# Eastern Illinois Panthers men's soccer

The Eastern Illinois Panthers men's soccer team represents Eastern Illinois University (EIU) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in NCAA Division I soccer. The Panthers play their home matches at Lakeside Soccer Field located directly south of the Lantz Arena complex on the EIU campus in Charleston, Illinois.

## Conference membership

Eastern Illinois is currently a full member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), which did not sponsor men's soccer until the 2023 season. Before the OVC launched its men's soccer league, EIU was an associate member of the Summit League for men's soccer, and remains an associate of that conference in men's and women's swimming & diving.
In 1982, EIU was one of the eight charter members of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (AMCU) which changed its name to the Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con) in 1989 and became the Summit League in 2007. The Panthers played soccer in the AMCU/Mid-Con until leaving for membership in the OVC in 1996. Upon joining the OVC, EIU also became an affiliate member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) for men's soccer. The Panthers swimming & diving teams had returned to the Mid-Con in 1996; in fall 2011, EIU cut its membership to only two conferences as the men's soccer team returned to what is now the Summit League.
In March 2023, the OVC announced that it would start a men's soccer league in the 2023 season, allowing EIU to align men's soccer with the bulk of its other sports,

## Players
### Roster

    As of 18 Sep 2024
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 | Lucas Ortiz |
| 1 | GK | USA | Chad Smith |
| 2 | FW | USA | Ashur Eshw |
| 3 | DF | USA | William Bruce |
| 4 | DF | USA | David Brown |
| 5 | DF | USA | Nate Hagemann |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Felipe Kerr Lourenco |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Samo Hassoun |
| 8 | MF | USA | Jared Cornejo |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Eccles |
| 10 | MF | USA | Casey Welage |
| 11 | FW | USA | Adam Boykin |
| 12 | DF | USA | Trey Gora |
| 13 | FW | MNG | Bat-Od Buman-Uchral |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | USA | Kyle Kimberling |
| 15 | FW | USA | Sebastian Khoury |
| 16 | FW | USA | Jackson Cote |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Sebastian Piatkiewicz |
| 18 | MF | USA | Jake Pollock |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Lucas Santos |
| 21 | FW | GER | Frider Blunck |
| 22 | DF | USA | Kyle Ward |
| 23 | DF | USA | Patrick Osilaja |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Ben Martin |
| 26 | DF | USA | Lance Toutanji |
| 27 | MF | USA | Sam Brassard |
| 30 | GK | VIR | Whelan Joseph |
| 32 | GK | USA | Kyce Toutanji |

### Retired numbers

| No. | Player | Pos. | Career | No. retired | Ref. |
| 19 | Erik Proffitt | MF | 1987–88 | November 1988 | |

#### Notes

* ↑ Proffitt died in April 1989 after contracting spinal meningitis. He was 20 years old.

### Notable former players

* Shady Omar, forward for the Egyptian Second Division A
* Mike Novotny, Goalkeeper for Chicago House AC
* Schellas Hyndman, former head coach of soccer's FC Dallas
* Matt Bobo, former North American Soccer League player
* John Baretta, former North American Soccer League goalkeeper
* George Gorleku, former Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) player
* LeBaron Hollimon, former National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) player
* Damien Kelly, former National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) player
* Mark Simpson, former goalkeeper and assistant coach for D.C. United
* Jason Thompson, former player for D.C. United
* Glen Tourville, former Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) player

