2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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.

2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
ACC Atlantic Division Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
2021 record16–5–2 (5–3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (9th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (6th season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 –3 –016 –5 –2
Louisville + 5 –3 –010 –7 –1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 –3 –113 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –26 –7 –2
Syracuse 2 –5 –18 –8 –2
NC State 1 –5 –27 –8 –2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 –2 –114 –5 –1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 –2 –113 –5 –2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 –2 –214 –5 –5
North Carolina + 4 –4 –011 –7 –2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –5 –4
Virginia 2 –5 –16 –9 –3
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

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
Main article: 2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

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

Players leaving
Players Leaving
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Max Fisher0GK6'2"190 SeniorSalisbury, NCGraduated
Kimarni Smith9FW6'1"160SeniorNottingham, EnglandDelcared for 2021 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 4th overall by D.C. United.[1]
Grayson Barber11FW5'9"165JuniorElgin, SCSigned Home Grown Player contract with Sporting Kansas City[2]
Chris Matlashewski19FW6'0"155 SophomoreMyrtle Beach, SC—
Philip Mayaka20MF5'7"135SophomoreNairobi, KenyaDelcared for 2021 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 3rd overall by the Colorado Rapids[3]
Stirling Russell24MF5'11"165 JuniorBelleveue, WAGraduated
Matthew Boberg28FW5'5"140 FreshmanBrownsburg, INTransferred to Boston University[4]

Players arriving

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
 USABlacklick, OHColumbus Crew Academy[7]
Tristan DeLoach
MF
 USASavannah, GATormenta FC[8]
Adam Lundegard
DF
 USALa Plata, MDD.C. United[9]
Dawson Malcolm
DF
 USAClover, SCCharlotte Soccer Academy[10]
Henry Suah
FW
 USACrystal, MNMinneapolis UnitedN/A[11]
Zack Farnsworth
DF
 USASandy, UTReal Monarchs SLCN/A
Camilo Comi
FW
 ARGRosario, ArgentinaClub Atletico TalleresN/A
Tim Ströbeck
FW
 SWEHässleholm, SwedenHässleholms IFN/A

Squad

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

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
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
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
1 27FWIsaiah Reid6129
2 10MFLuis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador6028
3 3DFOskar Ågren4015
9MFMohamed Seye5005
21MFOsmane Sylla5005
6 17MFQuinn McNeil3104
7 5DFHamady Diop3003
7FWTim Ströbeck3003
8MFCallum Johnson2013
18MFAlvaro Gomez2013
11 23FWJosh Hallenberger2002
12 20MFBrandon Parrish1001
Total422751

Disciplinary Record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
    
1 5DFHamady Diop310100100510
2 8FWCallum Johnson400000100500
3 3DFOskar Ågren300000000300
4DFJustin Malou101000000101
15DFCharlie Asensio000000300300
21MFOsmane Sylla100000200300
7 1GKGeorge Marks100000100200
9FWMohamed Seye000100100200
17MFQuinn McNeil200000000200
19MFElton Chifamba100000100200
11 2DFBen Erkens100000000100
6DFDylan Sullivan100000000100
10MFLuis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador100000000100
11FWCamilo Comi100000000100
12DFEnrique Montana III100000000100
20MFBrandon Parrish100000100100
27FWIsaiah Reid000000100100
Total211120012003511

Awards and honors
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
Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Oskar ÅgrenSan Jose Earthquakes113DF
Charlie AsensioAustin FC235DF
Callum JohnsonLA Galaxy242MF
Luis Felipe Fernandez-SalvadorVancouver Whitecaps244MF
George MarksCharlotte FC357GK
John MartinSan Jose Earthquakes364MF

Source:[24]

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
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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