2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer team

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2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer
Furman Paladins logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record16–1–5 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachBret Boulware (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Tucker (9th season)
  • Charlie Arndt (31st season)
Captains
  • Caleb Johnson
  • Landon Hill
Home stadium Stone III Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13т Furman †‡ 4 –0 –116 –1 –5
Mercer 3 –1 –15 –9 –4
No. 18 UNCG + 3 –2 –012 –5 –6
ETSU 2 –3 –02 –9 –4
VMI 1 –4 –03 –12 –3
Wofford 1 –4 –06 –11 –2
As of December 6, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: SoCon

The 2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer team represents Furman University during the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Paladins are lead by 31st-year head coach Doug Allison and are competing in the Southern Conference.

Contents

So far, the season is to date the most successful season in Furman history, as the program has advanced to the College Cup (Final Four of men's soccer) for the first time in program history. It was also the first season since 1999 that the program advanced to the quarterfinals (Elite Eight).

Preseason

Preseason SoCon awards and honors

Preseason awards were announced in August 2025. [1]

Preseason All-SoCon Team
PlayerNo.Pos.Class
Lloyd Wamu SnellNo. FW Senior
Wilfer BustamanteNo. FW Sophomore
Luke HutzellNo. MF Sophomore
Ryan Wagner5 DF Sophomore
Aaron Salinas1 GK Junior

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on August 18, 2025. Furman was picked to finish second place in the preseason poll. [1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish		TeamPoints
1UNCG24 (4)
2Furman22 (2)
3Mercer16
4ETSU13
5Wofford10
6VMI5

Personnel

Roster

As of December 6, 2025 [2]

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 Max Miller
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaron Salinas
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reece Fragle
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trip Campbell
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Dunnigan
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Wagner
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Hutzell
7 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ben Boxall
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wesley Siegel
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Lloyd Wamu Snell
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Hernandez
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caleb Johnson
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wesley Goodwin
14 MF Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Miguel Sosa
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Travis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grayson Travis
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wilfer Bustamante
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landon Hill
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Reid
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackson Price
22 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gianluca Rizzo
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Stout
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Braden Dunham
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Beck Dean
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Munson
29 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Malachi Grant
30 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Ivan Horvat
31 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Andrew Laplaca
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabe Cox

Coaching staff

2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Furman		Alma mater
Doug Allison Head coach2 University of South Carolina (1987)
Bret BoulwareAssociate head coach10 Presbyterian College (1991)
Brandon TuckerAssistant coach9 Presbyterian College (2007)
Charlie ArndtGoalkeeping coach31 University of South Carolina (1990)

Transfers

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

There were no incoming transfers.

Incoming recruits

2024–25 Furman Recruits
NameNat.NumberPos.HeightWeightHometownHigh SchoolClub teamSource
Grayson TravisFlag of the United States.svg USA 16 MF 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)143 pounds (65 kg) Louisville, KY Trinity (KY) Louisville City [3]
Gianluca RizzoFlag of Italy.svg ITA 22 DF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)171 pounds (78 kg) Eastchester, NY City Football Academy (NY) New York City FC [4]
Connor StoutFlag of the United States.svg USA 24 DF 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)164 pounds (74 kg) Fairfax, VA FC Cincinnati Academy FC Cincinnati [5]
Braden DunhamFlag of the United States.svg USA 25 DF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 pounds (75 kg) Peachtree City, GA McIntosh Atlanta United [6]
Luke MunsonFlag of the United States.svg USA 27 DF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 pounds (75 kg) Little Elm, TX International Virtual Learning Academy Charlotte FC [7]

Departures

Offseason Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ivan Agyaakwah6 MF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 pounds (86 kg) Senior London, ENG Graduated
Christian Kraus22 FW 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 pounds (93 kg) Senior Fenton, MO Graduated

Schedule

Preseason exhibitions

August 9No. 13 High Point 2–1 Furman High Point, NC
18:00 EDT Daniel Lugo Soccerball shade.svg10', 26' Report Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Vert Stadium
Attendance: 284
August 16 Furman 1–0 Lees–McRae (D-II) Greenville, SC
18:00 EDT Wesley Siegel Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 308

