2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2020 ACC men's soccer standings
	North
	South
	‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion; + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA Tournament; As of November 24, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches; Source:The ACC; Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College has suspended the 2020 men's soccer season.

Clemson Tigers men's soccer
2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 2
2020 record	8–2–1 (3–2–1 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Noonan (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Philip Jones (8th season); Camilo Rodriguez (5th season);
Captains	George Marks; James Brighton;
Home stadium	Riggs Field

The 2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team will represent Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eleventh season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 60th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

Background

The 2019 Clemson men's soccer team finished the season with a 18–2–2 overall record and a 6–1–1 ACC record. The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division, and were seeded first–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. They defeated Notre Dame and Pittsburgh before falling to Virgina in the final.[1] The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Seeded second-overall, they defeated Charlotte and Providence before losing to Stanford in the Quarterfinals.

At the end of the season, three Tigers men's soccer players wer selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Robbie Robinson, Tanner Dieterich, and Malick Mbaye.[2]

Player movement

Players leaving

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Daniel Kuzemka	1	GK	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Clifton, Virginia	Transferred to Charlotte
Judson Burns	2	DF	5'8"	165	Freshman	Argyle, Texas	Transferred to SMU
Malick Mbaye	5	DF	6'0"	168	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Drafted 33rd overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC
Tanner Dieterich	6	DF	6'0"	170	Senior	Nashville, Tennessee	Drafted 28th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC
Robbie Robinson	7	FW	6'2"	170	Junior	Camden, South Carolina	Drafted 1st overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami
Adrian Nunez	10	FW	5'7"	150	Senior	San José, Costa Rica	Graduated
Adam Yorke	12	FW	6'1"	175	Freshman	Redondo Beach, California
Cale Thorne	16	MF	6'0"	193	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland	Graduated
Izzy Garcia-Perez	21	FW	5'9"	157	Freshman	Asheville, North Carolina
Nolan Lennon	22	GK	6'2"	190	Senior	Piedmont, South Carolina	Graduated
Sindri Björnsson	23	MF	6'1"	180	Junior	Brieðholt, Iceland	Transferred to Villanova
Nate Hall	28	FW	5'4"	145	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland	Graduated

Players arriving

Name	Nat.	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Hamady Diop DF	SEN	Dakar, Senegal	Montverde Academy	[3]
Ben Erkens DF	USA	Greenville, SC	Carolina Elite Soccer Academy	[4]
Joshua Hallenberger MF	USA	Perland, TX	Houston Dynamo	[5]
Trevor Manion GK	USA	Phoenixville, PA	Penn Fusion SA	[6]
Brandon Parrish MF	USA	Fairview, TN	Darlington Academy	[7]
Titus Sandy Jr DF	USA	Matthews, NC	Charlotte Soccer Academy	[8]
Ousmane Sylla MF	SEN	Dakar, Senegal	Montverde Academy	[9]
Seth Wilson GK	USA	Frisco, TX	FC Dallas Academy	[10]

Squad

Roster

Updated September 10, 2020[11]

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	Max Fisher
1	GK	USA	George Marks (captain)
2	DF	USA	Ben Erkens
3	DF	SWE	Oskar Ågren
4	DF	SEN	Justin Malou
6	DF	USA	Dylan Sullivan
8	MF	USA	Callum Johnson
9	FW	ENG	Kimarni Smith
10	MF	ECU	Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador
11	FW	USA	Grayson Barber
12	DF	USA	Enrique Montana III
13	MF	USA	John Martin
14	MF	ESP	Mohamed Seye
15	DF	USA	Charlie Asensio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	USA	Quinn McNeil
18	MF	ESP	Alvaro Gomez
19	FW	USA	Chris Matlashewki
20	MF	KEN	Philip Mayaka
22	GK	USA	Trevor Manion
23	FW	USA	Josh Hallenberger
24	MF	USA	Stirling Russell
25	FW	USA	James Brighton (captain)
26	DF	USA	Jake Barron
27	DF	USA	Isaiah Reid
28	FW	USA	Matthew Boberg
29	MF	USA	Brandon Parrish
30	DF	USA	Titus Sandy Jr.
32	DF	USA	Tyler Hutchinson

Prior to the season, Geroge Marks and James Brighton were named co-captains of the team.[12]

Team management

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:[13]

