2018 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 7–9–1 (2–6–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Riggs Field |
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Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Wake Forest + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Louisville ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 North Carolina + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Duke + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Notre Dame + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Virginia + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC |
The 2018 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his ninth season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 58th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 31st playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Background
The 2017 Clemson men's soccer team finished the season with a 12–6–1 overall record and a 4–4–0 ACC record. The Tigers were seeded fifth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to the eventual winners Wake Forest.[1] The Tigers earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the fifth season in a row. As the eight–overall seed in the tournament, Clemson hosted Coastal Carolina. Clemson was upset 1–3 to end their season.[2]
At the end of the season, two Tigers men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Oliver Shannon and Diego Campos.[3]
Player movement
Players leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ximo Miralles | 1 | GK | N/A | 180 | Senior | Vinaròs, ESP | Graduated; signed with Alcorcón[4] |
Oliver Shannon | 4 | MF | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Liverpool, UK | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 36th overall by Atlanta United FC |
Saul Chinchilla | 7 | MF | 5'8" | 150 | Senior | Cartago, CRC | Graduated |
Jason Wright | 9 | FW | 5'8" | 175 | Senior | Kingston, JAM | Graduated |
Diego Campos | 10 | FW | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | San José, CRC | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 38th overall by Chicago Fire |
Michael Melvin | 13 | MF | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
Grayson Raynor | 14 | MF | 5'10" | 160 | Senior | Greenville, SC | Graduated |
Chris Heijjer | 26 | DF | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Greenville, SC | Graduated |
Players arriving
Clemson signed seven players to their 2018 recruiting class. The class was ranked second in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.[5]
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Charlie Asensio DF |
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Atlanta, GA | Atlanta United FC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Grayson Barber FW |
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Elgin, SC | Sporting Kansas City | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
George Marks GK |
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Raleigh, NC | North Carolina FC Youth | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
James Brighton FW |
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Hilton Head Island, SC | Atlanta United FC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
John Martin MF |
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Clemson, SC | CESA | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mason Visconti FW |
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Lee's Summit, MO | Sporting Kansas City | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chris Matlashewski FW |
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Myrtle Beach, SC | South Carolina United FC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Squad
Roster
Updated October 16, 2018[13]
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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Associate Head Coach | ![]() |
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Director of Operations | ![]() |
Source:[14]
Schedule
Source:[15]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 10, 2018* 4:00 pm |
No. 11 | at No. 10 Duke | T 0–0 | – (–) |
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
August 14, 2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 11 | UAB | W 3–0 | – (–) |
Riggs Field Clemson, SC | ||||||
August 18, 2018* 2:00 pm |
No. 11 | at No. RV Maryland | W 1–0 | – (–) |
Ludwig Field College Park, MD | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 24, 2018* 8:00 pm |
No. 11 | vs. No. RV Creighton | L 0–2 | 0–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Al F. Caniglia Field (5,473) Omaha, NE | ||||||
August 26, 2018* 2:30 pm |
No. 11 | at Omaha | W 1–0 | 1–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Al F. Caniglia Field (565) Omaha, NE | ||||||
August 31, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at South Carolina Rivalry |
W 2–0 | 2–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Stone Stadium (4,441) Columbia, SC | |||||||
September 3, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Villanova | W 2–0 | 3–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (2,137) Clemson, SC | |||||||
September 7, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Boston College Rivalry |
L 2–3 | 3–2–0 (0–1–0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (820) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 9, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at UMass | T 0–0 2OT | 3–2–1 (0–1–0) |
Rudd Field (–) Amherst, MA | |||||||
September 18, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Furman | W 5–2 | 4–2–1 (0–1–0) |
Riggs Field (1,998) Clemson, SC | |||||||
September 21, 2018 7:00 pm |
No. 1 Wake Forest | L 0–3 | 4–3–1 (0–2–0) |
Riggs Field (3,259) Clemson, SC | |||||||
September 28, 2018 7:00 pm |
at No. 3 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 4–4–1 (0–3–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,876) Durham, NC | |||||||
October 2, 2018* 7:00 pm |
College of Charleston | W 3–1 | 5–4–1 (0–3–0) |
Riggs Field (1,377) Clemson, SC | |||||||
October 5, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Pittsburgh | L 1–2 2OT | 5–5–1 (0–4–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (653) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
October 12, 2018 7:00 pm |
No. 14 Virginia | L 1–4 | 5–6–1 (0–5–0) |
Riggs Field (1,463) Clemson, SC | |||||||
October 16, 2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 22 Coastal Carolina | L 0–1 | 5–7–1 (0–5–0) |
Riggs Field (1,222) Clemson, SC | |||||||
October 20, 2018 7:00 pm |
at No. 10 Louisville | L 0–1 2OT | 5–8–1 (0–6–0) |
Lynn Stadium (1,808) Louisville, KY | |||||||
October 23, 2018 7:00 pm |
No. 20 Syracuse | W 3–2 | 6–8–1 (1–6–0) |
Riggs Field (1,260) Clemson, SC | |||||||
October 26, 2018 7:00 pm |
NC State | W 3–0 | 7–8–1 (2–6–0) |
Riggs Field (1,657) Clemson, SC | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
October 31 7:00 pm |
(12) | at (5) No. 18 Notre Dame First Round |
L 0–2 | 7–9–1 |
Alumni Stadium (191) South Bend, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Goals Record
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | Total |
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1 | 11 | ![]() |
FW | Adrian Nunez | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
DF | Tanner Dietrich | 4 | 0 | 4 |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
DF | Andrew Burnikel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
FW | Kimarni Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() |
MF | Robbie Robinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() |
MF | Quinn McNeill | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
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3 | ![]() |
DF | Patrick Bunk-Andersen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
DF | Malick Mbaye | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | ![]() |
FW | Grayson Barber | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | ![]() |
MF | John Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Disciplinary Record
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1 | 21 | ![]() |
MF | John Murphy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
23 | ![]() |
MF | Sindri Björnsson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 10 | ![]() |
MF | Robbie Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
MF | Malick Mbaye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | ![]() |
DF | Charlie Asensio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
DF | Andrew Burnikel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
DF | Justin Malou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
MF | Tanner Dieterich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
FW | Kimarni Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
FW | Adrian Nunez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 12 | ![]() |
FW | Mason Visconti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | ![]() |
DF | Cale Thorne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
MF | Quinn McNiell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | ![]() |
FW | Grayson Barber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Jonny Sutherland | MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List | August 13, 2018 | [16] |
Robbie Robinson | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 29, 2018 | [17] |
Patrick Bunk-Anderson | ACC Defensive Player of the week | ||
Charlie Asensio | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 7, 2018 | [18] |
2019 MLS Super Draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Patrick Bunk-Andersen | Toronto FC | 3 | 54 | DF |
Source:[19]
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
Wk 16 |
Final |
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United Soccer[20] | 11 | RV | RV | RV | RV | None Released | ||||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer [21] | 12 | 12 |
References
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- ^ "No. 8 Clemson Falls to Coastal Carolina in NCAA Second Round". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. November 19, 2017. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Two Tigers Selected in Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Former Tiger Goalkeeper Signs in Segunda División". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Soccer's 2018 Signing Class Ranked Second in the Nation". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Carlos Asensio". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Grayson Barber". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "George Marks". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "James Brighton". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "John Martin". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Mason Visconti". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Matlashewski". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 Men's Soccer ROSTER". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Staff Direcort". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletic Department. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Soccer - 2018-19 Schedule/Results". clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Final ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Bunk-Andersen Selected in Third Round of 2019 MLS SuperDraft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.