, Texas on June 7, 1994 ... Son of Linda Dinka ... Has an older sister, Dominique, who played soccer at Central Oklahoma.

MAJOR
Public Relations

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2013Sophomore

    F
    5'6" 141 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2014Junior

    F
    5'6" 141 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2015Senior

    F
    5'6" 141 lbs
    12