2023 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

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2023 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–4–4 (5–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Chulis (17th season)
  • Adam Perron (4th season)
  • Jermaine Birriel (1st season)
Home stadiumKlöckner Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest + 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 3 – 5
No. 1 Clemson ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 15 – 3 – 5
No. 25 Syracuse + 2 – 1 – 5 9 – 5 – 7
No. 24 Louisville + 2 – 4 – 2 12 – 6 – 3
NC State 1 – 5 – 2 6 – 9 – 3
Boston College 0 – 5 – 3 3 – 9 – 5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame + 6 – 0 – 2 13 – 3 – 6
No. 13 Virginia + 5 – 2 – 1 11 – 4 – 4
No. 20 Duke+ 4 – 3 – 1 11 – 4 – 3
No. 6 North Carolina + 2 – 3 – 3 11 – 3 – 7
Pittsburgh + 2 – 3 – 3 6 – 7 – 4
Virginia Tech 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 9 – 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2023 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-eighth season. They played their home games at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This was the team's 83rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 72nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

The Cardinals finished the season 11–4–4 overall and 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. As the third overall seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where they were defeated by sixth seed Syracuse in penalties. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and they were the seventh overall seed. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they received a first round bye as the fourth overall seed but then lost in the Second Round to Marshall in another penalty shootout to end their season.

Background[edit]

Main article: 2022 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

The Cavaliers finished the season 10–4–5 overall and 5–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. As the third overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated sixth seed Pittsburgh in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Syracuse on penalties in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Western Michigan to end their season.

Player movement[edit]

Players leaving[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Isaiah Byrd 3 MF 6'0" 175 Junior Gainesville, Virginia Transferred to Virginia Tech
Jeremy Verley 6 MF 5'11" 165 Senior Kingston, Jamaica Graduated
Erick Kilosho 8 MF 5'8" 165 Sophomore Roanoke, Virginia Transferred to George Mason
Philip Horton 9 FW 6'0" 185 Junior New Albany, Ohio Signed Professional Contract with FC Cincinnati 2[2]
Asparuh Slavov 10 MF 6'0" 175 Sophomore Alpharetta, Georgia Transferred to George Mason
Kevin Ogudugu 11 FW/MF 5'9" 170 Junior Oslo, Norway Transferred to Northeastern
Moritz Kappelsberger 13 DF 6'3" 207 Graduate Student Rosenheim, Germany Graduated
Andreas Ueland 17 DF 6'5" 190 Senior Bryne, Norway Graduated; selected 68th overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft
Cabrel Happi Kamseu 20 FW 6'3" 185 Graduate Student Harare, Zimbabwe Graduated
Nils Henry Orywol 21 MF/DF 5'10" 160 Sophomore Frankfurt, Germany Transferred to Tulsa
Andy Sullins 25 FW 6'2" 180 Freshman Athens, Tennessee Transferred to Virginia Tech
Owen Walz 27 MF 5'6" 150 Freshman Arlington, Virginia Transferred to University of San Diego
Henry van Wincoop 28 FW 5'10" 170 Sophomore Charlottesville, Virginia —
Truman Glenovatch 35 FW 5'10" 185 Graduate Student Miami, Florida Graduated

Players arriving[edit]

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joey Batrouni 0 GK 6'1" 178 Junior San Antonio, Texas Coastal Carolina
Mouhameth Thiam 11 MF 5'5" 142 Senior Dakar, Senegal Oregon State
Elias Norris 21 FW 5'10" 155 Graduate Student Bethesda, Maryland George Washington
Garrett Socas 24 MF 6'2" 172 Graduate Student McLean, Virginia Dartmouth
Jack Singer 27 MF 6'1" 175 Graduate Student San Francisco, California California
Austin Rome 33 DF 6'3" 185 Redshirt Junior Bowie, Maryland Providence

Recruiting Class[edit]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Ignacio Alem
FW
  USA Potomac, Maryland D.C. United Academy [3]
Stephen Annor Gyamfi
FW
  GHA Accra, Ghana SIMA [4]
Cesar Cordova
FW
  USA Houston, Texas Houston Dynamo 2 [5]
Brendan Lambe
MF
  USA Apex, North Carolina Atlanta United 2 [6]
Donovan Maryat
DF
  USA Brooklyn, New York Met Oval [7]
John Talley
MF
  USA Memphis, Tennessee Memphis 901 FC [8]
Matthew Thissell
MF
  USA Ashburn, Virginia Bethesda Academy [9]
Caleb Tunks
GK
  USA Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Solar SC [10]

