2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
ACC Atlantic Division regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 8
Record18–2–2 (6–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (7th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (4th season)
Home stadiumRiggs 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 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his tenth season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 59th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Background

Main article: 2018 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

The 2018 Clemson men's soccer team finished the season with a 7–9–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Tigers were seeded twelfth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.[1] The Tigers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. This was the first time in five years the Tigers did not qualify for the tournament. Their seven wins was the Tigers' lowest win total since 2012.

At the end of the season, one Tigers men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Patrick Bunk-Andersen.[2]

Player movement

Players leaving

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jonny Sutherland 1 GK 6'0" 170 Graduate Chester, England Graduated
Patrick Bunk-Andersen 3 DF 6'2" 175 Senior Copenhagen, Denmark Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 54th overall by Toronto FC
Johnny Heckman 8 MF 5'7" 150 Senior Franklin, TN Graduated

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Matthew Boberg
FW
  USA Brownsburg, IN Indiana Fire Academy [3]
Judson Burns
DF
  USA Argyle, TX FC Dallas [4]
Enrique Montana III
DF
  USA Duvall, WA Seattle Sounders FC [5]
Isaiah Reid
DF
  USA Rock Hill, SC Charlotte Soccer Academy [6]
Dylan Sullivan
FW
  USA Harrison, NJ New York Red Bulls [7]

Squad

Roster

Updated December 9, 2019[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Daniel Kuzemka
2 DF United States USA Judson Burns
3 DF Sweden SWE Oskar Ågren
4 DF Senegal SEN Justin Malou
5 MF Senegal SEN Malick Mbaye
6 DF United States USA Tanner Dieterich
7 MF United States USA Robbie Robinson
8 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador
9 FW England ENG Kimarni Smith
10 FW Costa Rica CRC Adrian Nunez
11 FW United States USA Grayson Barber
12 FW United States USA Adam Yorke
13 MF United States USA John Martin
14 MF Spain ESP Mohamed Seye
15 DF United States USA Charlie Asensio
16 MF United States USA Cale Thorne
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Quinn McNeill
18 MF Spain ESP Alvaro Gomez
19 FW United States USA Matt Boberg
20 MF Kenya KEN Philip Mayaka
21 MF United States USA Izzy Garcia-Perez
22 GK United States USA Nolan Lennon
23 MF Iceland ISL Sindri Björnsson
24 DF United States USA Stirling Russell
25 FW United States USA James Brighton
26 MF United States USA Jake Barron
27 DF United States USA Isaiah Reid
28 FW United States USA Nate Hall
29 DF United States USA Enrique Montana III
30 MF United States USA Dylan Sullivan
31 GK United States USA George Marks
— FW United States USA Chris Matlashewki

Team management

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:[9]

