Boston College Eagles men's soccer

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Boston College Eagles
men's soccer
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team
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University Boston College
Head coach Bob Thompson (4th [1] season)
Conference ACC
Location Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Stadium Newton Campus Soccer Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Eagles
ColorsMaroon and gold [2]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2002, 2015
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2002, 2004, 2009, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
2019, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1990, 1982
Conference Tournament championships
2007, 2002, 2000, 1990
Conference Regular Season championships
2007, 2002, 1995

The Boston College Eagles men's soccer team represents Boston College in men's soccer. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, having previously competed in the Big East Conference. The Eagles were led by coach Ed Kelly from 1988 until his retirement in 2019 . [3]

Contents

Roster

As of December 27, 2023 [4]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brennan Klein
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Reddy
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Bejar
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Ochoa
5 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Augustine Boadi
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam White
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aidan Farwell
8 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nacho Dominguez
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Serafino
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alfie Hughes
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Xavier O'Neil
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Murphy
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arsen Melkumyan
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Henao
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Istambouli
17 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Daniel Klaric
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Max Andrews
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Gibson
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jorge Dickens
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marco Dos Santos
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erick Almendares
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Burkhardt
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ted Cargill
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA CJ Williams
27 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Moritz Gundelach
29 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Henry Okenla
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Simba Odhiambo
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Pliszka
32 GK Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Thomas Jordan
33 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Leon Musial
34 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leo Seidel
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dilen Patel

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

Head coaches

Yearly records

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Boston College v Wake Forest match in 2005
Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Gyorgy Lang (Independent)(1967–1971)
1967Gyorgy Lang 7–5–1
1968Gyorgy Lang 3–9–0
1969Gyorgy Lang 5–4–3
1970Gyorgy Lang 4–9–0
1971Gyorgy Lang 6–8–0
Gyorgy Lang:25–34–4
Ben Brewster (Independent)(1972–1972)
1972Ben Brewster 3–9–2
Ben Brewster:3–9–2
Hans Westerkamp (Independent)(1973–1976)
1973Hans Westerkamp 7–6–3
1974Hans Westerkamp 5–9–2
1975Hans Westerkamp 4–11–1
1976Hans Westerkamp 6–8–1
Hans Westerkamp:22–34–7
Ben Brewster (Independent)(1977–1984)
1977Ben Brewster 6–9–1
1978Ben Brewster 13–5–0
1979Ben Brewster 9–6–5
1980Ben Brewster 15–3–3
1981Ben Brewster 14–6–1
1982Ben Brewster 15–5–3NCAA first round
1983Ben Brewster 9–10–2
1984Ben Brewster 7–8–3
Ben Brewster (Big East Conference)(1985–1987)
1985Ben Brewster 8–9–31–2–03rd North
1986Ben Brewster 8–8–52–1–03rd North
1987Ben Brewster 4–12–31–1–12nd North
Ben Brewster:108–81–294–4–1
Ed Kelly (Big East Conference)(1988–2004)
1988Ed Kelly 7–11–11–2–04th North
1989Ed Kelly 8–10–12–1–02nd North
1990Ed Kelly 14–5–25–2–12ndNCAA first round
1991Ed Kelly 8–7–32–4–27th
1992Ed Kelly 10–8–03–5–06th
1993Ed Kelly 12–5–15–3–03rd
1994Ed Kelly 7–7–35–2–13rd
1995Ed Kelly 11–5–28–1–11st
1996Ed Kelly 3–10–43–4–48th
1997Ed Kelly 5–9–24–6–18th
1998Ed Kelly 5–10–22–8–110th
1999Ed Kelly 6–9–22–9–010th
2000Ed Kelly 12–7–17–3–13rdNCAA first round
2001Ed Kelly 10–8–06–4–06thNCAA first round
2002Ed Kelly 18–5–08–2–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
2003Ed Kelly 6–7–43–5–29th
2004Ed Kelly 13–5–26–3–13rdNCAA regional semifinal
Ed Kelly (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2005–2019)
2005Ed Kelly 5–9–20–6–29th
2006Ed Kelly 8–7–23–3–26th
2007Ed Kelly 15–5–17–1–01stNCAA second round
2008Ed Kelly 11–7–35–3–03rdNCAA second round
2009Ed Kelly 14–9–05–3–04thNCAA regional semifinal
2010Ed Kelly 10–5–52–2–45thNCAA first round
2011Ed Kelly 14–6–14–4–06thNCAA second round
2012Ed Kelly 8–6–53–2–3t–4thNCAA first round
2013Ed Kelly 7–9–34–6–18th
2014 Ed Kelly 5–8–31–6–16th Atlantic
2015Ed Kelly 11–8–24–4–03rd Atlantic NCAA Quarterfinals
2016Ed Kelly 9–9–33–3–35th Atlantic NCAA second round
2017 Ed Kelly 6–10–11–6–15th Atlantic
2018 Ed Kelly 4–8–42–5–14th Atlantic
2019 Ed Kelly 9–6–32–4–25th Atlantic NCAA second round
Ed Kelly:290–241–68111–116–32
Bob Thompson (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2020–present)
2020 Bob Thompson 1–3–11–3–15th Atlantic
2021 Bob Thompson 6–7–22–4–24th Atlantic
2022 Bob Thompson 4–7–51–4–35th Atlantic
2023 Bob Thompson 3–9–50–5–36th Atlantic
Bob Thompson:14–26–134–16–9
Total:443–412–114

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Championships

ACC Tournament:

ACC Regular Season:

Big East Tournament:

Big East Regular Season:

Awards and honors

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References

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