2018 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2018 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
2018 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–9–1 (2–6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Noonan (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Philip Jones (6th season); Camilo Rodriguez (3rd season);
Home stadium	Riggs Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 11, 2018 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
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
Charlie Asensio DF	USA	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta United FC	^[6]
Grayson Barber FW	USA	Elgin, SC	Sporting Kansas City	^[7]
George Marks GK	USA	Raleigh, NC	North Carolina FC Youth	^[8]
James Brighton FW	USA	Hilton Head Island, SC	Atlanta United FC	^[9]
John Martin MF	USA	Clemson, SC	CESA	^[10]
Mason Visconti FW	USA	Lee's Summit, MO	Sporting Kansas City	^[11]
Chris Matlashewski FW	USA	Myrtle Beach, SC	South Carolina United FC	^[12]

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Daniel Kuzemka
1	GK	ENG	Johnny Sutherland
2	DF	USA	Andrew Burnikel
3	DF	DEN	Patrick Bunk-Andersen
4	DF	SEN	Justin Malou
5	MF	SEN	Malick Mbaye
6	DF	USA	Tanner Dieterich
7	FW	ENG	Kimarni Smith
8	MF	USA	Johnny Heckman
10	MF	USA	Robbie Robinson
11	FW	CRC	Adrian Nunez
12	FW	USA	Mason Visconti
13	MF	USA	John Martin
14	DF	ARG	Gian Scalise
15	DF	USA	Charlie Asensio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	USA	Cale Thorne
17	MF	USA	Quinn McNeil
18	FW	USA	Grayson Barber
19	FW	USA	Chris Matlashewski
20	MF	ECU	Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador
21	MF	USA	John Murphy
22	GK	USA	Nolan Lennon
23	MF	ISL	Sindri Björnsson
24	DF	USA	Stirling Russell
25	FW	USA	James Brighton
26	MF	USA	Jake Barron
27	MF	USA	Izzy Garcia-Perez
28	FW	USA	Nate Hall
31	GK	USA	George Marks

Team management

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Dan Radakovich
Head Coach	Mike Noonan
Associate Head Coach	Philip Jones
Assistant Coach	Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Operations	Rob Thompson

Source:^[14]

Schedule

Source:^[15]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
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.	Po.	Name	Regular Season	ACC Tournament	Total
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
7
	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

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Regular Season			ACC Tournament			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	21		MF	John Murphy	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
1	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
4	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.
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	October 29, 2018	^[17]
Charlie Asensio	All-ACC Freshman Team	November 7, 2018	^[18]

2019 MLS Super Draft

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Patrick Bunk-Andersen	Toronto FC	3	54	DF

Source:^[19]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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
United Soccer^[20]	11	RV	RV	RV	RV									None Released
TopDrawer Soccer ^[21]	12	12

References

^ "No. 5 Clemson Falls to No. 1 Wake Forest in ACC Semifinals". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[1] "No. 5 Clemson Falls to No. 1 Wake Forest in ACC Semifinals". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "Former Tiger Goalkeeper Signs in Segunda División". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[5] "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.

[6] "Carlos Asensio". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[7] "Grayson Barber". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[8] "George Marks". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[9] "James Brighton". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[10] "John Martin". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[11] "Mason Visconti". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[12] "Chris Matlashewski". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[auto-13] "2018-19 Men's Soccer ROSTER". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

[14] "Men's Soccer Staff Direcort". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletic Department. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[15] "Men's Soccer - 2018-19 Schedule/Results". clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[16] "MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.

[17] "Final ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

[18] "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[19] "Bunk-Andersen Selected in Third Round of 2019 MLS SuperDraft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[20] "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[21] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

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v t e 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Standings ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament
Atlantic Division	Boston College Clemson Louisville NC State Syracuse Wake Forest
Coastal Division	Duke Notre Dame North Carolina Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech
← 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2019 →

v t e Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Venue	Riggs Field (1969–present)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag"
Seasons	1984 1987 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
College Cup finals	2015 2021 2023
National Championships in bold; College Cup appearances in italics

v t e 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final Spring Men's College Program
Rankings & awards	United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll All-Americans