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2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
ACC Tournament
Spring ACC Coastal Division
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 9
Record14–3–3 (7–3–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (8th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 ACC men's fall soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North
No. 2 Pittsburgh 4 0 0 7 1 0
No. 4 Virginia Tech 3 1 2 3 2 2
Notre Dame 3 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 2 3 1 3 4 1
Louisville 1 4 1 1 6 1
Syracuse 0 3 2 0 3 2
South
No. 3 Wake Forest 5 1 0 7 2 0
North Carolina 3 1 2 3 2 2
No. 1 Clemson 3 2 1 8 2 1
Duke 2 4 0 2 6 0
NC State 0 5 1 0 6 1
Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of March 9, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College suspended the Fall 2020 men's soccer season; begins play in March.
2020 ACC men's spring soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 7 Clemson 4 1 1 14 3 3
Louisville 4 2 0 5 8 1
No. 6 Wake Forest + 3 0 2 13 3 2
NC State 1 2 3 3 8 4
Boston College * 1 3 1 1 3 1
Syracuse 0 3 1 2 7 4
Coastal
No. 3 Pittsburgh + 5 1 0 16 4 0
No. 4 North Carolina + 4 1 1 9 5 4
Duke 2 3 1 3 10 3
Virginia 2 4 0 7 8 1
No. 15 Virginia Tech + 2 4 0 7 6 4
Notre Dame 1 5 0 8 9 0
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
Note: *- Due to COVID-19, Boston College suspended the Fall 2020 men's soccer season; began play in March.

The 2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eleventh season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 60th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

The Tigers finished the fall season 8–2–1 and 3–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the North Division. They won the ACC Tournament by defeating Virginia Tech, Virginia and Pittsburgh in the final. They finished the spring season 4–1–1 and 4–1–1 in ACC play, to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Pittsburgh in a game for the bid. As the first seed in the tournament, they defeated American in the Second Round before losing to Marshall in the Third Round on penalty kicks to end their season.

Background

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The 2019 Clemson men's soccer team finished the season with a 18–2–2 overall record and a 6–1–1 ACC record. The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division, and were seeded first–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. They defeated Notre Dame and Pittsburgh before falling to Virginia in the final.[1] The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Seeded second-overall, they defeated Charlotte and Providence before losing to Stanford in the Quarterfinals.

At the end of the season, three Tigers men's soccer players wer selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Robbie Robinson, Tanner Dieterich, and Malick Mbaye.[2]

Player movement

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Players leaving

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Daniel Kuzemka 1 GK 6'1" 185 Redshirt Sophomore Clifton, Virginia Transferred to Charlotte
Judson Burns 2 DF 5'8" 165 Freshman Argyle, Texas Transferred to SMU
Malick Mbaye 5 DF 6'0" 168 Senior Dakar, Senegal Drafted 33rd overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC
Tanner Dieterich 6 DF 6'0" 170 Senior Nashville, Tennessee Drafted 28th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC
Robbie Robinson 7 FW 6'2" 170 Junior Camden, South Carolina Drafted 1st overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami
Adrian Nunez 10 FW 5'7" 150 Senior San José, Costa Rica Graduated
Adam Yorke 12 FW 6'1" 175 Freshman Redondo Beach, California
Cale Thorne 16 MF 6'0" 193 Redshirt Junior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated
Izzy Garcia-Perez 21 FW 5'9" 157 Redshirt Freshman Asheville, North Carolina
Nolan Lennon 22 GK 6'2" 190 Redshirt Senior Piedmont, South Carolina Graduated
Sindri Björnsson 23 MF 6'1" 180 Junior Brieðholt, Iceland Transferred to Villanova
Nate Hall 28 FW 5'4" 145 Redshirt Junior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated

Players arriving

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Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
 SEN Dakar, Senegal Montverde Academy [3]
Ben Erkens
DF
 USA Greenville, SC Carolina Elite Soccer Academy [4]
Joshua Hallenberger
MF
 USA Perland, TX Houston Dynamo [5]
Trevor Manion
GK
 USA Phoenixville, PA Penn Fusion SA [6]
Brandon Parrish
MF
 USA Fairview, TN Darlington Academy [7]
Titus Sandy Jr
DF
 USA Matthews, NC Charlotte Soccer Academy [8]
 SEN Dakar, Senegal Montverde Academy [9]
Seth Wilson
GK
 USA Frisco, TX FC Dallas Academy [10]

Squad

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Roster

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Updated March 21, 2021[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 Max Fisher
1 GK United States USA George Marks (captain)
2 DF United States USA Ben Erkens
3 DF Sweden SWE Oskar Ågren
4 DF Senegal SEN Justin Malou
5 DF Senegal SEN Hamady Diop
6 DF United States USA Dylan Sullivan
8 MF United States USA Callum Johnson
9 FW England ENG Kimarni Smith
10 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador
11 FW United States USA Grayson Barber
12 DF United States USA Enrique Montana III
13 MF United States USA John Martin
14 MF Spain ESP Mohamed Seye
15 DF United States USA Charlie Asensio
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Quinn McNeill
18 MF Spain ESP Alvaro Gomez
19 FW United States USA Chris Matlashewki
20 MF Kenya KEN Philip Mayaka
21 MF Senegal SEN Osmane Sylla
22 GK United States USA Trevor Manion
23 FW United States USA Josh Hallenberger
24 MF United States USA Stirling Russell
25 FW United States USA James Brighton (captain)
26 DF United States USA Jake Barron
27 DF United States USA Isaiah Reid
28 FW United States USA Matthew Boberg
29 MF United States USA Brandon Parrish
30 DF United States USA Titus Sandy Jr.
32 DF United States USA Tyler Hutchinson

Prior to the season, George Marks and James Brighton were named co-captains of the team.[12]

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director United States Dan Radakovich
Head coach United States Mike Noonan
Associate head coach England Philip Jones
Assistant Coach Colombia Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Operations United States Rob Thompson

Source:[13]

Schedule

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Source:[14][15]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Fall Exhibition
September 11, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Virginia  Cancelled[16] 
(–)
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
Fall Regular season
September 18, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest  Postponted[17] 
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 25, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
North Carolina  Postponted[17] 
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
October 1, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at South Carolina
Rivalry
W 3–0  1–0–0
Stone Stadium (460)
Columbia, SC
October 5, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 UAB W 2–0  2–0–0
Riggs Field (748)
Clemson, SC
October 9, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 3 at North Carolina L 0–1  2–1–0
(0–1–0)
Dorrance Field (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 Wake Forest W 2–1  3–1–0
(1–1–0)
Riggs Field (1,000)
Clemson, SC
October 16, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke W 2–1 2OT 4–1–0
(2–1–0)
Riggs Field (1,000)
Clemson, SC
October 23, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 at NC State W 1–0  5–1–0
(3–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (88)
Raleigh, NC
October 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 No. 5 North Carolina T 3–3 2OT 5–1–1
(3–1–1)
Riggs Field (1,000)
Clemson, SC
October 30, 2020
6:00 p.m., RSN
No. 3 No. 2 Wake Forest L 0–2  5–2–1
(3–2–1)
Spry Stadium (0)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 15, 2020
Noon, ACCN
(S3) No. 4 vs. (N2) No. 5 Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 4–1  6–2–1
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
November 18, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(S3) No. 2 vs. (N4) Virginia
Semifinals
W 2–1  7–2–1
Dorrance Field (50)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(S3) No. 2 vs. (N1) No. 1 Pittsburgh
Final
W 2–1  8–2–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (350)
Cary, NC
Spring Exhibition
February 20, 2021*
4:00 p.m.
vs. North Carolina L 0–1 
CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex (0)
Pineville, NC
Spring Regular season
March 7, 2021
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Syracuse W 3–1  9–2–1
(4–2–1)
Riggs Field (813)
Clemson, SC
March 13, 2021
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 at No. 21 Virginia Tech W 1–0 2OT 10–2–1
(5–2–1)
Thompson Field (250)
Blacksburg, VA
March 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 NC State W 1–0  11–2–1
(6–2–1)
Riggs Field (753)
Clemson, SC
March 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 at Boston College W 3–2  12–2–1
(7–2–1)
Newton Soccer Complex (35)
Chestnut Hill, MA
April 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 No. 4 Wake Forest T 0–0 2OT 12–2–2
(7–2–2)
Riggs Field (1,000)
Clemson, SC
April 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 at Louisville L 1–2  12–3–2
(7–3–2)
Lynn Stadium (0)
Louisville, KY
NCAA Automatic Bid Play-In
April 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4 No. 1 Pittsburgh W 2–0  13–3–2
Riggs Field (1,000)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
May 2, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
(1) No. 1 vs. American
Second Round
W 2–1  14–3–2
Spry Stadium (182)
Winston-Salem, NC
May 6, 2021
3:00 p.m., NCAA Livestream
(1) No. 1 vs. No. 10 Marshall
Third Round
T 1–1 (6–7 PKs) 2OT 14–3–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (185)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record

