2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team
The 2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his tenth season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 59th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer | |
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ACC Atlantic Division regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 5 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 8 |
2019 record | 18–2–2 (6–1–1 ACC) |
Head coach | Mike Noonan (10th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home stadium | Riggs Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Virginia ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:The ACC |
Background
The 2018 Clemson men's soccer team finished the season with a 7–9–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Tigers were seeded twelfth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.[1] The Tigers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. This was the first time in five years the Tigers did not qualify for the tournament. Their seven wins was the Tigers' lowest win total since 2012.
At the end of the season, one Tigers men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Patrick Bunk-Andersen.[2]
Player movement
Players leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jonny Sutherland | 1 | GK | 6'0" | 170 | Graduate | Chester, England | Graduated |
Patrick Bunk-Andersen | 3 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Copenhagen, Denmark | Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 54th overall by Toronto FC |
Johnny Heckman | 8 | MF | 5'7" | 150 | Senior | Franklin, TN | Graduated |
Players arriving
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Matthew Boberg FW | Brownsburg, IN | Indiana Fire Academy | ||
Judson Burns DF | Argyle, TX | FC Dallas | ||
Enrique Montana DF | Duvall, WA | Seattle Sounders | ||
Isaiah Reid DF | Rock Hill, SC | Charlotte Soccer Academy | ||
Dylan Sullivan FW | Harrison, NJ | New York Red Bulls |
Squad
Roster
Updated December 9, 2019[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | |
Head Coach | |
Associate Head Coach | |
Assistant Coach | |
Director of Operations | |
Source:[9]
Schedule
Source:[10]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 20* 6:00 p.m. |
at Coastal Carolina | W 3–1[11] | – (–) |
Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field Conway, SC | |||||||
August 24* 7:00 p.m. |
Presbyterian | W 3–0 | – (–) |
Riggs Field Clemson, SC | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 30* 7:00 p.m. |
South Carolina Rivalry |
W 4–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (3,382) Clemson, SC | |||||||
September 2* 5:00 p.m. |
Detroit Mercy | W 8–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (1,267) Clemson, SC | |||||||
September 6* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 19 | UNCG | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (2,718) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 9* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 19 | USC Upstate | W 7–0 | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (1,101) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 13 7:00 p.m. |
No. 13 | at No. 10 Notre Dame | W 4–2 | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (1,078) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
September 17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | Fordham | W 3–2 OT | 6–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Riggs Field (1,435) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 20 8:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | No. 15 Duke | W 3–1 | 7–0–0 (2–0–0) |
Riggs Field (2,452) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 24* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | at Furman | W 2–0 | 8–0–0 (2–0–0) |
Stone Stadium (2,712) Greenville, SC | ||||||
September 28 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | at No. 7 Wake Forest | L 2–3 OT | 8–1–0 (2–1–0) |
Spry Stadium (4,126) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
October 1* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | at College of Charleston | W 3–0 | 9–1–0 (2–1–0) |
CofC Soccer Stadium (1,544) Charleston, SC | ||||||
October 5 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | No. 22 Virginia Tech | T 0–0 2OT | 9–1–1 (2–1–1) |
Riggs Field (1,639) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 11 7:00 p.m. |
No. 11 | Louisville | W 4–0 | 10–1–1 (3–1–1) |
Riggs Field (1,700) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 19 7:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | at Syracuse | W 7–4 | 11–1–1 (4–1–1) |
SU Soccer Stadium (1,342) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
October 22* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | Radford | W 5–0 | 12–1–1 (4–1–1) |
Riggs Field (1,091) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | Boston College Rivalry |
W 3–1 | 13–1–1 (5–1–1) |
Riggs Field (2,023) Clemson, SC | ||||||
November 1 7:00 p.m. |
No. 2 | at NC State | W 3–0 | 14–1–1 (6–1–1) |
Dail Soccer Stadium (1,171) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 10 7:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 2 | (9) Notre Dame Quarterfinals |
W 3–0 | 15–1–1 |
Riggs Field (1,703) Clemson, SC | ||||||
November 13 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | (4) No. 25 Pittsburgh Semifinals |
W 1–0 | 16–1–1 |
Riggs Field (1,573) Clemson, SC | ||||||
November 17 12:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | (2) No. 2 Virginia Final |
L 1–3 | 16–2–1 |
Sahlen's Stadium (1,330) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 24 6:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 3 | No. 15 Charlotte Second Round |
W 2–1 OT | 17–2–1 |
Riggs Field (1,472) Clemson, SC | ||||||
December 1 6:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 3 | No. 21 Providence Third Round |
W 2–1 2OT | 18–2–1 |
Riggs Field (1,469) Clemson, SC | ||||||
December 6 6:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 3 | (7) No. 7 Stanford Quarterfinals |
T 1–1 (4–5 PKs) 2OT | 18–2–2 |
Riggs Field (3,267) Clemson, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Goals Record
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
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1 | 7 | MF | Robbie Robinson | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 | |
2 | 9 | FW | Kimarni Smith | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
3 | 11 | FW | Grayson Barber | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
4 | 24 | FW | James Brighton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
5 | 14 | FW | Mohamed Seye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | 5 | DF | Malick Mbaye | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | DF | Tanner Dieterich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
10 | FW | Adrian Nunez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
9 | 18 | MF | Alvaro Gomez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
20 | MF | Phillip Mayaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 3 | DF | Oskar Ågren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | MF | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
17 | MF | Quinn McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
28 | FW | Nate Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 59 | 5 | 5 | 69 |
Disciplinary Record
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | ||||||||
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1 | 20 | MF | Philip Mayaka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 5 | DF | Malick Mbaye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | 6 | DF | Tanner Dieterich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | 11 | FW | Grayson Barber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 3 | DF | Oskar Ågren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Charlie Asensio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 4 | DF | Justin Malou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Robbie Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | Kimarni Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | Quinn McNeill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | 10 | FW | Adrian Nunez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Sindri Björnsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | FW | James Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | FW | Nate Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | GK | George Marks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Kimarni Smith | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 16, 2019 | [12] |
Robbie Robinson | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 21, 2019 | [13] |
ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 28, 2019 | [14] | |
Mike Noonan | ACC Coach of the Year | November 13, 2019 | [15] |
Robbie Robinson | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | ||
Malick Mbaye | ACC Defensive Player of the Year | ||
Philip Mayaka | ACC Freshman of the Year | ||
Robbie Robinson | All-ACC First Team | ||
Malick Mbaye | |||
Philip Mayaka | |||
Kimarni Smith | |||
Grayson Barber | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Tanner Dieterich | |||
George Marks | |||
Oskar Ågren | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
Philip Mayaka | |||
James Brighton | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 17, 2019 | [16] |
Tanner Dieterich | |||
Philip Mayaka | |||
Robbie Robinson | Hermann Trophy | January 3, 2020 | [17] |
ACC Athlete of the Year | May 20, 2020 | [18] |
2020 MLS Super Draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Robbie Robinson | Inter Miami CF | 1 | 1 | FW |
Tanner Dieterich | Nashville SC | 2 | 28 | MF |
Malick Mbaye | Toronto FC | 2 | 33 | DF |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
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Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
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Final |
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United Soccer[21] | RV | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 (4) | 2 (1) | 1 (19) | 3 | None Released | 5 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer [22] | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
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