Schedule

Source:[14][15]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Fall Exhibition
September 11, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Virginia	Cancelled[16]	– (–)	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
Fall Regular season
September 18, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest	Postponted[17]		Riggs Field Clemson, SC
September 25, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN		North Carolina	Postponted[17]		Riggs Field Clemson, SC
October 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	at South Carolina Rivalry	W 3–0	1–0–0	Stone Stadium (460) Columbia, SC
October 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	UAB	W 2–0	2–0–0	Riggs Field (748) Clemson, SC
October 9, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 3	at North Carolina	L 0–1	2–1–0 (0–1–0)	Dorrance Field (0) Chapel Hill, NC
October 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 1 Wake Forest	W 2–1	3–1–0 (1–1–0)	Riggs Field (1,000) Clemson, SC
October 16, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Duke	W 2–1 ^2OT	4–1–0 (2–1–0)	Riggs Field (1,000) Clemson, SC
October 23, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	at NC State	W 1–0	5–1–0 (3–1–0)	Dail Soccer Field (88) Raleigh, NC
October 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	No. 5 North Carolina	T 3–3 ^2OT	5–1–1 (3–1–1)	Riggs Field (1,000) Clemson, SC
October 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., RSN	No. 3	No. 2 Wake Forest	L 0–2	5–2–1 (3–2–1)	Spry Stadium (0) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 15, 2020 Noon, ACCN	(S3) No. 4	vs. (N2) No. 5 Virginia Tech Quarterfinals	W 4–1	6–2–1	Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC
November 18, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	(S3) No. 2	vs. (N4) Virginia Semifinals	W 2–1	7–2–1	Dorrance Field (50) Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(S3) No. 2	vs. (N1) No. 1 Pittsburgh Final	W 2–1	8–2–1	WakeMed Soccer Park (350) Cary, NC
Spring Exhibition
February 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m.		vs. North Carolina			CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex Pineville, NC
Spring Regular season
March 7, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Syracuse			Riggs Field Clemson, SC
March 13, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Virginia Tech			Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA
March 20, 2021 7:00 p.m.		NC State			Riggs Field Clemson, SC
March 26/27, 2021 TBA		at Boston College			Newton Soccer Complex Chestnut Hill, MA
April 2, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Wake Forest			Riggs Field Clemson, SC
April 9, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Louisville			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Regular Season	ACC Tournament	Total
1	9	FW	Kimarni Smith	4	4	8
2	25	FW	James Brighton	2	2	4
3	14	MF	Mohamed Seye	2	1	3
4	10	MF	Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador	1	1	2
4	11	FW	Grayson Barber	2	0	2
6	4	DF	Justin Malou	1	0	1
6	16	MF	Callum Johnson	1	0	1
Total				13	8	21

Disciplinary Record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Regular Season			ACC Tournament			NCAA Tournament			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	3	DF		Oskar Ågren	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10	MF		Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	11	FW		Grayson Barber	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14	FW		Mohamed Seye	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
	20	MF		Philip Mayaka	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	8	MF		Callum Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		Kimarni Smith	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13	MF		John Martin	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	DF		Charlie Asensio	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17	MF		Quinn McNiell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24	MF		Stirling Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					15	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	19	1	0

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Mohamed Seye	Co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 5, 2020	[18]
Kimarni Smith	Co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 19, 2020	[19]
George Marks	Defensive Player of the Week	October 19, 2020	[19]
Grayson Barber	Co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 26, 2020	[20]
Oskar Ågren	Defensive Player of the Week	October 26, 2020	[20]
Kimarni Smith	All-ACC Tournament Team	November 22, 2020	[21]
Justin Malou
Grayson Barber
Philip Mayaka
Kimarni Smith	ACC Tournament MVP
Justin Malou	MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist	January 28, 2021	[22]
Kimarni Smith	MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist	January 28, 2021	[22]

2021 MLS Super Draft

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Philip Mayaka	Colorado Rapids	1	3	MF
Kimarni Smith	D.C. United	1	4	FW
Justin Malou	Columbus Crew	1	27	DF

Source:[23]

Rankings

Fall 2020

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Final
United Soccer[24]	2	3	3		3	3	5	4	2	1

Spring 2021

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
United Soccer[24]														None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [25]	2

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Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Venue	Riggs Field (1969–present)
Rivalries	South Carolina
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2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Standings ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament
North	Louisville Notre Dame Syracuse Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech
South	Clemson Duke North Carolina NC State Wake Forest
Suspended season	Boston College
← 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2021 →

2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten ~~Big West~~ Colonial Conference USA Horizon ~~Ivy~~ MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten ~~Big West~~ Colonial ~~Conference USA~~ Horizon MAAC Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final
Rankings & awards	Rankings United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll All-Americans