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Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 9 England FW Kimarni Smith 4 4 0 8
2 25 United States FW James Brighton 3 2 1 6
3 16 United States MF Callum Johnson 4 0 1 5
4 14 Spain MF Mohamed Seye 2 1 1 4
5 5 Senegal DF Hamady Diop 2 0 0 2
10 Ecuador MF Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 1 1 0 2
11 United States FW Grayson Barber 2 0 0 2
17 United States MF Quinn McNeill 1 1 0 2
27 United States DF Isaiah Reid 1 1 0 2
10 4 Senegal DF Justin Malou 1 0 0 1
21 Senegal MF Ousmane Sylla 1 0 0 1
Total 22 10 3 35

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 3 DF Sweden Oskar Ågren 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
2 10 MF Ecuador Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 FW Spain Mohamed Seye 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
4
11 FW United States Grayson Barber 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 MF Kenya Philip Mayaka 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 8 MF United States Callum Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF United States Quinn McNeill 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 MF United States Stirling Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 4 DF Senegal Justin Malou 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Senegal Hamady Diop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW England Kimarni Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF United States John Martin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF United States Charlie Asensio 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF Senegal Osmane Sylla 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
27 DF United States Isaiah Reid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW United States Brandon Parrish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 21 1 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 31 1 0

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Mohamed Seye Co-offensive Player of the Week October 5, 2020 [18]
Kimarni Smith Co-offensive Player of the Week October 19, 2020 [19]
George Marks Defensive Player of the Week
Grayson Barber Co-offensive Player of the Week October 26, 2020 [20]
Oskar Ågren Defensive Player of the Week
Kimarni Smith All-ACC Tournament Team November 22, 2020 [21]
Justin Malou
Grayson Barber
Philip Mayaka
Kimarni Smith ACC Tournament MVP
Justin Malou MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist January 28, 2021 [22]
Kimarni Smith
Grayson Barber All ACC First-Team April 14, 2021 [23]
Philip Mayaka
Kimarni Smith
Oskar Ågren All ACC Second-Team
Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador All ACC Third-Team
Justin Malou
George Marks
Hamady Diop All ACC Rookie Team
Ousmane Sylla

2021 MLS Super Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Philip Mayaka Colorado Rapids 1 3 MF
Kimarni Smith D.C. United 1 4 FW
Justin Malou Columbus Crew 1 27 DF

Source:[24]

Rankings

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Fall 2020

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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Final
United Soccer[25] 2 3 3 3 3 5 4 2 1

Spring 2021

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
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Final
United Soccer[25] None Released 1 (16) 1 (23) 1 (19) 1 (24) 1 (23) 3 (4) 4 (1) 1 (21) None Released 7
TopDrawer Soccer [26] 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 9 9

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