Regular season

August 211 (JRNI) Furman 3–0 UC San Diego Durham, NC
15:30 EDT Report Diego Hernandez Yellow card.svg 25'
Luke Hutzell Soccerball shade.svg27'
Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg31', 59'
Miguel Sosa Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Ankur Singh
Assistant referees: Jason Lenhardt
Assistant referees: Luis Martinez
Fourth official: Otto Leon
August 242 (JRNI)No. 10 San Diego 0–0 Furman Durham, NC
13:00 EDTMathias Bauer Yellow card.svg 19' Yellow-red card.svg 75'
Josh Martinez Yellow card.svg 25'
Taj Eagleston Yellow card.svg 53'
Steven Ramirez Red card.svg 58'		 Report Wesley Siegel Yellow card.svg 68'
Gabe Cox Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 107
Referee: Richard Crowgey
Assistant referees: Eion Dockery
Assistant referees: Izaiah Ciampanella
Fourth official: Patrick Schmidt
August 283 Furman 6–2 North Greenville (D-II)Greenville, SC
19:00 EDTDiego Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg22'
Ryan Reid Soccerball shade.svg31'
Wesley Siegel Soccerball shade.svg39'
Gianluca Rizzo Yellow card.svg 71'Soccerball shade.svg81'
Caleb Johnson Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Enrico Onzi Soccerball shade.svg23'
Jacob Marino Yellow card.svg 67'
Quinten Gray Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 306
Referee: Joe Tompkins
Assistant referees: Steven Faria
Assistant referees: Daniel Taylor
August 314 Furman 1–1No. 14 Duke Greenville, SC
18:00 EDTLandon Hill Soccerball shade.svg38'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card.svg 54'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Aleksandar Vukovic Yellow card.svg 37'
Kenan Hot Soccerball shade.svg51'
Aridon Racaj Yellow card.svg 51'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Jason Kent
Assistant referees: Dumitru Gasan
Assistant referees: Jonathan Giraldo
September 45 (GGMG) Furman 3–2 Davidson Greenville, SC
18:00 EDTRyan Wagner Yellow card.svg 7' Yellow-red card.svg 12'
Wesley Siegel Yellow card.svg 15'
Diego Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg22', 42'
Connor Dunnigan Yellow card.svg 58'
Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Pablo Linzoain Red card.svg 12'
Myles Culley Soccerball shade.svg83'
Nico Quanbeck Soccerball shade.svg88'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 390
September 96No. 14 Virginia Tech 0–0 Furman Blacksburg, VA
18:00 EDT Report Luke Munson Yellow card.svg 63'
Gianluca RizzoYellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Thompson Field
Attendance: 774
Referee: Daniel Shenkmoreno
Assistant referees: Justin Weinstock
Assistant referees: Dustin Marks
Fourth official: Richard Crowgey
September 127No. 7 Gardner–Webb 1–4 Furman Boiling Springs, NC
18:00 EDTSamson Kpardeh Yellow card.svg 14'
Breno Correia Yellow card.svg 45'
Alejandro Carrillo Yellow card.svg 56'
Robbie Lyons Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)		 Report Ryan Reid Soccerball shade.svg3'
Caleb Johnson Soccerball shade.svg4'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card.svg 5'
Connor Stout Yellow card.svg 21'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card.svg 57'
Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg71'
Furman Team Yellow card.svg 79'
Gianluca Rizzo Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Greene–Harbison Stadium
Attendance: 250
September 168No. 15 Furman 0–1 College of Charleston Greenville, SC
18:00 EDTLuke Hutzell Yellow card.svg 31' Report Noah Gold Soccerball shade.svg44'
Charleston Team Yellow card.svg 65'
Ezra White Yellow card.svg 68'
James Watson Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 465
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Assistant referees: Honorio Ojeda
Assistant referees: Joe Tompkins
September 229No. 15 Furman 1–0 Charlotte Greenville, SC
19:00 EDTTrip Campbell Soccerball shade.svg82'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card.svg 82'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Michael Mor Yellow card.svg 66'
Samuel Manufor Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 322
