2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

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2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Conference USA
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 15
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 17
Record11–3–3 (5–1–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Petsa Ivanonic (5th season)
  • Josh Faga (3rd season)
  • Kyle Sniatecki (2nd season)
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 FIU + 7 –0 –112 –4 –2
No. 15 Marshall + 5 –1 –211 –4 –3
Charlotte + 5 –3 –010 –6 –1
No. 11 Kentucky ‡ 3 –1 –415 –2 –4
Coastal Carolina 3 –1 –46 –5 –4
Florida Atlantic 2 –4 –29 –7 –3
South Carolina 1 –5 –25 –9 –2
Old Dominion 1 –5 –23 –9 –2
UAB 0 –7 –12 –12 –1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: C-USA

The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University in men's college soccer during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 43rd season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

Contents

The Thundering Herd entered the 2021 season as defending NCAA Division I men's soccer national champions and ranked first nationally in the preseason polls by United Soccer Coaches, [1] College Soccer News, [2] and Top Drawer Soccer. [3]

Roster

Updated August 13, 2021 [4]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Eskins
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Oliver Semmle
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Kiernan
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Rowan
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Mohammed Seidu
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Sirk
6 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nathan Dossantos
7 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Milo Yosef
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vinicius Fernandes
9 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ibrahima Diop
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Dolabella
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Joao Souza
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Adams
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emmett Delesie
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Lubell
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kobe Perlaza
16 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Alves
17 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Paulo Lino
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Henry Moore
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikola Sljivic
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Collin Mocyunas
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Hinkle
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Raphael
23 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Max Schneider
24 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Frank Walkington
25 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Davi Edwards
No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brennan Breuer
27 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Mammo Yoahnis Nyiera
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Salvatore Saulle
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabe Sitler
30 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jan-Erik Leinhos
31 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vitor Dias
32 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Louis Instrall
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Devito
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Fisher
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Blay
36 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Feuer
39 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaden Almazan
40 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Garrett Shields
41 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kostandinos Papajani
42 DF Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Alvin Shivere
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA William Brambach
44 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Alexander Adjetey
45 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Spencer Rawlins
46 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Christian Maciel
47 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vasilios Syrengelas
48 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Miller
49 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Agustin Iusem
50 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Nguyen
51 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex Bamford
53 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Janghyun Kim
54 FW Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Kymani McNeil

Schedule

Source: [5]

Exhibitions

August 13, 2021 Rio Grande RedStorm 0–0 No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd Rio Grande
10:00 AM EDT Report Stadium: Evan E. Davis Field
August 15, 2021 No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels 1–1 No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd Chapel Hill
8:30 PM EDTErrnest Bawa Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: Dorrance Field
August 19, 2021 No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd 3–4 Charleston Golden Eagles Huntington
11:00 AM EDTStadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex

Regular season

August 26, 20211 No. 21 James Madison Dukes 1–6 No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd Harrisonburg
7:30 PM EDTAxel Ahlanders Soccerball shade.svg31' Report
  • Vitor Dias Soccerball shade.svg28', 53'
  • Vinicius Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg7'
  • Milo Yosef Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • Adam Lubell Soccerball shade.svg66'
  • Paulo Lino Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadium: Sentara Park
Attendance: 160
Referee: Heath Hixson
Assistant referees: Justin Weinstock, Dustin Marks
Note: Game delayed until a 10:02 start due to lightning.
August 29, 20212 No. 15 Virginia Tech Hokies 3–2 No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd Harrisonburg
3:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Sentara Park
Attendance: 113
Referee: Mark Renner
Assistant referees: Ryan Williams, Ariel Raban
Note: JMU Invitational
September 4, 20213 No. 7 Marshall Thundering Herd 3–3 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Huntington
1:00 PM EDT
  • Vinicius Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Paulo Lino Soccerball shade.svg35'
  • Noah Raphael Soccerball shade.svg74'
 Report
  • Alvaro Garcia-Pasqual Soccerball shade.svg20'
  • CCU Team Soccerball shade.svg32'
  • Alvaro Garcia-Pasqual Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,078
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Kyle Maust, Richard Crowgey
September 7, 20214 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 1–4 No. 10 Marshall Thundering Herd Johnson City
7:00 PM EDT
  • Kieran Richard Soccerball shade.svg54'
 Report
  • Vinicius Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg51'
  • Alexander Adjetey Soccerball shade.svg62'
  • Ibrahima Diop Soccerball shade.svg71'
Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium
Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
Assistant referees: Ben Wooten, James McKean
September 11, 20215 Bowling Green Falcons 0–1 No. 10 Marshall Thundering Herd Bowling Green
8:00 PM EDT Report
  • Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 693
Referee: Donovan Noocha
Assistant referees: Jacob Little, Tim Csuri
September 17, 20216 No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd 2–2 No. 4 West Virginia Mountaineers Huntington
7:00 PM EDT
  • Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg19'
  • Max Schneider Soccerball shade.svg60'
 Report
  • Yoran Popovic Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Ciro Bourlot Jaeggi Soccerball shade.svg42'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Bradley Jordan
Assistant referees: David Curley, Tammy Gillgly
Note: Mountain State Derby
September 21, 20217 No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd 2–0 No. 20 Akron Zips Huntington
7:00 PM EDT
 Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Mike McMullen
Assistant referees: Adam Walters, John Clouse
September 25, 20218 No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd 0–0 No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats Huntington
7:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Esteban Rosano
Assistant referees: Kevin Fikar, Andrew Castel
September 29, 20219 No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd 2–0 Butler Bulldogs Huntington
5:00 PM EDT
  • Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg23, 77'
 Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Richard Crowgey
Assistant referees: Adam Walters, Cory Tornes
October 6, 202110 Old Dominion Monarchs 0–1 No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd Norfolk
2:00 PM EDT Report
  • Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg59'
Stadium: ODU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 267
October 9, 202111 Florida Atlantic Owls 0–3 No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd Boca Raton
7:00 PM EDT Report
Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Esteben Rosano
October 16, 202112 No. 3 Marshall Thundering Herd 1–0 UAB Blazers Huntington
7:00 PM EDT
  • Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade gold.svg 106'
 Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,347
Referee: Jervis Atagana
October 19, 202113 No. 3 Marshall Thundering Herd 1–0 Wright State Raiders Huntington
7:00 PM EDT
  • Agustin Iusum Soccerball shade.svg78'
 Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,095
Referee: David Curley
October 23, 202114 Charlotte 49ers 1–2 No. 3 Marshall Thundering Herd Charlotte
7:00 PM EDT
  • Delasi Batse Soccerball shade.svg27'
 Report
  • Jan-Erik Leinhos Soccerball shade.svg25'
  • Milo Yosef Soccerball shade gold.svg 97'
Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Daniel Radford
October 30, 202115 No. 2 Marshall Thundering Herd 4–0 South Carolina Gamecocks Huntington
7:00 PM EDT
  • Joao Souza Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • Pedro Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg67, 77'
  • Ibrahima Diop Soccerball shade.svg65'
 Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Assistant referees: Justin Grider, Ali Sadeghian
November 5, 202116 No. 19 FIU Panthers 4–1 No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd Miami
7:00 PM EDT
  • Mauro Bravo Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Rasmus Tobinski Soccerball shade.svg35'
  • Stephen Afrifa Soccerball shade.svg51'
  • Matteo Gasperoni Soccerball shade.svg79'
 Report
  • Max Schneider Soccerball shade.svg13'
Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Diani Padilla

Conference Tournament

November 10, 2021Semifinal (#2 seed) No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd 1–3 (#6 seed) Florida Atlantic Owls Charlotte
7:00 PM EST
  • Vinicius Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg80'
 Report
  • Tom Abrahamsson Soccerball shade.svg19'
  • Ivan Mykhailenko Soccerball shade.svg76'
  • Célestin Theodore, Jr. Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 203
Referee: Jose Rivero

NCAA Tournament

November 21, 2021Round of 32 (14 seed) No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd 1–2 No. 18 Providence Friars Huntington
1:00 PM EST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 25' Paulo Lima
  • Yellow card.svg 51' Malcolm Duncan
  • Yellow card.svg 53' Christopher Roman
  • Soccerball shade.svg85' Miguel Candela
  • Soccerball shade gold.svg 104' Davis Smith
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Aaron Hernandez

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Vitor Dias C-USA Offensive Player of the WeekAug. 31 [6]
Max SchneiderC-USA Defensive Player of the WeekSept. 14
Oliver SemmleC-USA Defensive Player of the WeekSept. 28
Pedro DolabellaC-USA Offensive Player of the WeekOct. 5
Nathan Dossantos C-USA Defensive Player of the WeekOct. 12
Milo YosefC-USA Offensive Player of the WeekOct. 26
Pedro DolabellaC-USA Offensive Player of the WeekNov. 2
Nathan Dossantos C-USA Defensive Player of the WeekNov. 2
Pedro DolabellaFirst Team All-Conference USANovember 10
Vitor Dias
Nathan Dossantos
Milo Yosef
Oliver SemmleSecond Team All-Conference USA
Jan-Erik Leinhos
Vinicius Fernandes
Max Schneider
Gabriel AlvesC-USA All-Tournament TeamNovember 15
Alex Adjetey

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
United Soccer [7] 1 (22)710655533 (1)2 (4)1 (15)4N/A15
TopDrawer Soccer [8] 147787543325717
College Soccer News [9] 13655774331511

2022 MLS Draft

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Nathan Dossantos 246DF Orlando City
Vitor Dias Compensatory86MF Vancouver Whitecaps

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