2022 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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2022 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Clemson Tigers logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record13–7–1 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (10th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (7th season)
Home stadium Riggs Field
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Syracuse5 1 218 2 5
No. 24 Wake Forest + 5 3 014 6 0
Louisville + 4 3 19 6 3
No. 13 Clemson + 3 4 113 7 1
Boston College 1 4 34 7 5
NC State 1 5 26 7 5
Coastal
No. 3 Duke + 5 0 313 2 4
No. 16 Virginia + 5 1 210 4 5
No. 8 Pittsburgh + 3 2 312 5 5
North Carolina + 2 2 48 6 5
Notre Dame 3 4 18 7 2
Virginia Tech 0 8 03 14 1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2022 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his thirteenth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 62nd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 35th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

The Tigers finished the season 13–7–1 overall and 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the First Round, top seed Duke in the Quarterfinals, fourth seed Wake Forest in the Semifinals and became the lowest seed to reach the final in ACC Tournament history. [1] They came up short in the final losing to eventual National Champion Syracuse 2–0. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the sixth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they lost to UCLA in the Second Round to end their National Title defense.

Background

The Tigers finished the season 16–5–2 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first in the Atlantic Division. As the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the eight overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Denver in overtime in the Second Round and Kentucky in the Third Round. In the quarterfinals, they face off against top seed Oregon State, who they defeated on penalties to advance. Penalties were required again to defeat Notre Dame in the Semifinals. In the Final Clemson defeated Washington to win their third National Title in program history.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players Leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
George Marks 1GK6'1"177Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated, Drafted 57th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Oskar Ågren 3DF6'3"180Junior Malmo, Sweden Drafted 13th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Justin Malou4DF5'11"175Senior Kedougou, Senegal Graduated
Callum Johnson 8MF5'9"165Junior New York, New York Drafted 42nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 10MF5'10"165Senior Royal Palm Beach, Florida Graduated, Drafted 44th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Camilo Comi11FW5'7"147Freshman Rosario, Argentina Transferred to VCU
John Martin13MF/DF5'9"155Senior Clemson, South Carolina Graduated, Drafted 64th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Charlie Asensio 15DF5'9"155Senior Roswell, Georgia Graduated, Drafted 35th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Quinn McNeill 17MF5'11"160 Redshirt.svg Senior Greenville, South Carolina Graduated, Signed with Charlotte FC
Josh Hallenberger23FW5'10"155Sophomore San Antonio, Texas Transferred to Akron
James Brighton25FW6'1"190 Redshirt.svg Junior Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Graduated
Jake Barron26DF6'2"175 Redshirt.svg Junior Orlando, Florida Graduated
Tyler Hutchinson29DF5'9"160Sophomore Cliffside Park, New Jersey Transferred to Seton Hall
Giles Thaxter31GK6'3"195Senior Richmond, Virginia Graduated

Players arriving

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Joey Skinner13DF6'2"155Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina UNC Greensboro
Derek Waleffe16MF5'11"167Graduate Student Madison, Wisconsin Brown

Recruiting Class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Joseph Andema
GK
Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Accra, Ghana Montverde Academy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Noah Behrmann
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Independence Soccer Club Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Patrick Donovan
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Westport, Connecticut Beachside SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Marco Garcia
FW
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Liguria, Italy Alabama FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Aiden Hampton
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Southbury, Connecticut Connecticut RashStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
James Kelly
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gastonia, North Carolina Charlotte Soccer AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Michael John Petry
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mount Pleasant, South Carolina South Carolina United FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Nathan Richmond
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Atlanta, Georgia IMG Academy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Apopka, Florida Montverde Academy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Tyler Trimnal
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lancaster, South Carolina Charlotte Soccer AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Terry Watson
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Blythewood, South Carolina South Carolina United FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Squad

Roster

As of January 6, 2023 [13]

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.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Donovan
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trevor Manion
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Lundegard
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dawson Malcolm
5 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Hamady Diop
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Sullivan
7 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Tim Ströbeck
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elton Chifamba
9 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Mohamed Seye
10 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ousmane Sylla
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Parrish
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Enrique Montana III
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joey Skinner
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Titus Sandy Jr.
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Terry Watson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Derek Waleffe
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Trimnal
18 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Alvaro Gomez
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Kelly
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shawn Smart
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Behrmann
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aiden Hampton
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA MJ Petry
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Richmond
26 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Garcia
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaiah Reid
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Erkens
29 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaiah Easley
31 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Joseph Andema

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Flag of the United States.svg Dan Radakovich
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Mike Noonan
Associate head coach Flag of England.svg Philip Jones
Assistant Coach Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Operations Flag of the United States.svg Rob Thompson

Source: [14]