Referee: Ashton Miller
Assistant referees: Steven Faria
Assistant referees: Kenneth Ayers
September 3010No. 25 Furman 6–1 USC Upstate Greenville, SC
19:00 EDTConnor Dunnigan Soccerball shade.svg6'Yellow card.svg 74'
Diego Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg22', 25'
Braden Dunham Soccerball shade.svg33', 67'
Gabe Cox Yellow card.svg 52'
Landon Hill Soccerball shade.svg73'
Ben Boxall Yellow card.svg 89'		Lucas Bergfors Soccerball shade.svg38'
Caedon Reynolds Yellow card.svg 40'
Oskar Kaufmann Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Phil Conway
Assistant referees: David Bradbury
Assistant referees: Jason Kent
Fourth official: Steven Faria
October 4*11 (SoCon) Mercer 1–1No. 25 Furman Macon, GA
19:00 EDTGavin Morgan Soccerball shade.svg15'
Grant Hampton Yellow card.svg 20'
Ehi Aimiuwu Yellow card.svg 22'
Manza Masamuna Yellow card.svg 23'
Eli Bannister Yellow card.svg 77'		 Report Braden Dunham Yellow card.svg 35'Soccerball shade.svg77'
Trip Campbell Yellow card.svg 38'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 535
Referee: Blake Williams
Assistant referees: Gunwan Park
Assistant referees: Adonis Merritt
October 712 Furman 3–2 Presbyterian Greenville, SC
18:00 EDTLuke Munson Yellow card.svg 23'
Malachi Grant Yellow card.svg 41'
Luke Hutzell Soccerball shade.svg74'
Braden Dunham Yellow card.svg 74'Soccerball shade.svg78'
Diego Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg82'
Reece Fragle Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Bryce Burdette Yellow card.svg 11'
Jonas Sundli-Hardig Soccerball shade.svg45'
Steven Cordova Yellow card.svg 74'
Alessandro Libertucci Yellow card.svg 78'
Iragi Kalala Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Carlos Farias-Perez
Assistant referees: Ashton Miller
Assistant referees: Zach Perry
October 11*13 (SoCon) Furman 3–2 ETSU Greenville, SC
19:00 EDTGabe Cox Soccerball shade.svg1'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card.svg 13'
Ryan Ried Soccerball shade.svg25'
Diego Hernandez Yellow card.svg 31'Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
Furman Team Yellow card.svg 55'
Braden Dunham Yellow card.svg 66'		 Report Berkay Duman Soccerball shade.svg11'
Ingvar Kolbjornsen Yellow card.svg 54'
Stanley Isaac Yellow card.svg 63'
ETSU Team Yellow card.svg 70'
ETSU Team Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 301
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
October 18*14 (SoCon) VMI 0–3 Furman Lexington, VA
15:00 EDT Report Grayson Travis Soccerball shade.svg17'
Wilfer Bustamante Yellow card.svg 75'
Luke Hutzell Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Patchin Field
Attendance: 312
October 2115 UNC Asheville 1–2 Furman Asheville, NC
15:00 EDTLouis Beckett Soccerball shade.svg24'
Dylan Kwasnik Yellow card.svg 31'
Benian Yao Yellow card.svg 58'
Arnor Hardarson Yellow card.svg 72'
Lucca Barros Yellow card.svg 81'
Vidar Ragnarsson Yellow card.svg 84'		Ryan Wagner Soccerball shade.svg30'
Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg33'Yellow card.svg 77'
Jack Travis Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Greenwood Soccer Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Todd Adkison
Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick
Assistant referees: Micah Bagwell
October 25*16 (SoCon)No. 16 Furman 2–0No. 23 UNCG Greenville, SC
19:00 EDTDiego Hernandez Yellow card.svg 35'
Lloyd Wamu Snell Soccerball shade.svg57'
Caleb Johnson Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Daniel Longo Yellow card.svg 55'Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 806
Referee: John Rush
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
October 2817No. 16 Furman Canceled Winthrop Greenville, SC
19:00 EDTStadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
November 1*18 (SoCon) Wofford 0–2No. 16 Furman Spartanburg, SC
19:00 EDTJakob Andersson Yellow card.svg 86'
Niklas Szabo Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg44'
Diego Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg68'		Stadium: Henry Snyder Field
Attendance: 176

