2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 7
Record	13–2–3 (5–2–1 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Noonan (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Philip Jones (12th season); Camilo Rodriguez (9th season);
Home stadium	Riggs Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Pittsburgh	6	–	2	–	0	12	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Clemson	5	–	2	–	1	12	–	2	–	3
No. 2 Duke	4	–	1	–	3	11	–	2	–	4
No. 15 SMU	4	–	2	–	2	10	–	2	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	2	9	–	4	–	5
No. 14 North Carolina	4	–	3	–	1	9	–	4	–	4
Stanford	3	–	2	–	3	9	–	4	–	4
No. 21 NC State	3	–	3	–	2	8	–	4	–	5
Virginia	3	–	3	–	2	9	–	5	–	3
Notre Dame	3	–	3	–	2	7	–	5	–	5
California	2	–	4	–	2	7	–	7	–	2
Syracuse	2	–	4	–	2	7	–	7	–	3
Boston College	1	–	4	–	3	5	–	5	–	6
Virginia Tech	1	–	5	–	2	7	–	6	–	4
Louisville	0	–	5	–	3	6	–	7	–	4


‡ – ACC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament As of November 6, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC

The 2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team will represent Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They will be led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his fifteenth season. They will play their home games at Riggs Field. This will be the team's 64th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will enter the season as defending national champions after defeating Notre Dame in the NCAA Final.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the ACC season with a 9–3–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. They were the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They defeated fifth seed Duke in penalties in the Quarterfinals and ninth seed Louisville in the Semifinals to reach the Final. There they faced off against seventh seed North Carolina. The match finished 1–1 and Clemson prevailed in another penalty shootout to win their fifth ACC tournament title.^[1] The tournament victory earned Clemson the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they were selected as the ninth overall seed. They defeated Charlotte in the second round, eighth seed New Hampshire in the third round, and sixteenth seed Stanford in the Quarterfinals to reach the College Cup. A victory over fifth seed West Virginia saw them reach the national title match against fellow ACC foe Notre Dame. Clemson went on to avenge their regular season loss to Notre Dame and win the title 2–1. The goal allowed in the title match was the only goal allowed by Clemson in the NCAA Tournament. The national title was the fourth in program history and second for head coach Mike Noonan. It was Clemson's second title in three years following their 2021 title.^[2]

Player movement

Players leaving

Players Leaving
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Pape Mar Boye	2	DF	6'1"	196	Freshman	Dakar, Senegal	Signed professional contract with Phoenix Rising FC^[3]
Isaiah Easley	7	FW	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Kailua-Kona, Hawaii	Transferred to San Francisco
Mohamed Seye	9	FW	6'4"	188	Graduate Student	Valencia, Spain	Graduated
Ousmane Sylla	10	MF	5'8"	170	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated; drafted 55th overall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Brandon Parrish	11	MF	5'10"	165	Senior	Nashville, Tennessee	Graduated; drafted 36th overall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Enrique Montana	12	DF	5'10"	162	Senior	Duvall, Washington	Graduated
Shawn Smart	20	DF	5'8"	145	Sophomore	Apopka, Florida	Signed professional contract with Las Vegas Lights FC^[4]
Gael Gibert	27	DF	6'0"	184	Graduate Student	Theirs, France	Graduated

Players arriving

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Galen Flynn	4	DF	6'0"	165	Junior	West Hartford, Connecticut	Saint Louis^[5]
Mason Lamb	8	DF	6'3"	190	Senior	Clermont, Florida	Cal State Fullerton
Misei Yoshizawa	11	MF	5'8"	143	Junior	Tokyo, Japan	Virginia Tech^[6]
Antonio Illuminato	17	MF	5'1"	150	Graduate Student	Cardito, Italy	Drexel

Recruiting class

Name	Nat.	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Vitor Geromel FW	USA	Wichita, Kansas	Sporting Kansas City (Academy)	^[7]
Ransford Gyan FW	GHA	Sunyani, Ghana	Cedar Stars Academy	^[8]
Lukas Magnason DF	ISL	Kópavogur, Iceland	KR Reykjavik U20	N/A
Wahabu Musah FW	GHA	Accra, Ghana	SIMA	^[9]
Charlie Reed GK	USA	Austin, Texas	Austin FC	^[10]
Paulino Paz MF	BOL	La Paz, Bolivia	Club Bolívar	N/A
Duncan Wilson FW	USA	Columbia, South Carolina	South Carolina United FC	^[11]

Squad

Roster

As of September 13, 2024^[12]