Schedule

Source:[10]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 20*
6:00 p.m. 		at Coastal Carolina W 3–1[11]  –
(–) 		Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field
Conway, SC
August 24*
7:00 p.m. 		Presbyterian W 3–0  –
(–) 		Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
Regular season
August 30*
7:00 p.m. 		South Carolina
Rivalry 		W 4–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0) 		Riggs Field (3,382)
Clemson, SC
September 2*
5:00 p.m. 		Detroit Mercy W 8–0  2–0–0
(0–0–0) 		Riggs Field (1,267)
Clemson, SC
September 6*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 19 UNCG W 2–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0) 		Riggs Field (2,718)
Clemson, SC
September 9*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 19 USC Upstate W 7–0  4–0–0
(0–0–0) 		Riggs Field (1,101)
Clemson, SC
September 13
7:00 p.m. 		No. 13 at No. 10 Notre Dame W 4–2  5–0–0
(1–0–0) 		Alumni Stadium (1,078)
Notre Dame, IN
September 17*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 7 Fordham W 3–2 OT 6–0–0
(1–0–0) 		Riggs Field (1,435)
Clemson, SC
September 20
8:00 p.m. 		No. 7 No. 15 Duke W 3–1  7–0–0
(2–0–0) 		Riggs Field (2,452)
Clemson, SC
September 24*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 4 at Furman W 2–0  8–0–0
(2–0–0) 		Stone Stadium (2,712)
Greenville, SC
September 28
7:00 p.m. 		No. 4 at No. 7 Wake Forest L 2–3 OT 8–1–0
(2–1–0) 		Spry Stadium (4,126)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 1*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 6 at College of Charleston W 3–0  9–1–0
(2–1–0) 		CofC Soccer Stadium (1,544)
Charleston, SC
October 5
7:00 p.m. 		No. 6 No. 22 Virginia Tech T 0–0 2OT 9–1–1
(2–1–1) 		Riggs Field (1,639)
Clemson, SC
October 11
7:00 p.m. 		No. 11 Louisville W 4–0  10–1–1
(3–1–1) 		Riggs Field (1,700)
Clemson, SC
October 19
7:00 p.m. 		No. 8 at Syracuse W 7–4  11–1–1
(4–1–1) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1,342)
Syracuse, NY
October 22*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Radford W 5–0  12–1–1
(4–1–1) 		Riggs Field (1,091)
Clemson, SC
October 25
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Boston College
Rivalry 		W 3–1  13–1–1
(5–1–1) 		Riggs Field (2,023)
Clemson, SC
November 1
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 at NC State W 3–0  14–1–1
(6–1–1) 		Dail Soccer Stadium (1,171)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 10
7:00 p.m. 		(1) No. 2 (9) Notre Dame
Quarterfinals 		W 3–0  15–1–1
 Riggs Field (1,703)
Clemson, SC
November 13
6:00 p.m. 		(1) No. 1 (4) No. 25 Pittsburgh
Semifinals 		W 1–0  16–1–1
 Riggs Field (1,573)
Clemson, SC
November 17
12:00 p.m. 		(1) No. 1 (2) No. 2 Virginia
Final 		L 1–3  16–2–1
 Sahlen's Stadium (1,330)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 24
6:00 p.m. 		(2) No. 3 No. 15 Charlotte
Second Round 		W 2–1 OT 17–2–1
 Riggs Field (1,472)
Clemson, SC
December 1
6:00 p.m. 		(2) No. 3 No. 21 Providence
Third Round 		W 2–1 2OT 18–2–1
 Riggs Field (1,469)
Clemson, SC
December 6
6:00 p.m. 		(2) No. 3 (7) No. 7 Stanford
Quarterfinals 		T 1–1 (4–5 PKs) 2OT 18–2–2
 Riggs Field (3,267)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 7 United States MF Robbie Robinson 15 0 3 18
2 9 England FW Kimarni Smith 13 0 0 13
3 11 United States FW Grayson Barber 9 0 1 10
4 24 United States FW James Brighton 4 2 0 6
5 14 Spain FW Mohamed Seye 3 1 1 5
6 5 Senegal DF Malick Mbaye 2 1 0 3
6 United States DF Tanner Dieterich 3 0 0 3
10 Costa Rica FW Adrian Nunez 3 0 0 3
9 18 Spain MF Alvaro Gomez 2 0 0 2
20 Kenya MF Philip Mayaka 1 1 0 2
11 3 Sweden DF Oskar Ågren 1 0 0 1
8 Ecuador MF Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 1 0 0 1
17 United States MF Quinn McNeill 1 0 0 1
28 United States FW Nate Hall 1 0 0 1
Total 59 5 5 69

Disciplinary record

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 20 Kenya MF Philip Mayaka 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
2 5 Senegal DF Malick Mbaye 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
3 6 United States DF Tanner Dieterich 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0
4 11 United States FW Grayson Barber 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 3 Sweden DF Oskar Ågren 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
15 United States DF Charlie Asensio 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
7 4 Senegal DF Justin Malou 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 United States FW Robbie Robinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 England FW Kimarni Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 United States MF Quinn McNeill 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 10 Costa Rica FW Adrian Nunez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Iceland MF Sindri Björnsson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 United States FW James Brighton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 United States FW Nate Hall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 United States GK George Marks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 28 0 0 6 0 1 3 1 0 37 1 1

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Kimarni Smith ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 16, 2019 [12]
Robbie Robinson ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 21, 2019 [13]
ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 28, 2019 [14]
Mike Noonan ACC Coach of the Year November 13, 2019 [15]
Robbie Robinson ACC Offensive Player of the Year
Malick Mbaye ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Philip Mayaka ACC Freshman of the Year
Robbie Robinson All-ACC First Team
Malick Mbaye
Philip Mayaka
Kimarni Smith
Grayson Barber All-ACC Second Team
Tanner Dieterich
George Marks
Oskar Ågren All-ACC Freshman Team
Philip Mayaka
James Brighton All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 [16]
Tanner Dieterich
Philip Mayaka
Robbie Robinson Hermann Trophy January 3, 2020 [17]
ACC Athlete of the Year May 20, 2020 [18]

2020 MLS Super Draft

Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Robbie Robinson Inter Miami CF 1 1 FW
Tanner Dieterich Nashville SC 2 28 MF
Malick Mbaye Toronto FC 2 33 DF

Source:[19][20]

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
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Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer[21] RV 19 13 7 4 6 11 8 3 2 (4) 2 (1) 1 (19) 3 None Released 5
TopDrawer Soccer [22] 12 8 7 6 11 6 5 5 5 6 4 4 6 8 8

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