Schedule

Source: [15] [16]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1at  Wofford L 1–3 
Snyder Field
Spartanburg, SC
August 16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1at  Furman W 3–0 
Stone Stadium
Greenville, SC
August 20*
No. 1 Georgia State   
Soccer Practice Facility
Clemson, SC
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1No. 13  Indiana W  3–2  1–0–0
Riggs Field (6,539)
Clemson, SC
August 29*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 USC Upstate W  2–0  2–0–0
Riggs Field (3,053)
Clemson, SC
September 2*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1at  South Carolina W  1–0  3–0–0
Stone Stadium (5,449)
Columbia, SC
September 6*
6:00 p.m.
No. 1 UNC Asheville W  4–0  4–0–0
Riggs Field (1,504)
Clemson, SC
September 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 1at  Boston College W  2–1  5–0–0
(1–0–0)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (1,208)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 13*
8:00 p.m.
No. 1at  UAB W  2–0  6–0–0
PNC Field (934)
Birmingham, AL
September 16
8:00 p.m.
No. 1No. 16  Syracuse L  1–2  6–1–0
(1–1–0)
Riggs Field (4,737)
Clemson, SC
September 19*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Presbyterian W  4–0  7–1–0
Riggs Field (1,143)
Clemson, SC
September 24
7:00 p.m.
No. 10No. 1  Wake Forest L  1–6  7–2–0
(1–2–0)
Riggs Field (3,744)
Clemson, SC
October 3
7:00 p.m.
No. 17at  North Carolina W  1–0  8–2–0
(2–2–0)
Dorrance Field (1,257)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 7
8:00 p.m.
No. 23at No. 25  Pittsburgh T  1–1  8–2–1
(2–2–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,428)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 11*
7:00 p.m.
No. 18No. 23  UNC Greensboro L  1–2  8–3–1
Riggs Field (1,571)
Clemson, SC
October 15
5:30 p.m.
No. 18 Virginia L  1–2  8–4–1
(2–3–1)
Riggs Field (2,236)
Clemson, SC
October 21
7:00 p.m.
at No. 11  Louisville L  0–1  8–5–1
(2–4–1)
Lynn Stadium (1,013)
Louisville, KY
October 24*
7:00 p.m.
UMass W  3–1  9–5–1
Riggs Field (1,624)
Clemson, SC
October 28
7:00 p.m.
NC State W  3–0  10–5–1
(3–4–1)
Riggs Field (1,984)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 2
8:00 p.m.,  ACCN
(8)(9)  Notre Dame
First Round
W  3–1  11–5–1
Riggs Field (1,720)
Clemson, SC
November 6
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(8)at (1) No. 3  Duke
Quarterfinals
W  2–0  12–5–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,164)
Durham, NC
November 9
7:00 p.m., ACCN
(8) No. 18тat (4) No. 20т Wake Forest
Semifinals
W  2–0  13–5–1
Spry Stadium (1,729)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 13
Noon,  ESPNU
(8) No. 18тvs. (2) No. 3 Syracuse
Final
L  0–2  13–6–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,913)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 20
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
(6) No. 18т UCLA
Second Round
L  1–2  13–7–1
Riggs Field (1,186)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Goals Record

RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
110 Flag of Senegal.svg MF Ousmane Sylla 5005
29 Flag of Spain.svg FWMohamed Seye3104
311 Flag of the United States.svg MFBrandon Parrish1203
26 Flag of Italy.svg FWMacro Garcia3003
27 Flag of the United States.svg FWIsaiah Reid3003
63 Flag of the United States.svg FW Adam Lundegard 2002
5 Flag of Senegal.svg DF Hamady Diop 1012
7 Flag of Sweden.svg FWTim Ströbeck2002
13 Flag of the United States.svg DFJoey Skinner2002
16 Flag of the United States.svg MFDerek Waleffe0202
17 Flag of the United States.svg FWTyler Trimnal2002
29 Flag of the United States.svg FWIsaiah Easley2002
1312 Flag of the United States.svg DF Enrique Montana III 1001
18 Flag of Spain.svg MFAlvaro Gomez1001
25 Flag of the United States.svg MFNathan Richmond1001
Total295137

Disciplinary record

RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
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13 Flag of the United States.svg DF Adam Lundegard 300200000500
25 Flag of the United States.svg DF Hamady Diop 101100000210
9 Flag of Spain.svg FWMohamed Seye400000000400
10 Flag of Senegal.svg MF Ousmane Sylla 200200000400
58 Flag of the United States.svg MFElton Chifamba200100000300
11 Flag of the United States.svg MFBrandon Parrish100200000300
20 Flag of the United States.svg DF Shawn Smart 300000000300
87 Flag of Sweden.svg FWTim Ströbeck200000000200
16 Flag of the United States.svg MFDerek Waleffe100100000200
18 Flag of Spain.svg MFAlvaro Gomez200000000200
26 Flag of Italy.svg FWMarco Garcia200000000200
29 Flag of the United States.svg FWIsaiah Easley200000000200
136 Flag of the United States.svg DFDylan Sullivan000100000100
12 Flag of the United States.svg DF Enrique Montana III 000100000100
27 Flag of the United States.svg FWIsaiah Reid000100000100
Total250112000003710

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Mohamed Seye Pre-Season ACC Watchlist August 16 [17]
Ousmane Sylla ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week August 30 [18]
Ousmane Sylla All-ACC First Team November 9 [19]
Hamady Diop All-ACC Second Team
Mohamed Seye All-ACC Third Team
Joseph Andema ACC All-Freshman Team

2023 MLS Super Draft

Clemson had the first overall pick for the second time in four drafts. No other school has had two top-five picks in the past four seasons. [20]

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Hamady Diop Charlotte FC 1 1 DF
Joey Skinner Nashville SC 113DF
Isaiah Reid Houston Dynamo 234FW

Source: [21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [22] 1 (8)1 (7)1 (6)1 (7)10172318RV18тNot released13
TopDrawer Soccer [23] 1111711111222141216181920

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  12. "Terry Watson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
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