2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
ACC Atlantic Division Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record16–5–2 (5–3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (9th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (6th season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 3 0 16 5 2
Louisville + 5 3 0 10 7 1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 3 1 13 7 1
Boston College 2 4 2 6 7 2
Syracuse 2 5 1 8 8 2
NC State 1 5 2 7 8 2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 2 1 14 5 1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 2 1 13 5 2
No. 4 Notre Dame 4 2 2 14 5 5
North Carolina + 4 4 0 11 7 2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 4 1 11 5 4
Virginia 2 5 1 6 9 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his twelfth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 61st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tigers finished the season 16–5–2 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first in the Atlantic Division. As the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the eight overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Denver in overtime in the Second Round and Kentucky in the Third Round. In the quarterfinals, they face off against top seed Oregon State, who they defeated on penalties to advance. Penalties were required again to defeat Notre Dame in the Semifinals. In the Final Clemson defeated Washington to win their third National Title in program history.

Background[edit]

The Tigers' 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.

The Tigers finished the fall season 8–2–1 and 3–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the North Division. They won the ACC Tournament by defeating Virginia Tech, Virginia and Pittsburgh in the final. They finished the spring season 4–1–1 and 4–1–1 in ACC play, to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Pittsburgh in a game for the bid. As the first seed in the tournament, they defeated American in the Second Round before losing to Marshall in the Third Round on penalty kicks to end their season.

Player movement[edit]

Players leaving[edit]

Players Leaving
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Max Fisher 0 GK 6'2" 190 Redshirt Senior Salisbury, NC Graduated
Kimarni Smith 9 FW 6'1" 160 Senior Nottingham, England Declared for 2021 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 4th overall by D.C. United.[1]
Grayson Barber 11 FW 5'9" 165 Junior Elgin, SC Signed Home Grown Player contract with Sporting Kansas City[2]
Chris Matlashewski 19 FW 6'0" 155 Redshirt Sophomore Myrtle Beach, SC
Philip Mayaka 20 MF 5'7" 135 Sophomore Nairobi, Kenya Declared for 2021 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 3rd overall by the Colorado Rapids[3]
Stirling Russell 24 MF 5'11" 165 Redshirt Junior Belleveue, WA Graduated
Matthew Boberg 28 FW 5'5" 140 Redshirt Freshman Brownsburg, IN Transferred to Boston University[4]

Players arriving[edit]

The Tigers added seven players across two signing days, one in November and one in March.[5][6]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Elton Chifamba
MF
 USA Blacklick, OH Columbus Crew Academy [7]
Tristan DeLoach
MF
 USA Savannah, GA Tormenta FC [8]
 USA La Plata, MD D.C. United [9]
Dawson Malcolm
DF
 USA Clover, SC Charlotte Soccer Academy [10]
Henry Suah
FW
 USA Crystal, MN Minneapolis United N/A[11]
Zack Farnsworth
DF
 USA Sandy, UT Real Monarchs SLC N/A
Camilo Comi
FW
 ARG Rosario, Argentina Club Atletico Talleres N/A
Tim Ströbeck
FW
 SWE Hässleholm, Sweden Hässleholms IF N/A

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of February 10, 2022[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
1 GK United States USA George Marks
2 DF United States USA Ben Erkens
3 DF Sweden SWE Oskar Ågren
4 DF Senegal SEN Justin Malou
5 DF Senegal SEN Hamady Diop
6 DF United States USA Dylan Sullivan
7 FW Sweden SWE Tim Ströbeck
8 MF United States USA Callum Johnson
9 MF Spain ESP Mohamed Seye
10 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador
11 FW Argentina ARG Camilo Comi
12 DF United States USA Enrique Montana III
13 MF United States USA John Martin
14 DF United States USA Titus Sandy Jr.
15 DF United States USA Charlie Asensio
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF United States USA Tristan Deloach
17 MF United States USA Quinn McNeill
18 MF Spain ESP Alvaro Gomez
19 MF United States USA Elton Chifamba
20 MF United States USA Brandon Parrish
21 MF Senegal SEN Ousmane Sylla
22 GK United States USA Trevor Manion
23 FW United States USA Josh Hallenberger
25 FW United States USA James Brighton
26 DF United States USA Jake Barron
27 DF United States USA Isaiah Reid
28 DF United States USA Adam Lundegard
29 DF United States USA Tyler Hutchinson
31 GK United States USA Giles Thaxter
33 DF United States USA Dawson Malcolm

Team management[edit]

Position Staff
Athletic director United States Dan Radakovich
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[edit]

