2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team
2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Third Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 11 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 9 |
Record | 15–3–4 (5–2–1 ACC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home stadium | Riggs Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Pittsburgh + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Clemson + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Duke + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 SMU + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Stanford + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Virginia + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 NC State + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC |
The 2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team will represent Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They will be led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his fifteenth season. They will play their home games at Riggs Field. This will be the team's 64th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will enter the season as defending national champions after defeating Notre Dame in the NCAA Final.
Previous season
[edit]The Tigers finished the ACC season with a 9–3–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. They were the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They defeated fifth seed Duke in penalties in the Quarterfinals and ninth seed Louisville in the Semifinals to reach the Final. There they faced off against seventh seed North Carolina. The match finished 1–1 and Clemson prevailed in another penalty shootout to win their fifth ACC tournament title.[1] The tournament victory earned Clemson the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they were selected as the ninth overall seed. They defeated Charlotte in the second round, eighth seed New Hampshire in the third round, and sixteenth seed Stanford in the Quarterfinals to reach the College Cup. A victory over fifth seed West Virginia saw them reach the national title match against fellow ACC foe Notre Dame. Clemson went on to avenge their regular season loss to Notre Dame and win the title 2–1. The goal allowed in the title match was the only goal allowed by Clemson in the NCAA Tournament. The national title was the fourth in program history and second for head coach Mike Noonan. It was Clemson's second title in three years following their 2021 title.[2]
Player movement
[edit]Players leaving
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Pape Mar Boye | 2 | DF | 6'1" | 196 | Freshman | Dakar, Senegal | Signed professional contract with Phoenix Rising FC[3] |
Isaiah Easley | 7 | FW | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | Transferred to San Francisco |
Mohamed Seye | 9 | FW | 6'4" | 188 | Graduate Student | Valencia, Spain | Graduated |
Ousmane Sylla | 10 | MF | 5'8" | 170 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated; drafted 55th overall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft |
Brandon Parrish | 11 | MF | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee | Graduated; drafted 36th overall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft |
Enrique Montana | 12 | DF | 5'10" | 162 | Senior | Duvall, Washington | Graduated |
Shawn Smart | 20 | DF | 5'8" | 145 | Sophomore | Apopka, Florida | Signed professional contract with Las Vegas Lights FC[4] |
Gael Gibert | 27 | DF | 6'0" | 184 | Graduate Student | Theirs, France | Graduated |
Players arriving
[edit]Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Galen Flynn | 4 | DF | 6'0" | 165 | Junior | West Hartford, Connecticut | Saint Louis[5] |
Mason Lamb | 8 | DF | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Clermont, Florida | Cal State Fullerton |
Misei Yoshizawa | 11 | MF | 5'8" | 143 | Junior | Tokyo, Japan | Virginia Tech[6] |
Antonio Illuminato | 17 | MF | 5'1" | 150 | Graduate Student | Cardito, Italy | Drexel |
Recruiting class
[edit]Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Vitor Geromel FW |
USA | Wichita, Kansas | Sporting Kansas City (Academy) | [7] |
Ransford Gyan FW |
GHA | Sunyani, Ghana | Cedar Stars Academy | [8] |
Lukas Magnason DF |
ISL | Kópavogur, Iceland | KR Reykjavik U20 | N/A |
Wahabu Musah FW |
GHA | Accra, Ghana | SIMA | [9] |
Charlie Reed GK |
USA | Austin, Texas | Austin FC | [10] |
Paulino Paz MF |
BOL | La Paz, Bolivia | Club Bolívar | N/A |
Duncan Wilson FW |
USA | Columbia, South Carolina | South Carolina United FC | [11] |
Squad
[edit]Roster
[edit]- As of September 13, 2024[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Graham Neff |
Head coach | Mike Noonan |
Associate head coach | Philip Jones |
Assistant Coach | Camilo Rodriguez |
Director of Operations | Rob Thompson |
Source:[13]
Schedule
[edit]Source:[14]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 10* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | at Charlotte | W 1–0[15] | – |
Transamerica Field Charlotte, NC | ||||||
August 13* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | Mobile | W 4–0[16] | – |
Riggs Field Clemson, SC | ||||||
August 17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | Georgia State | W 1–0[17] | – |
Riggs Field Clemson, SC | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | Penn State | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 |
Riggs Field (4,210) Clemson, SC | ||||||
August 30* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 1 | at South Carolina Rivalry |
T 2–2 | 1–0–1 |
Stone Stadium (6,400) Columbia, SC | ||||||
September 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | No. 5 Stanford | L 2–3 | 1–1–1 (0–1–0) |