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	GHA	Joseph Andema
2	DF	ISL	Lukas Magnason
3	DF	USA	Adam Lundegard
4	DF	USA	Galen Flynn
5	DF	USA	Terry Watson
6	DF	FRA	Joran Gerbet
7	FW	GHA	Wahabu Musah
8	DF	USA	Mason Lamb
9	FW	USA	Tyler Trimnal
10	MF	USA	Jackson Worbel
11	MF	JPN	Misei Yoshizawa
12	GK	USA	Charlie Reed
13	DF	USA	Mathieu Brick
14	DF	USA	Titus Sandy Jr.
15	FW	EST	Alex Meinhard
16	MF	USA	Mason Jimenez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ITA	Antonio Illuminato
18	DF	USA	Matthias Leib
19	FW	USA	James Kelly
20	MF	GHA	Ransford Gyan
21	MF	USA	Noah Behrmann
22	GK	USA	Aiden Hampton
23	FW	USA	Duncan Wilson
24	FW	USA	Vitor Geromel
25	MF	USA	Nathan Richmond
26	FW	ITA	Marco Garcia
28	DF	ENG	Will Cain
29	DF	BRA	Rafael Borlido
30	FW	USA	Remi Okunlola
31	GK	USA	Logan Brown
33	DF	FRA	Arthur Duquenne
34	MF	USA	Samir Dishnica
35	MF	BOL	Paulino Paz

Team management

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

Source:^[13]

Schedule

Source:^[14]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 10* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	at Charlotte	W 1–0^[15]	–	Transamerica Field Charlotte, NC
August 13* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Mobile	W 4–0^[16]	–	Riggs Field Clemson, SC
August 17* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Georgia State	W 1–0^[17]	–	Riggs Field Clemson, SC
Regular season
August 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 1	Penn State	W 3–0	1–0–0	Riggs Field (4,210) Clemson, SC
August 30* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 1	at South Carolina Rivalry	T 2–2	1–0–1	Stone Stadium (6,400) Columbia, SC
September 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 2	No. 5 Stanford	L 2–3	1–1–1 (0–1–0)	Riggs Field (6,179) Clemson, SC
September 10* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 5	Loyola (MD)	W 6–0	2–1–1	Riggs Field (2,557) Clemson, SC
September 13 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 5	at Boston College	W 1–0	3–1–1 (1–1–0)	Newton Soccer Complex (1,017) Chestnut Hill, MA
September 16* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at Holy Cross	T 2–2	3–1–2	Smith Soccer Stadium (2,573) Worcester, MA
September 20 7:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	Wake Forest	W 1–0	4–1–2 (2–1–0)	Riggs Field (6,222) Clemson, SC
September 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	Liberty	W 1–0	5–1–2	Riggs Field (2,551) Clemson, SC
September 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	Notre Dame	L 1–2	5–2–2 (2–2–0)	Alumni Stadium (2,820) Notre Dame, IN
October 4 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	No. 3 North Carolina	W 3–2	6–2–2 (3–2–0)	Riggs Field (4,095) Clemson, SC
October 11 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 12	at Louisville	W 3–2	7–2–2 (4–2–0)	Lynn Stadium (850) Louisville, KY
October 15* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 8	Queens	W 4–2	8–2–2	Riggs Field (2,091) Clemson, SC
October 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 3	USC Upstate	W 6–0	9–2–2	Riggs Field (2,214) Clemson, SC
October 25 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	Syracuse	W 6–1	10–2–2 (5–2–0)	Riggs Field (2,012) Clemson, SC
October 29* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 2	Wofford	W 2–1	11–2–2	Riggs Field (2,326) Clemson, SC
November 1 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 2	at Virginia Tech	T 2–2	11–2–3 (5–2–1)	Thompson Field (1,127) Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
November 6* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	(2) No. 7	(15) Louisville First Round	W 3–1	12–2–3	Riggs Field (1,251) Clemson, SC
November 10* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	(2) No. 7	(7) Stanford Quarterfinals	W 1–0	13–2–3	Riggs Field (2,036) Clemson, SC
November 14* 5:30 p.m., ACCN	(2) No. 7	vs. TBD Semifinals			WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Goals record

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Regular Season	ACC Tournament	Total
1	15	FW	Alex Meinhard	8	2	10
2	6	DF	Joran Gerbet	6	1	7
3	9	FW	Tyler Trimnal	5	0	5
4	7	FW	Wahabu Musah	4	0	4
	11	MF	Misei Yoshizawa	4	0	4
	17	MF	Antonio Illuminato	4	0	4
	19	FW	James Kelly	4	0	4
8	20	MF	Ransford Gyan	3	0	3
9	10	MF	Jackson Wrobel	2	0	2
9	30	FW	Remi Okunlola	1	1	2
11	2	DF	Lukas Magnason	1	0	1
	16	MF	Mason Jimenez	1	0	1
	33	DF	Arthur Duquenne	1	0	1
Opponent Own Goal				1	0	1
Total				45	4	49

