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2019 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–7–4 (3–5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Grant Porter (9th season)
  • Will Clayton (2nd season)
CaptainMauricio Pineda
Home stadiumFetzer Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 73rd season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 9th year head coach Carlos Somoano.

Background

Main article: 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

The 2018 North Carolina men's soccer team finished the season with a 14–3–1 overall record and a 6–1–0 ACC record. The Tar Heels were seeded second–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Tar Heels were upset in the Final by the fourth seed Louisville. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the fifth-overall seed in the tournament, the Tar Heels were upset in the second round by James Madison.

At the end of the season, one Tar Heels men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: John Nelson.[1]

Player movement

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Pyle 1 GK 6'2" 189 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Alex Comsia 4 MF 6'1" 175 Senior Vancouver, Canada Graduated
John Nelson 5 DF 5'9" 160 Sophomore Medina, OH Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 10th overall by FC Dallas
Drew Murphy 9 MF 6'2" 170 Senior Palos Verdes, CA Graduated
Nils Bruening 14 FW 6'3" 175 Senior Hamburg, Germany Graduated
David Mejia 16 MF 5'10" 164 Senior Weston, FL Graduated
Jesus Bolivar 17 MF 5'10" 155 Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Dominic Jensen 22 MF 6'1" 173 Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated
Andy Lopez 34 MF 5'10" 168 Senior Mission, TX Graduated

Recruiting class

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Sebastian Berhalter
DF
  USA Westerville, OH Crew SC Academy [2]
Cristian Coelho
MF
  USA Katy, TX Houston Dynamo [3]
Cameron Fisher
MF
  USA Scottsdale, AZ Barca Academy [4]
Julian Hinojosa
DF
  USA Garland, TX FC Dallas [5]
Jonathan Jimenez
FW
  USA Norwalk, CT NYCFC Academy [6]
Blake Malone
DF
  USA Mercer Island, WA Seattle Sounders [7]
Samuel Moore
DF
  USA Richmond, VA Richmond United [8]
Marco Saborio Perez
GK
   SUI Sheffield, MA New England Revolution [9]
Jacob Schick
GK
  USA Palm Harbor, FL Chargers SC [10]
Key White
FW
  USA Norfolk, VA Richmond United [11]

Squad

Roster

Updated November 18, 2019[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Alex Smir
2 MF United States USA Mauricio Pineda
4 DF United States USA Blake Malone
5 DF United States USA Julian Hinojosa
6 DF United States USA Matt Constant
7 FW United States USA Lucas Del Rosario
8 MF United States USA Jack Skahan
9 MF Venezuela VEN Santiago Herrera
10 FW United States USA Giovanni Montesdeoca
11 MF United States USA Antonio Lopez
12 GK United States USA Drew Romig
13 FW United States USA Key White
14 DF Israel ISR Lenny Aharon
15 MF United States USA Sebastian Berhalter
16 FW United States USA Jonathan Jimenez
17 MF United States USA Cameron Fisher
18 MF Wales WAL Sam Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF United States USA Martin Salas
20 MF United States USA Alex Moztarzadeh
21 FW United States USA Alex Rose
23 DF United States USA Jake Walker
24 GK Switzerland SUI Marco Saborio-Perez
25 DF New Zealand NZL Liam Williams
26 FW United States USA Jelani Pieters
27 DF United States USA Mark Salas
28 MF United States USA Raul Aguilera
29 MF United States USA Jeremy Kelly
30 GK United States USA Jake Schick
32 MF United States USA Milo Garvanian
35 MF United States USA Sam Moore
37 MF United States USA Jacques Bouvery
38 MF United States USA Roman Knox
39 FW England ENG Taff Wadda

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham
Head Coach Carlos Somoano
Assistant Coach Grant Porter
Assistant Coach Will Clayton
Volunteer Assistant Coach Michael Harrington

Source:[12]

