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NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
Founded	1950; 74 years ago
University	North Carolina State University
Head coach	Marc Hubbard (1st season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Stadium	Dail Soccer Field ; (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	The Pack
Colors	Red and white;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
	1990
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
	1990, 1991, 1992
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
	1990
Conference Regular Season championships
	1994

The NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NC State's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1950. The team plays its home games at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. The Pack is coached by Marc Hubbard.

The Wolfpack had much of their success in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, where over the span of 10 seasons, the Pack appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. During this time, the Wolfpack won, to date, their only ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title, coming in 1990, as well as their only ACC Regular Season title, coming in 1994. Since then, the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, qualifying in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 editions of the tournament.^[2] Additionally, in 1990, the team had their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their only College Cup in program history.^[3]

Roster

As of 16 Sep 2024^[4]

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	BRA	Enzo Carvalho
1	GK	USA	Logan Erb
2	FW	USA	Ervin Cruz
3	DF	USA	Liam Bennett
4	DF	GHA	Lawson Abass
5	MF	RSA	Vusumzi Plamana
6	DF	CAN	Nikola Markovic
7	DF	ENG	Jarvis Cleal
8	MF	USA	Will Buete
9	FW	COL	Santiago Hoyos
10	FW	RSA	Junior Nare
11	FW	POR	Henrique Santos
12	MF	USA	Taig Healy
13	MF	RSA	Calem Tommy
14	FW	USA	Samuel Presser


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	USA	Aidan Payne
16	MF	USA	Dylan Mitchiner
17	MF	USA	Caden Tolentino
18	DF	USA	Isaac Heffess
19	DF	CAN	Yves Tcheuyap
21	MF	USA	Eitan Rosen
22	FW	USA	Drew Lovelace
23	DF	USA	Will Noecker
24	MF	USA	Adam Fam
26	GK	USA	Samuel Terranova
27	DF	USA	Nakai Antoine
28	DF	USA	Cristian Gallo
30	GK	USA	Maddux Francis
31	FW	USA	Hakim Karamoko
32	FW	LCA	Donavan Phillip

Rivalries

Much of NC State's rivalries are also rivalries across other collegiate sports. The Wolfpack's primary rival, is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who they contest annually in ACC play.^[5] Matches against other in-state ACC opponents, such as Duke and Wake Forest are known as Tobacco Road, due to the state' longstanding history of tobacco production.^[6]

Coaching history

There have been nine head coaches in the program's history.^[7]

Years	Coach	GP	W	L	T	Pct.
1950–1955	Eric DeGroat	56	17	29	10	.393
1956	John Kenfield	8	1	7	0	.125
1957–1960	Bill Leonhardt	36	11	23	2	.333
1961–1963	Nellie Cooper	33	10	22	1	.318
1964–1977	Max Rhodes	157	77	69	11	.526
1978–1985	Larry Gross	152	106	37	9	.727
1986–2010	George Tarantini	474	234	197	43	.539
2011–2016	Kelly Findley	109	45	51	13	.473
2017–2023	George Kiefer	125	49	52	24	.488
2024–	Marc Hubbard	16	8	3	5	.656

Individual achievements

All-Americans

NC State has produced 12 All-Americans. The most recent was Aaron King, who won the honor in 2005.^[8]

Player	Position	Year(s)
Kare Kragas	FW	1951
Benito Artinano	FW	1962, 1963
Eddie Link	MF	1967
Chris Ogu	MF	1982, 1983
Sam Okpodu	FW	1982, 1983, 1984
Tab Ramos	MF	1985, 1986, 1987
Dario Brose	MF	1988, 1990
Henry Gutierrez	FW	1988, 1990, 1991
Chris Szanto	DF	1989
Tom Tanner	FW	1990
Scott Schweitzer	DF	1992
Aaron King	FW	2005

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

Samuel Okpodu (1981–1984) – Currently head coach with Maryland Bobcats
Tab Ramos (1984–1987) – Currently assistant coach with New England Revolution
Chuck Codd (1985–1989) – Currently assistant coach with Baylor (women)
Tom Tanner (1986–1990) – Currently general manager of Utica City
Albertin Montoya (1993–1995) – Currently head coach with Bay FC
Pablo Mastroeni (1994–1997) – Currently head coach with Real Salt Lake
Akil DeFreitas (2009–2010) – Currently with KF
Conor Donovan (2014) – Currently with Sacramento Republic
Ryan Peterson (2014–2015) – Currently with Charlotte Independence
Manny Perez (2017–2018) – Currently with AC Horsens
David Loera (2017–2019) – Currently with San Antonio
Cyrus Rad (2017–2021) – Currently with Huntsville City
Jamie Smith (2019–2021) – Currently with Greenville Triumph

References

General

"2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). NC State Wolfpack. July 6, 2016. pp. 1–14. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
Featherston, Alwyn (February 1, 2006). Tobacco Road: Duke, Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest, and the History of the Most Intense Backyard Rivalries in Sports (1st ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press. pp. 1–8. ISBN 1592289150.

Footnotes

^ NC State Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "NC State celebrates soccer legacy". WRAL (FM). October 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
^ Morris, Neil (October 5, 2015). "Recalling the great 1990 N.C. State team". Soccer America. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
^ "Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. NC State Athletics.
^ Tobben, John (November 25, 2014). "A Tale of Two Rivalries". Raleigh & Company. RaleighCo.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
^ Featherston, pp. 5–8
^ 2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 8
^ 2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 1