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of January 26, 2024[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Joey Batrouni
00 GK United States USA Caleb Tunks
1 GK United States USA Scott Williams
2 DF United States USA William Citron
3 MF United States USA Max Talley
4 DF Germany GER Paul Wiese
5 DF United States USA Aidan O'Connor
7 FW Brazil BRA Leo Afonso
8 MF United States USA Brendan Lambe
9 FW Ghana GHA Stephen Annor Gyamfi
10 MF Norway NOR Axel Ahlander
11 MF Senegal SEN Mouhameth Thiam
12 MF Sweden SWE Albin Gashi
13 FW United States USA Cesar Cordova
15 FW United States USA Triton Beauvois
16 MF United States USA Daniel Mangarov
17 DF Canada CAN Victor Akoum
18 FW United States USA Kome Ubogu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF United States USA Reese Miller
20 FW United States USA Ignacio Alem
21 MF United States USA Elias Norris
22 FW United States USA Michael Tsicoulias
23 FW United States USA David Okorie
24 MF United States USA Garrett Socas
25 DF United States USA Donovan Maryat
26 MF United States USA Amari Salley
27 MF United States USA Jack Singer
28 MF United States USA Matthew Thissell
29 DF United States USA Yassine Rhoumar
30 GK United States USA Colin Gallagher
31 MF Italy ITA Umberto Pelà
32 FW United States USA Parker Sloan
33 DF United States USA Austin Rome
34 MF United States USA Miguel Kobby Adoboe
46 DF United States USA Matthew Hunter
99 GK United States USA Holden Brown

Team management[edit]

Position Staff
Head coach George Gelnovatch
Associate Head Coach Matt Chulis
Associate Head Coach Adam Perron
Assistant coach Jermaine Birriel

Source:[11]

Schedule[edit]

Source:[12]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
August 24*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Iona W 1–0  1–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,980)
Charlottesville, VA
August 27*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Loyola Marymount L 1–3  1–1–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,445)
Charlottesville, VA
August 31*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		George Mason W 1–0  2–1–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,473)
Charlottesville, VA
September 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 20 Maryland
Rivalry 		W 2–1  3–1–0
 Klöckner Stadium (2,139)
Charlottesville, VA
September 8
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 10 Duke L 0–2  3–2–0
(0–1–0) 		Koskinen Stadium (1,569)
Durham, NC
September 12*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 9 James Madison T 1–1  3–2–1
 Sentara Park (1,464)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 16
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		NC State W 3–1  4–2–1
(1–1–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (2,319)
Charlottesville, VA
September 22
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 15 Notre Dame L 1–3  4–3–1
(1–2–0) 		Alumni Stadium (1,710)
Notre Dame, IN
September 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		ETSU W 1–0  5–3–1
 Klöckner Stadium (1,400)
Charlottesville, VA
September 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 8 Louisville W 3–0  6–3–1
(2–2–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (1,761)
Charlottesville, VA
October 3*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 Hofstra T 1–1  6–3–2
 Klöckner Stadium (1,092)
Charlottesville, VA
October 6
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Boston College T 1–1  6–3–3
(2–2–1) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (712)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 11 Pittsburgh W 2–1  7–3–3
(3–2–1) 		Klöckner Stadium (2,551)
Charlottesville, VA
October 20
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		W 3–0  8–3–3
(4–2–1) 		Thompson Field (2,061)
Blacksburg, VA
October 24*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 14 High Point W 3–1  9–3–3
 Klöckner Stadium (1,094)
Charlottesville, VA
October 27
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 No. 10 North Carolina W 1–0  10–3–3
(5–2–1) 		Klöckner Stadium (2,487)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
November 5
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		(3) No. 9 (6) No. 22 Syracuse
Quarterfinals 		T 1–1 (3–4 PKs) 2OT 10–3–4
 Klöckner Stadium (2,106)
Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 19
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) No. 11 FIU
Second Round 		W 2–1 2OT 11–3–4
 Klöckner Stadium (1,372)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) No. 11 Indiana
Third Round 		L 0–1  11–4–4
 Klöckner Stadium (2,746)
Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Leo Afonso Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26 [13]
Stephen Annor Gyamfi ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 19 [14]
Joey Batrouni ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 3 [15]
Mouhameth Thiam ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 17 [16]
Stephen Annor Gyamfi ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 24 [17]
Mouhameth Thiam ACC Co-Midfielder of the Year November 8 [18]
Stephen Annor Gyamfi Freshman of the Year
Mouhameth Thiam All-ACC First Team
Stephen Annor Gyamfi
Brendan Lambe All-ACC Freshman Team
Stephen Annor Gyamfi

2024 MLS Super Draft[edit]

Main article: 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Aidan O'Connor New York Red Bulls 1 12 DF
Ghana Stephen Annor Gyamfi Houston Dynamo 1 26 FW
Brazil Leo Afonso Inter Miami 2 32 FW

Source:[19]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[20]15RV——RV—RV—1814911Not released13
TopDrawer Soccer[21]————22———2212912159121212

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "FC Cincinnati 2 sign Philip Horton, add Grayson Dupont on short-term loan deal". fccincinnati.com. June 16, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ignacio Alem". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Stephen Annor". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Cesar Cordova". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Brendan Lambe". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Donovan Maryat". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "John Talley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Matthew Thissell". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Caleb Tunks". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "Clemson Selected 2023 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  14. ^ "UVa's Annor Gyamfi, VT's Adams Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  15. ^ "Duke's Pariano, UVa's Batrouni Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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  17. ^ "UVa's Annor Gyamfi, UNC's Cordes Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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