Schedule

Source:[13]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 16*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 6 Stetson W 4–1  –
(–) 		Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, NC
August 18*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 6 NC State
Rivalry 		L 1–2  –
(–) 		Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, NC
August 24*
7:00 p.m 		No. 6 at No. 1 Maryland W 3–1  –
(–) 		Ludwig Field
College Park, MD
Regular season
August 30*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 6 Creighton
Carolina Nike Classic 		T 2–2 2OT 0–0–1
(0–0–0) 		Fetzer Field (2,417)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 1*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 6 No. 15 UCF
Carolina Nike Classic 		L 1–2  0–1–1
(0–0–0) 		Fetzer Field (814)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 6*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 20 Harvard W 6–0  1–1–1
(0–0–0) 		Fetzer Field (1,122)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 9*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 20 at UNC Greensboro W 1–0  2–1–1
(0–0–0) 		UNCG Soccer Stadium (1,085)
Greensboro, NC
September 13
7:00 p.m. 		No. 18 at No. 17 Virginia Tech W 3–1  3–1–1
(1–0–0) 		Thompson Field (2,012)
Blacksburg, VA
September 17*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 11 Davidson T 0–0 2OT 3–1–2
(1–0–0) 		Fetzer Field (1,411)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 20
6:00 p.m. 		No. 11 No. 16 Notre Dame W 2–0  4–1–2
(2–0–0) 		Fetzer Field (2,375)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 27
7:00 p.m. 		No. 14 Duke
Rivalry 		L 2–3  4–2–2
(2–1–0) 		Fetzer Field (2,244)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 1*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 20 UNC Wilmington W 2–0  5–2–2
(2–1–0) 		Fetzer Field (649)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 4
7:00 p.m. 		No. 20 at Pittsburgh W 2–1  6–2–2
(3–1–0) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (704)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 8*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 18 West Virginia W 3–1  7–2–2
(3–1–0) 		Fetzer Field (647)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 12
7:00 p.m. 		No. 18 Syracuse L 3–4  7–3–2
(3–2–0) 		Fetzer Field (876)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 18
6:00 p.m. 		No. 19 at No. 4 Wake Forest
Rivalry 		L 0–1  7–4–2
(3–3–0) 		Spry Stadium (3,315)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 22*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 21 at Campbell T 1–1 2OT 7–4–3
(3–3–0) 		Eakes Athletics Complex (415)
Buies Creek, NC
October 25
6:00 p.m. 		No. 21 Louisville L 0–1  7–5–3
(3–4–0) 		Fetzer Field (1,326)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 29*
7:00 p.m. 		Appalachian State L 0–1  7–6–3
(3–4–0) 		Fetzer Field (874)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 1
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 4 Virginia L 1–2 OT 7–7–3
(3–5–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (2,193)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
November 5
4:00 p.m. 		(7) (10) Syracuse
First Round 		T 0–0 (3–5 PKs) 2OT 7–7–4
 Fetzer Field (766)
Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Mauricio Pineda MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 [14]
Matt Constant ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 23, 2019 [15]
Mauricio Pineda All-ACC First Team November 13, 2019 [16]
Jeremy Kelly All-ACC Second Team
Jack Skahan

2020 MLS Super Draft

Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Jeremy Kelly Montreal Impact 1 9 MF
Jack Skahan San Jose Earthquakes 2 27 MF

Source:[17]

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
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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15 		Wk
16 		Final
United Soccer[18] 6 20 18 11 14 20 18 19 21 RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [19] 7 7 20 23 14 12 RV RV 18 RV

References

  1. ^ "Nelson Selected No. 10 Overall By FC Dallas". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sebastian Berhalter". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cristian Coelho". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Cameron Fisher". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Julian Hinojosa". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Jimenez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Blake Malone". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Samuel Moore". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Marco Saborio Perez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jacob Schick". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "Key White". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "Dieye, Constant Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  17. ^ "14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  19. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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