2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 9
Record15–3–4 (5–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (12th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (9th season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Pittsburgh + 6 – 2 – 0 14 – 6 – 0
No. 9 Clemson + 5 – 2 – 1 15 – 3 – 4
No. 15 Duke + 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 4 – 4
No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 12 – 5 – 7
No. 5 SMU + 4 – 2 – 2 12 – 3 – 6
North Carolina + 4 – 3 – 1 9 – 4 – 5
No. 13 Stanford + 3 – 2 – 3 9 – 5 – 6
No. 17 Virginia + 3 – 3 – 2 11 – 7 – 3
No. 14 NC State + 3 – 3 – 2 10 – 5 – 5
Notre Dame 3 – 3 – 2 7 – 5 – 5
Syracuse 2 – 4 – 2 7 – 7 – 3
California 2 – 4 – 2 8 – 8 – 2
Boston College 1 – 4 – 3 5 – 5 – 6
Virginia Tech 1 – 5 – 2 7 – 6 – 4
Louisville 0 – 5 – 3 6 – 7 – 4
As of December 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

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

Previous season

Main article: 2023 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Patrick Donovan
1 GK Ghana GHA Joseph Andema
2 DF Iceland ISL Lukas Magnason
3 DF United States USA Adam Lundegard
4 DF United States USA Galen Flynn
5 DF United States USA Terry Watson
6 DF France FRA Joran Gerbet
7 FW Ghana GHA Wahabu Musah
8 DF United States USA Mason Lamb
9 FW United States USA Tyler Trimnal
10 MF United States USA Jackson Worbel
11 MF Japan JPN Misei Yoshizawa
12 GK United States USA Charlie Reed
13 DF United States USA Mathieu Brick
14 DF United States USA Titus Sandy Jr.
15 FW Estonia EST Alex Meinhard
16 MF United States USA Mason Jimenez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Italy ITA Antonio Illuminato
18 DF United States USA Matthias Leib
19 FW United States USA James Kelly
20 MF Ghana GHA Ransford Gyan
21 MF United States USA Noah Behrmann
22 GK United States USA Aiden Hampton
23 FW United States USA Duncan Wilson
24 FW United States USA Vitor Geromel
25 MF United States USA Nathan Richmond
26 FW Italy ITA Marco Garcia
28 DF England ENG Will Cain
29 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Borlido
30 FW United States USA Remi Okunlola
31 GK United States USA Logan Brown
33 DF France FRA Arthur Duquenne
34 MF United States USA Samir Dishnica
35 MF Bolivia BOL Paulino Paz

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic Director United States Graham Neff
Head coach United States Mike Noonan
Associate head coach England Philip Jones
Assistant Coach Colombia Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Operations United States 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*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		(2) No. 7 vs. (11) California
Semifinals 		W 3–2  14–2–3
 WakeMed Soccer Park (645)
Cary, NC
November 17*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(2) No. 7 vs. (5) Wake Forest
Final 		T 1–1 (6–7 PKs) 2OT 14–2–4
 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,839)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 24*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(9) No. 7 No. 25 Providence
Second Round 		W 2–0  15–2–4
 Riggs Field (2,606)
Clemson, SC
December 1*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(9) No. 7 at (8) Wake Forest
Third Round 		L 1–2 OT 15–3–4
 Spry Stadium (2,273)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 15 Estonia FW Alex Meinhard 8 3 0 11
2 6 France DF Joran Gerbet 6 1 0 7
3 7 Ghana FW Wahabu Musah 4 0 2 6
9 United States FW Tyler Trimnal 5 1 0 6
5 20 Ghana MF Ransford Gyan 3 1 1 5
6 11 Japan MF Misei Yoshizawa 4 0 0 4
17 Italy MF Antonio Illuminato 4 0 0 4
19 United States FW James Kelly 4 0 0 4
9 2 Iceland DF Lukas Magnason 1 1 0 2
10 United States MF Jackson Wrobel 2 0 0 2
30 United States FW Remi Okunlola 1 1 0 2
12 16 United States MF Mason Jimenez 1 0 0 1
33 France DF Arthur Duquenne 1 0 0 1
Opponent Own Goal 1 0 0 1
Total 45 8 2 55

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 4 United States DF Galen Flynn 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
2 3 United States DF Adam Lundegard 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
3 2 Iceland DF Lukas Magnason 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 15 Estonia FW Alex Meinhard 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
30 United States FW Remi Okunlola 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 6 France DF Joran Gerbet 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 Ghana FW Wahabu Musah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 United States DF Mason Lamb 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 United States FW Tyler Trimnal 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 Italy MF Antonio Illuminato 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 Bolivia MF Paulino Paz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 11 Japan MF Misei Yoshizawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 United States DF Titus Sandy Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
20 Ghana MF Ransford Gyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
25 United States MF Nathan Richmond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 France 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 6 0 0 2 0 0 36 1 3

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Joran Gerbet Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 [18]
ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 October 8 [19]
Alex Meinhard ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10 October 29 [20]
Joran Gerbet ACC Midfielder of the Year November 13, 2024 [21]
Ransford Gyan ACC Freshman of the Year
Joran Gerbet All-ACC First Team
Alex Meinhard
Ransford Gyan All-ACC Second Team
Ransford Gyan ACC All-Freshman Team
Lukas Magnason
Wahabu Musah
Joran Gerbet All ACC-Tournament Team November 17, 2024 [22]
Adam Lundegard
Alex Meinhard

2025 MLS Super Draft

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Joran Gerbet Orlando City SC 1 27 MF
Titus Sandy Jr. 2 46 DF
Shawn Smart Colorado Rapids 3 68
Arthur Duquenne CF Montréal 3 73

Source:[23]

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[24]11 (7)2 (1)541224128327Not released9
TopDrawer Soccer[25]11610712171199673651111

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