Source:[14][15]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 15*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Wofford W 5–0 
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 21*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 at Georgia State T 0–0[16] 
GSU Soccer Field
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 St. John's W 2–1  1–0–0
Riggs Field (0)
Clemson, SC
August 29*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 USC Upstate W 5–0  2–0–0
Riggs Field (N/A)
Clemson, SC
September 3*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 South Carolina
Rivalry
W 5–0  3–0–0
Riggs Field (4,524)
Clemson, SC
September 6*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4 South Florida W 3–0  4–0–0
Riggs Field (1,412)
Clemson, SC
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 at NC State W 2–0  5–0–0
(1–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,840)
Raleigh, NC
September 14*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Georgia Southern W 5–0  6–0–0
Riggs Field (1,232)
Clemson, SC
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Boston College W 3–0  7–0–0
(2–0–0)
Riggs Field (3,032)
Clemson, SC
September 21*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 at UNC Greensboro L 1–3  7–1–0
UNCG Soccer Stadium (569)
Greensboro, NC
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 No. 15 Pittsburgh L 0–2  7–2–0
(2–1–0)
Riggs Field (2,231)
Clemson, SC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19 at Wake Forest W 2–1  8–2–0
(3–1–0)
Spry Stadium (3,560)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 5*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 at Coastal Carolina W 2–0  9–2–0
CCU Soccer Field (858)
Conway, SC
October 9
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 21 Notre Dame L 0–2  9–3–0
(3–2–0)
Riggs Field (1,500)
Clemson, SC
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23 at No. 9 Duke W 3–2 OT 10–3–0
(4–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,204)
Durham, NC
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 at Syracuse L 0–2  10–4–0
(4–3–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,205)
Syracuse, NY
October 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15 No. 17 FIU W 4–0  11–4–0
Riggs Field (1,335)
Clemson, SC
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 Louisville W 5–1  12–4–0
(5–3–0)
Riggs Field (1,889)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 7
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 9 (7) No. 18 North Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 2–1  13–4–0
Riggs Field (2,351)
Clemson, SC
November 10
7:00 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 9 (3) No. 11 Duke
Semifinals
L 0–1  13–5–0
Riggs Field (3,237)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 21
7:00 p.m.
(8) No. 9 Denver
Second Round
W 1–0 2OT 14–5–0
Riggs Field (1,849)
Clemson, SC
November 28
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
(8) No. 9 (9) No. 15 Kentucky
Third Round
W 2–1  15–5–0
Riggs Field (1,793)
Clemson, SC
December 4
9:00 p.m., P12N
(8) No. 9 at (1) No. 1 Oregon
Quarterfinals
T 1–1 (4–3 PKs) 2OT 15–5–1
Wayne Valley Stadium (1,415)
Corvallis, OR
December 10
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(8) No. 9 (4) No. 20 Notre Dame
Semifinals
T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) 2OT 15–5–2
WakeMed Soccer Park (10,132)
Cary, NC
December 12
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
(8) No. 9 (2) No. 3 Washington
Final
W 2–0  16–5–2
WakeMed Soccer Park (7,238)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Goals Record[edit]

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 27 United States FW Isaiah Reid 6 1 2 9
2 10 Ecuador MF Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 6 0 2 8
3 3 Sweden DF Oskar Ågren 4 0 1 5
9 Spain MF Mohamed Seye 5 0 0 5
21 Senegal MF Ousmane Sylla 5 0 0 5
6 17 United States MF Quinn McNeill 3 1 0 4
7 5 Senegal DF Hamady Diop 3 0 0 3
7 Sweden FW Tim Ströbeck 3 0 0 3
8 United States MF Callum Johnson 2 0 1 3
18 Spain MF Alvaro Gomez 2 0 1 3
11 23 United States FW Josh Hallenberger 2 0 0 2
12 20 United States MF Brandon Parrish 1 0 0 1
Total 42 2 7 51

Disciplinary record[edit]

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 5 Senegal DF Hamady Diop 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
2 8 United States FW Callum Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
3 3 Sweden DF Oskar Ågren 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 Senegal DF Justin Malou 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 United States DF Charlie Asensio 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
21 Senegal MF Ousmane Sylla 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
7 1 United States GK George Marks 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
9 Spain FW Mohamed Seye 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
17 United States MF Quinn McNeill 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 United States MF Elton Chifamba 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
11 2 United States DF Ben Erkens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 United States DF Dylan Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 Ecuador MF Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 Argentina FW Camilo Comi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 United States DF Enrique Montana III 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 United States MF Brandon Parrish 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
27 United States FW Isaiah Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 21 1 1 2 0 0 12 0 0 35 1 1

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Oskar Ågren Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18 [17]
George Marks ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 31 [18]
ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 14 [19]
Charlie Asensio ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 5 [20]
Quinn McNeill ACC Offensive Player of the Week November 2 [21]
Oskar Ågren ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week
Oskar Ågren All-ACC First Team November 10 [22]
Hamady Diop All-ACC Second Team
George Marks
Ousmane Sylla
Quinn McNeill All-ACC Third Team
Quinn McNeill ACC All-Tournament Team November 15 [23]
Oskar Ågren

2022 MLS Super Draft[edit]

Player Team Round Pick # Position
Oskar Ågren San Jose Earthquakes 1 13 DF
Charlie Asensio Austin FC 2 35 DF
Callum Johnson LA Galaxy 2 42 MF
Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador Vancouver Whitecaps 2 44 MF
George Marks Charlotte FC 3 57 GK
John Martin San Jose Earthquakes 3 64 MF

Source:[24]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[25]6 (1)4 (1)2 (6)2 (5)2 (4)19212361599Not released1 (24)
TopDrawer Soccer [26]863221091561715151714841

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