2025 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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2025 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Clemson Tigers logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 7
Record1–0–1 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (13th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (10th season)
  • Gaye Diadie (1st season)
Home stadium Riggs Field
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 California 0 0 02 0 0
No. 9 Duke 0 0 02 0 0
Louisville 0 0 02 0 0
No. 8 NC State 0 0 02 0 0
No. 15 North Carolina 0 0 02 0 0
No. 3 Pittsburgh 0 0 02 0 0
No. 4 Stanford 0 0 02 0 0
No. 11 Virginia 0 0 02 0 0
No. 12 Virginia Tech 0 0 02 0 0
No. 5 Wake Forest 0 0 01 0 0
Boston College 0 0 01 1 0
Syracuse 0 0 01 1 0
No. 6 Clemson 0 0 00 0 1
Notre Dame 0 0 00 0 2
SMU 0 0 00 1 1
As of August 25, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2025 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team will represent Clemson University during the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers will be led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his sixteenth season. They will play their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina. This will be the team's 65th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 38th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Previous season

The Tigers finished the regular season 11–2–3 and 5–2–1 in ACC play. They finished in second place in the ACC. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Louisville in the First Round, Stanford in the Quarterfinals, and California in the Semifinals to return to the Final for a third straight year. They faced Wake Forest, who defeated them in a penalty shoot-out. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and were the ninth overall seed. A defeat of Providence in the First Round, saw them match-up again with Wake Forest. Clemson lost this round 2–1 in overtime to end their title defense.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players Leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Patrick Donovan0GK6'2"190Junior Westport, Connecticut Transferred to Boston College [1]
Adam Lundegard 3DF6'2"170 Redshirt.svg Junior La Plata, Maryland Graduated
Galen Flynn4DF6'0"165 Redshirt.svg Junior West Hartford, Connecticut Graduated
Terry Watson5DF6'2"170Junior Blythewood, South Carolina Transferred to Gonzaga [1]
Joran Gerbet 6DF5'11"160Senior Saint-Laurent-du-Pape, France Graduated, selected 27th overall
in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft [2]
Mason Lamb8DF6'3"190Senior Clermont, Florida Graduated
Tyler Trimnal9FW6'3"175Junior Lancaster, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina [3]
Jackson Wrobel10MF5'9"162Senior Madison, Alabama Graduated
Charlie Reed12GK6'3"195Freshman Austin, Texas Joined Clemson Tigers football [4]
Mathieu Brick13DF5'8"158Sophomore Oviedo, Florida Transferred to Duquesne [5]
Titus Sandy Jr.14DF6'0"165Graduate Student Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Alex Meinhard15FW6'0"178Graduate Student Tartu, Estonia Graduated
Antonio Illuminato17MF5'10"150Graduate Student Cardito, Italy Graduated
Noah Behrmann21MF5'10"172Junior Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to High Point [1]
Will Cain28MF5'10"Sophomore Hartlepool, England Transferred to Gardner–Webb
Rafael Borlido29DF6'0"153Sophomore Belo Horizonte, Brazil Transferred to Queens [6]
Logan Brown31GK6'1"178Sophomore Spartanburg, South Carolina
Samir Dishnica34MF5'10"151Sophomore Cheshire, Connecticut Transferred to Lafayette [7]
Paulino Paz35MF6'0"150Freshman La Paz, Bolivia Transferred to American [8]

Players arriving

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Olafur Floki Stephensen4DF6'4"172Sophomore Garðabær, Iceland Virginia Tech [1]

Recruiting class

Source: [9]

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Kwaku Agyabeng
MF
Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Kumasi, Ghana Cedar Stars Rush Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Augustine Asante
DF
Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Kumasi, Ghana Montverde Academy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Andres Beirute
FW
Flag of Costa Rica.svg CRC San José, Costa Rica LD Alajuelense II N/A
Caleb George
MF
Flag of South Africa.svg RSA Cape Town, South Africa SIMAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Cooper Hineline
FW
Flag of the United States.svg USA Denver, Colorado Real Colorado Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Abdou Mane
MF
Flag of Senegal.svg SEN Dakar, Senegal Montverde Academy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Kyle Mattis
FW
Flag of Costa Rica.svg CRC San José, Costa RicaLD Alajuelense IIN/A
Reid Raintree
MF
Flag of the United States.svg USA Aiken, South Carolina South Carolina United FC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Justin Ross
GK
Flag of the United States.svg USA West Chester, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Ivan Schmid
GK
Flag of the United States.svg USA Weston, Florida Inter Miami CF II Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Xander Sevian
FW
Flag of the United States.svg USA Boulder, Colorado Real Colorado Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Seamus Streelman
DF
Flag of the United States.svg USA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta United FC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Squad

Roster

As of August 26, 2025 [20]

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 Aiden Hampton
1 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Joseph Andema
2 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Lukas Magnason
3 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Arthur Duquenne
4 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Olafur Floki Stephensen
5 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Augustine Asante
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Daniel Bunk
7 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Wahabu Musah
8 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kwaku Agyabeng
10 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ransford Gyan
11 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Misei Yoshizawa
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Ross
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Hineline
15 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Abdou Mane
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mason Jimenez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Caleb George
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthias Leib
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Kelly
20 FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Andres Beirute
21 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gabriel Santuari
22 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Kyle Mattis
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Duncan Wilson
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vitor Geromel
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Richmond
26 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Garcia
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seamus Streelman
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Xander Sevian
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Remi Okunlola
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ivan Schmid

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Flag of the United States.svg Graham Neff
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
Assistant Coach Flag of France.svg Gaye Diadie
Director of Operations Flag of the United States.svg Rob Thompson

Source: [21]

Schedule

Source: [22] [23]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 Charlotte  None Reported [24]  
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 12*
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 USC Upstate  None Reported [25]  
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 9at  Georgia State W 3–1 [26]  
GSU Soccer Field
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
August 21*
6:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 9at No. 11  Indiana T  2–2  0–0–1
Bill Armstrong Stadium (6,395)
Bloomington, IN
August 26*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCN
No. 6 South Carolina
Rivalry
W  4–1  1–0–1
Riggs Field (6,536)
Clemson, SC
August 29*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 UAB   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 5
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 9*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
VCU   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  SMU   
Washburne Stadium
University Park, TX
September 16*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Queens   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 19
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
California   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 26
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at  Wake Forest   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
October 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Elon   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
October 10
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at  NC State   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
October 17
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
October 21*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Wilmington   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
October 25
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Virginia   
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament

  

*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 Ghana.svg MF Ransford Gyan 2002
25 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Richmond2002
27 Flag of Ghana.svg FWWahabu Musah1001
11 Flag of Japan.svg MFMisei Yoshizawa1001
Total6006

Disciplinary record

RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
18 Flag of Ghana.svg MFKwaku Agyabeng010000000010
22 Flag of Iceland.svg DFLuka Magnason100000000100
Total110000000110

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Ransford Gyan PreSeason ACC Watchlist August 13 [27]
Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 21 [28]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [29] 96Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [30] 117
College Soccer News [31] 77

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