2022 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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.

2022 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–7–1 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (10th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (7th season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 1 Syracuse 5 1 2 18 2 5
No. 24 Wake Forest + 5 3 0 14 6 0
Louisville + 4 3 1 9 6 3
No. 13 Clemson + 3 4 1 13 7 1
Boston College 1 4 3 4 7 5
NC State 1 5 2 6 7 5
Coastal
No. 3 Duke + 5 0 3 13 2 4
No. 16 Virginia + 5 1 2 10 4 5
No. 8 Pittsburgh + 3 2 3 12 5 5
North Carolina + 2 2 4 8 6 5
Notre Dame 3 4 1 8 7 2
Virginia Tech 0 8 0 3 14 1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

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

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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

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Players leaving

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Players Leaving
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
George Marks 1 GK 6'1" 177 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated, Drafted 57th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Oskar Ågren 3 DF 6'3" 180 Junior Malmo, Sweden Drafted 13th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Justin Malou 4 DF 5'11" 175 Senior Kedougou, Senegal Graduated
Callum Johnson 8 MF 5'9" 165 Junior New York, New York Drafted 42nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 10 MF 5'10" 165 Senior Royal Palm Beach, Florida Graduated, Drafted 44th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Camilo Comi 11 FW 5'7" 147 Freshman Rosario, Argentina Transferred to VCU
John Martin 13 MF/DF 5'9" 155 Senior Clemson, South Carolina Graduated, Drafted 64th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Charlie Asensio 15 DF 5'9" 155 Senior Roswell, Georgia Graduated, Drafted 35th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Quinn McNeill 17 MF 5'11" 160   Senior Greenville, South Carolina Graduated, Signed with Charlotte FC
Josh Hallenberger 23 FW 5'10" 155 Sophomore San Antonio, Texas Transferred to Akron
James Brighton 25 FW 6'1" 190   Junior Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Graduated
Jake Barron 26 DF 6'2" 175   Junior Orlando, Florida Graduated
Tyler Hutchinson 29 DF 5'9" 160 Sophomore Cliffside Park, New Jersey Transferred to Seton Hall
Giles Thaxter 31 GK 6'3" 195 Senior Richmond, Virginia Graduated

Players arriving

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Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joey Skinner 13 DF 6'2" 155 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina UNC Greensboro
Derek Waleffe 16 MF 5'11" 167 Graduate Student Madison, Wisconsin Brown

Recruiting Class

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Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Joseph Andema
GK
  GHA Accra, Ghana Montverde Academy      [2]
Noah Behrmann
MF
  USA Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Independence Soccer Club      [3]
Patrick Donovan
GK
  USA Westport, Connecticut Beachside SC      [4]
Marco Garcia
FW
  ITA Liguria, Italy Alabama FC      [5]
Aiden Hampton
GK
  USA Southbury, Connecticut Connecticut Rash      [6]
James Kelly
MF
  USA Gastonia, North Carolina Charlotte Soccer Academy      [7]
Michael John Petry
MF
  USA Mount Pleasant, South Carolina South Carolina United FC      [8]
Nathan Richmond
MF
  USA Atlanta, Georgia IMG Academy      [9]
  USA Apopka, Florida Montverde Academy      [10]
Tyler Trimnal
FW
  USA Lancaster, South Carolina Charlotte Soccer Academy      [11]
Terry Watson
DF
  USA Blythewood, South Carolina South Carolina United FC      [12]

Squad

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Roster

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As of January 6, 2023[13]

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

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

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director   Dan Radakovich
Head coach   Mike Noonan
Associate head coach   Philip Jones
Assistant Coach   Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Operations   Rob Thompson

Source:[14]

Schedule

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Source:[15][16]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 at Wofford L 1–3 
Snyder Field
Spartanburg, SC
August 16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 at 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. 1 No. 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. 1 at 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. 1 at 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. 1 at UAB W 2–0  6–0–0
PNC Field (934)
Birmingham, AL
September 16
8:00 p.m.
No. 1 No. 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. 10 No. 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. 17 at 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. 23 at 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. 18 No. 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. 18т at (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. 18т vs. (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

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Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 10   MF Ousmane Sylla 5 0 0 5
2 9   FW Mohamed Seye 3 1 0 4
3 11   MF Brandon Parrish 1 2 0 3
26   FW Macro Garcia 3 0 0 3
27   FW Isaiah Reid 3 0 0 3
6 3   FW Adam Lundegard 2 0 0 2
5   DF Hamady Diop 1 0 1 2
7   FW Tim Ströbeck 2 0 0 2
13   DF Joey Skinner 2 0 0 2
16   MF Derek Waleffe 0 2 0 2
17   FW Tyler Trimnal 2 0 0 2
29   FW Isaiah Easley 2 0 0 2
13 12   DF Enrique Montana III 1 0 0 1
18   MF Alvaro Gomez 1 0 0 1
25   MF Nathan Richmond 1 0 0 1
Total 29 5 1 37

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
                               
1 3   DF Adam Lundegard 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
2 5   DF Hamady Diop 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
9   FW Mohamed Seye 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10   MF Ousmane Sylla 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 8   MF Elton Chifamba 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11   MF Brandon Parrish 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20   DF Shawn Smart 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 7   FW Tim Ströbeck 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16   MF Derek Waleffe 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18   MF Alvaro Gomez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26   FW Marco Garcia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29   FW Isaiah Easley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 6   DF Dylan Sullivan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12   DF Enrique Montana III 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27   FW Isaiah Reid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 25 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 37 1 0

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
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

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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]

Player Team Round Pick # Position
Hamady Diop Charlotte FC 1 1 DF
Joey Skinner Nashville SC 1 13 DF
Isaiah Reid Houston Dynamo 2 34 FW

Source:[21]

Rankings

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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

References

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