*Southern Conference conference game

SoCon tournament

November 9 Semifinal (1) No. 14 Furman 4–2(5) Wofford Greenville, SC
14:00 EST Diego Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg13'
Gianluca Rizzo Soccerball shade.svg40'
Braden Dunham Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.), 60'
Caleb Johnson Yellow card.svg 75'		 Report Samuel Byron Soccerball shade.svg56'
Adam Celik Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 887
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
Fourth official: Eric Barnes
November 16 Final (1) No. 13 Furman 1–0 (a.e.t.)(2) No. 18 UNCG Greenville, SC
14:00 EST Gabe Cox Yellow card.svg 24'
Ryan Reid Yellow card.svg 66'Soccerball shade.svg107'		 Report Arnaud Tattevin Yellow card.svg 57'
Mohammed Sumaila Yellow card.svg 68'
Sami Lachekar Yellow card.svg 96'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
Fourth official: Eric Barnes

NCAA tournament

November 23 Second round (16) No. 13 Furman 1–0 Western Michigan Greenville, SC
13:00 EST Trip Campbell Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Jordan Klein Yellow card.svg 22'Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Amin Hadzić
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Fourth official: Kevin Broadley
November 30 Third round (16) No. 13 Furman 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		No. 22 Hofstra Greenville, SC
1:00 p.m. ESTLuke Hutzell Soccerball shade.svg45'Yellow card.svg 73'
Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg77'
Diego Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Daniel Burko Soccerball shade.svg17'
Hofstra Team Yellow card.svg 75'
Laurie Goddard Soccerball shade.svg81', 82'		Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 1,676
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Fourth official: Kyle Johnston
Penalties
Braden Dunham Soccerball shad check.svg
Diego Hernandez Soccerball shad check.svg
Connor Stout Soccerball shad check.svg
Wilfer Bustamante Soccerball shad check.svg
Landon Hill Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg Aleksei Armas
Soccerball shad check.svg Pablo Hempelmann-Perez
Soccerball shade cross.svg Stefano Campisi
Soccerball shad check.svg Daniel Burko
Soccerball shad check.svg Laurie Goddard
December 5 Quarterfinal (8) No. 6 Portland 0–1(16) No. 13 Furman Portland, OR
22:00 ESTWylie Trujillo Yellow card.svg 19'
Sebastian Hernandez Yellow card.svg 66'		 Report Wilfer Bustamante Yellow card.svg 34'
Lloyd Wamu Snell Yellow card.svg 53'
Ryan Wagner Yellow card.svg 72'
Gianluca Rizzo Yellow card.svg 74'
Braden Dunham Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 4,252
Referee: Michael Gebreslassie
Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow
Assistant referees: Cameron Zipp
Fourth official: Raymond Moffatte Jr.
December 12 CC semifinal (16) No. 13 Furman 1–3No. 23 Washington Cary, NC
TBA ESTStadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [8] RVRVRVRV15RV25RV—RV161413Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [9] 20202099310716118755211
College Soccer News [10] ——25199151925RVRV191513Not released 

References

  1. 1 2 "UNC Greensboro Picked First In 2025 Men's Soccer Preseason Poll; Defending Champion Furman a Close Second in Voting". soconsports.com. August 18, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Roster". D.C. United. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Stickradt, Dan (January 23, 2025). "College Commitments-Signings–Kentucky". National Soccer Network. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ @sbfutbol_; (September 26, 2024). "HUGE NEWS‼️ Gianluca Rizzo has announced his commitment to Furman Univeristy where he will be continuing his academic and athletic careers. We are so proud of him and what he has achieved. Rizzo, we are so incredibly grateful to have trained you over the years. What a great player and person we have seen grow up. Congrats GianLuca! 💜💜" – via Instagram.
  5. ↑ @connorstoutt; (March 15, 2024). "I'm excited to announce that I've committed to Furman University to further my athletic and academic career. I'd like to say a big thank you to all my family, friends, and coaches who have helped me throughout my journey. Without their support on and off the field I would not be where I am today" – via Instagram.
  6. ↑ @bradendunham; (March 22, 2024). "Excited to announce my commitment to continue my journey in athletics and academics at Furman University. Grateful to my family, teammates & coaches for their incredible support during this process" – via Instagram.
  7. ↑ @luke.munsonn; (September 12, 2024). "EI am extremely excited to announce that I have committed to play D1 soccer and continue my academic career at Furman University" – via Instagram.
  8. ↑ "2025 NCAA DI Mens Rankings". United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ "CSN Weekly Top 25 Coaches Poll". College Soccer News. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
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