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Regular Season			ACC Tournament			NCAA Tournament			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	3		DF	Adam Lundegard	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
1	4		DF	Galen Flynn	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
3	2		DF	Lukas Magnason	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	15		FW	Alex Meinhard	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	30		FW	Remi Okunlola	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	6		DF	Joran Gerbet	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7		FW	Wahabu Musah	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		DF	Mason Lamb	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17		MF	Antonio Illuminato	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	35		MF	Paulino Paz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	9		FW	Tyler Trimnal	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		MF	Misei Yoshizawa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25		MF	Nathan Richmond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33		DF	Arthur Duquenne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team					1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					28	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	1	3

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Joran Gerbet	Pre-Season All-ACC Team	August 14	^[18]
Joran Gerbet	ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7	October 8	^[19]
Alex Meinhard	ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10	October 29	^[20]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[21]	1	1 (7)	2 (1)	5	4	12	24	12	8	3	2	7	Not released
TopDrawer Soccer^[22]	1	1	6	10	7	12	17	11	9	9	6	7

References

^ Turri, Alex (November 12, 2023). "Clemson wins the 2023 ACC Championship over North Carolina in penalty kicks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Parrish and Sylla each score to help Clemson beat Notre Dame for program's 4th men's soccer title". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ Kennedy, Paul (January 12, 2024). "Phoenix Rising lands Clemson star". Soccer America. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ "Las Vegas Lights FC sign Shawn Smart". www.soccerlasvegas.com.
^ @ClemsonMSoccer (August 29, 2024). "Introducing our newest Grad transfer, Galen Flynn. Welcome to the team! 🐅 #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ @clemsonmsoccer (August 23, 2024). "Learn more about junior transfer Misei Yoshizawa after he had an impressive first game 🧡 #ClemsonUnited". Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "Vitor Geromel". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Ransford Gyan". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Wahabu Musah". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Charlie Reed". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Duncan Wilson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Soccer Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
^ "Men's Soccer Staff Directory". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletic Department. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Soccer Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ @ClemsonMSoccer (August 10, 2024). "Exhibition 1️⃣ in the books #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ @ClemsonMSoccer (August 13, 2024). "Exhibition 2️⃣ in the books #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ @ClemsonMSoccer (August 17, 2024). "Exhibition 3️⃣ in the books ✅ Excited to kick the season off on Thursday against Penn State at Historic Riggs Field at 7 p.m. #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "Clemson Selected 2024 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
^ "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "ACC Names Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[1] Turri, Alex (November 12, 2023). "Clemson wins the 2023 ACC Championship over North Carolina in penalty kicks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2] "Parrish and Sylla each score to help Clemson beat Notre Dame for program's 4th men's soccer title". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[3] Kennedy, Paul (January 12, 2024). "Phoenix Rising lands Clemson star". Soccer America. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[4] "Las Vegas Lights FC sign Shawn Smart". www.soccerlasvegas.com.

[5] @ClemsonMSoccer (August 29, 2024). "Introducing our newest Grad transfer, Galen Flynn. Welcome to the team! 🐅 #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Twitter.

[6] @clemsonmsoccer (August 23, 2024). "Learn more about junior transfer Misei Yoshizawa after he had an impressive first game 🧡 #ClemsonUnited". Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Instagram.

[7] "Vitor Geromel". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[8] "Ransford Gyan". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[9] "Wahabu Musah". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[10] "Charlie Reed". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[11] "Duncan Wilson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[12] "2024-25 Men's Soccer Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

[13] "Men's Soccer Staff Directory". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletic Department. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[14] "2024-25 Men's Soccer Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[15] @ClemsonMSoccer (August 10, 2024). "Exhibition 1️⃣ in the books #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Twitter.

[16] @ClemsonMSoccer (August 13, 2024). "Exhibition 2️⃣ in the books #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2024 – via Twitter.

[17] @ClemsonMSoccer (August 17, 2024). "Exhibition 3️⃣ in the books ✅ Excited to kick the season off on Thursday against Penn State at Historic Riggs Field at 7 p.m. #ClemsonUnited" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Twitter.

[18] "Clemson Selected 2024 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

[19] "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[20] "ACC Names Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[21] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[22] "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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v t e Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Venue	Riggs Field (1969–present)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag"
Seasons	1984 1987 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
College Cup finals	2015 2021 2023
National Championships in bold; College Cup appearances in italics