Riggs Field (6,179) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 10* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | Loyola (MD) | W 6–0 | 2–1–1 |
Riggs Field (2,557) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 13 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | at Boston College | W 1–0 | 3–1–1 (1–1–0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (1,017) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
September 16* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 5 | at Holy Cross | T 2–2 | 3–1–2 |
Smith Soccer Stadium (2,573) Worcester, MA | ||||||
September 20 7:30 p.m., ACCN |
No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 4–1–2 (2–1–0) |
Riggs Field (6,222) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 12 | Liberty | W 1–0 | 5–1–2 |
Riggs Field (2,551) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 12 | Notre Dame | L 1–2 | 5–2–2 (2–2–0) |
Alumni Stadium (2,820) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
October 4 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 24 | No. 3 North Carolina | W 3–2 | 6–2–2 (3–2–0) |
Riggs Field (4,095) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 11 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 12 | at Louisville | W 3–2 | 7–2–2 (4–2–0) |
Lynn Stadium (850) Louisville, KY | ||||||
October 15* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 8 | Queens | W 4–2 | 8–2–2 |
Riggs Field (2,091) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 | USC Upstate | W 6–0 | 9–2–2 |
Riggs Field (2,214) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 25 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | Syracuse | W 6–1 | 10–2–2 (5–2–0) |
Riggs Field (2,012) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 29* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | Wofford | W 2–1 | 11–2–2 |
Riggs Field (2,326) Clemson, SC | ||||||
November 1 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | at Virginia Tech | T 2–2 | 11–2–3 (5–2–1) |
Thompson Field (1,127) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 6* 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
(2) No. 7 | (15) Louisville First Round |
W 3–1 | 12–2–3 |
Riggs Field (1,251) Clemson, SC | ||||||
November 10* 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
(2) No. 7 | (7) Stanford Quarterfinals |
W 1–0 | 13–2–3 |
Riggs Field (2,036) Clemson, SC | ||||||
November 14* 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(2) No. 7 | vs. (11) California Semifinals |
W 3–2 | 14–2–3 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (645) Cary, NC | ||||||
November 17* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(2) No. 7 | vs. (5) Wake Forest Final |
T 1–1 (6–7 PKs) 2OT | 14–2–4 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,839) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 24* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(9) No. 7 | No. 25 Providence Second Round |
W 2–0 | 15–2–4 |
Riggs Field (2,606) Clemson, SC | ||||||
December 1* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(9) No. 7 | at (8) Wake Forest Third Round |
L 1–2 OT | 15–3–4 |
Spry Stadium (2,273) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Goals record
[edit]Disciplinary record
[edit]Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | ||||||||
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1 | 4 | DF | Galen Flynn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 3 | DF | Adam Lundegard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | 2 | DF | Lukas Magnason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 15 | FW | Alex Meinhard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | FW | Remi Okunlola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | 6 | DF | Joran Gerbet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Wahabu Musah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | DF | Mason Lamb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | Tyler Trimnal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | Antonio Illuminato | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
35 | MF | Paulino Paz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | 11 | MF | Misei Yoshizawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Titus Sandy Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | Ransford Gyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | Nathan Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | Arthur Duquenne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Joran Gerbet | Pre-Season All-ACC Team | August 14 | [18] |
ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 | October 8 | [19] | |
Alex Meinhard | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10 | October 29 | [20] |
Joran Gerbet | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 13, 2024 | [21] |
Ransford Gyan | ACC Freshman of the Year | ||
Joran Gerbet | All-ACC First Team | ||
Alex Meinhard | |||
Ransford Gyan | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Ransford Gyan | ACC All-Freshman Team | ||
Lukas Magnason | |||
Wahabu Musah | |||
Joran Gerbet | All ACC-Tournament Team | November 17, 2024 | [22] |
Adam Lundegard | |||
Alex Meinhard |
2025 MLS Super Draft
[edit]Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Joran Gerbet | Orlando City SC | 1 | 27 | MF |
Titus Sandy Jr. | 2 | 46 | DF | |
Shawn Smart | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 68 | |
Arthur Duquenne | CF Montréal | 3 | 73 |
Source:[23]
Rankings
[edit]Week | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[24] | 1 | 1 (7) | 2 (1) | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Not released | 9 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer[25] | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
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