Duke Blue Devils men's soccer

The Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represents Duke University in the ACC and in all other men's NCAA Division I Soccer competitions. They won their first and only NCAA tournament in 1986, co-captained by their current head coach, John Kerr Jr. and Mike Linenberger. Facilities included both turf and grass fields, a newly constructed weight room and training room (as of fall 2016), and a student-athlete academic advising facility. John Kerr Jr. is assisted by Michael Brady and Chris Rich.

Duke Blue Devils Men's Soccer
2020 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team
Founded1935
UniversityDuke University
Head coachJohn Kerr, Jr.[1] (13th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationDurham, NC
StadiumKoskinen Stadium
(Capacity: 4,500)
NicknameBlue Devils
ColorsDuke Blue and White[2]
         
NCAA Tournament championships
1986
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1982, 1995
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2006
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
1999, 2005, 2006
Conference Regular Season championships
1980, 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006

Current roster

Updated November 6, 2020[3]

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 Michael Ries
00 GK  USA Eliot Hamill
1 GK  USA Will Pulisic
2 DF  USA Stephen O'Connell
3 DF  AUT Matthias Frick
4 DF  NIR Lewis McGarvey
5 MF  USA Antino Lopez
6 MF  USA Cameron Kerr
7 FW  USA Daniel Wright
8 MF  USA Jack Doran
9 FW  USA Scotty Taylor
10 MF  ISL Kristófer Garðarsson
11 DF  ARG Nicolas Macri
13 DF  USA Ian Murphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  USA Peter Stroud
15 FW  USA Krew Verratti
16 DF  USA Kees Heetderks
17 MF  JPN Santa Ihara
18 MF  USA Nick Pariano
19 DF  USA Sintayehu Clements
20 DF  USA Adrian Vela
21 MF  USA Daniel Aguilar
22 MF  USA Conor Kelly
23 GK  USA JT Harms
24 MF  USA Alex Slover
25 FW  USA Miguel Ramirez
26 DF  USA Amir Daley
30 GK  USA Matthew Wolf

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Kevin White
Head Coach John Kerr, Jr.
Associate Head Coach Michael Brady
Assistant Coach Kyle Renfro
Volunteer Assistant Coach Tristan Wierbonski

Source:[3]

Facilities

Koskinen Stadium

The facility that the Blue Devils Men's Soccer Team uses to play their matches. The stadium holds 7,000 and seats 4,500. The players play on Bermuda grass. The field is 75x120 yards. There are two locker rooms and a field house inside the stadium. In January 2015, there was a new press box revealed during a grand opening called Kennedy Tower, which was dedicated in honor of Chris and Ana Kennedy. Chris is the Duke Senior Deputy Director of Athletes. The Kennedy Tower, offers press boxes and hospitality suites at the top of Koskinen Stadium.[4] In the fall of 2015, the new Track and Field facility opened on the opposite side of Kennedy Tower. Koskinen Stadium is home for Duke Men's Soccer, Duke Women's Soccer, Duke Men's Lacrosse, and Duke Women's Lacrosse.

Training facilities

In addition to Koskinen Stadium, Duke has a training ground (751 Practice Fields). 751 has 1 grass field and an additional 18-yard box designed specifically for shooting and goalie training. The team's practice locker rooms are located in the Murray Building, next to Koskinen stadium,

Recruiting

The Blue Devil's have been one of the successful programs with recruiting since 2010. Seven of the last eight recruiting classes have been ranked inside the top 25 nationally. That doesn't change in 2017 as Duke's incoming class has been ranked 11th by College Soccer News.[5] For a more in depth look at Duke's 2017 incoming freshman class, click here.[6]

High-School Graduating Year National Ranking
2010 #18
2011 #3
2012 #16
2013 #22
2014 #4
2015 N/A
2016 #15
2017 #11

Alumni in the pros

Name Graduating Year League Team
Seo-In Kim BOV Premier League Qormi FC
Jeremy Ebobisse 2016 MLS Portland Timbers
Zach Mathers 2015 MLS Seattle Sounders
Sean Davis 2014 MLS New York Red Bulls
Sebastian Ibeagha 2013 MLS Houston Dynamo
Andrew Wenger 2012 MLS Houston Dynamo
Ryan Finley 2012 Superettan IFK Värnamo
Cole Grossman 2011 Tippeligean Stabæk
Christian Ibeagha 2010 NASL North Carolina FC
Darrius Barnes 2008 NASL New York Cosmos
Zach Pope 2007 USL PDL Austin Aztex
Mike Grella 2006 MLS New York Red Bulls

References

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