## Season results

References:
Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Eastern Illinois University (NAIA Independent) (1963–1971) ||||||
| 1963 | Harold Pinther | 4–1–0 | | | |
| 1964 | Harold Pinther | 2–5–0 | | | |
| Harold Pinther: | Harold Pinther: | 6–6–0 .500 | | | |
| 1965 | Fritz Teller | 6–3–0 | | | |
| 1966 | Fritz Teller | 7–3–0 | | | NAIA District |
| 1967 | Fritz Teller | 5–3–0 | | | |
| 1968 | Fritz Teller | 5–5–0 | | | NAIA District |
| 1969 | Fritz Teller | 13–1–1 | | | NAIA National Champions |
| 1970 | Fritz Teller | 6–4 | | | NAIA District |
| 1971 | Fritz Teller | 5–5–2 | | | NAIA District |
| Eastern Illinois University (Division II Independent) (1972–1982) ||||||
| 1972 | Fritz Teller | 7–3–1 | | | NCAA Div. II Second Round |
| 1973 | Fritz Teller | 7–4–2 | | | NCAA Div. II Elite Eight |
| 1974 | Fritz Teller | 10–5–0 | | | NCAA Div. II Fourth Place |
| 1975 | Fritz Teller | 8–4–1 | | | NCAA Div. II First Round |
| 1976 | Fritz Teller | 8–2–3 | | | |
| Fritz Teller: | Fritz Teller: | 87–42–10 .662 | | | |
| 1977 | Schellas Hyndman | 10–4–1 | | | NCAA Div. II Elite Eight |
| 1978 | Schellas Hyndman | 15–5–0 | | | NCAA Div. II Third Place |
| 1979 | Schellas Hyndman | 14–4–3 | | | NCAA Div. II Runner-up |
| 1980 | Schellas Hyndman | 12–4–0 | | | NCAA Div. II First Round |
| 1981 | Schellas Hyndman | 19–2–2 | | | NCAA Div. I Third Place |
| 1982 | Schellas Hyndman | 12–3–5 | | | NCAA Div. I First Round |
| Eastern Illinois University (AMCU/Mid-Con) (1983–1995) ||||||
| 1983 | Schellas Hyndman | 16–2–0 | 4–0–0 | 1st of 5 | NCAA Div. I Second Round |
| Schellas Hyndman: | Schellas Hyndman: | 98–24–11 .778 | | | |
| 1984 | Cizo Mosnia | 11–5–1 | 2–2–0 | 3rd of 5 | |
| 1985 | Cizo Mosnia | 11–5–1 | 4–0–0 | 1st of 5 | |
| 1986 | Cizo Mosnia | 6–8–2 | 1–2–1 | 4th of 5 | |
| 1987 | Cizo Mosnia | 11–7–3 | 4–0–0 | 1st of 5 | |
| 1988 | Cizo Mosnia | 10–6–3 | 4–0–1 | t-1st of 6 | |
| 1989 | Cizo Mosnia | 10–2–3 | 6–0–0 | 1st of 7 | |
| 1990 | Cizo Mosnia | 5–11–2 | 4–2–1 | 4th of 8 | |
| 1991 | Cizo Mosnia | 9–9–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th of 8 | |
| 1992 | Cizo Mosnia | 3–10–2 | 3–3–1 | 6th of 8 | |
| 1993 | Cizo Mosnia | 9–9–0 | 3–5–0 | 6th of 9 | |
| 1994 | Cizo Mosnia | 12–3–1 | 6–1–1 | 1st of 5–West | |
| Cizo Mosnia: | Cizo Mosnia: | 97–75–19 .558 | | | |
| 1995 | Troy Fabiano | 3–12–0 | 3–5–0 | 4th of 5–West | |
| Troy Fabiano: | Troy Fabiano: | 3–12–0 .200 | | | |
| Eastern Illinois University (Missouri Valley Conference) (1996–2010) ||||||
| 1996 | Tim McClements | 8–11–0 | 1–4–0 | 5th of 6 | |
| 1997 | Tim McClements | 4–15–0 | 3–4–0 | 5th of 8 | |
| 1998 | Tim McClements | 12–5–3 | 2–4–1 | 6th of 8 | |
| 1999 | Tim McClements | 6–11–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th of 8 | |
| Tim McClements: | Tim McClements: | 30–42–4 .421 | | | |
| 2000 | Adam Howarth | 12–6–1 | 6–5–0 | t-5th of 12 | |
| 2001 | Adam Howarth | 6–10–1 | 2–7–0 | 9th of 10 | |
| 2002 | Adam Howarth | 8–11–1 | 3–5–1 | 7th of 10 | |
| 2003 | Adam Howarth | 5–12–2 | 0–8–1 | 10th of 10 | |
| 2004 | Adam Howarth | 5–12–1 | 1–7–1 | t-8th of 10 | |
| 2005 | Adam Howarth | 5–9–3 | 2–4–1 | 6th of 8 | |
| 2006 | Adam Howarth | 11–7–2 | 1–3–2 | 6th of 7 | |
| 2007 | Adam Howarth | 12–6–3 | 2–3–1 | 5th of 7 | |
| 2008 | Adam Howarth | 5–11–3 | 0–5–0 | 6th of 6 | |
| 2009 | Adam Howarth | 6–8–3 | 2–6–1 | 5th of 6 | |
| 2010 | Adam Howarth | 4–12–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th of 8 | |
| Eastern Illinois University (The Summit League) (2011–2022) ||||||
| 2011 | Adam Howarth | 7–9–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th of 7 | |
| 2012 | Adam Howarth | 3–13–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th of 7 | |
| 2013 | Adam Howarth | 1–14–2 | 1–4–1 | 6th of 7 | |
| Adam Howarth: | Adam Howarth: | 90–140–24 .402 | | | |
| 2014 | Mark Hansen | 3–13–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th of 7 | |
| Mark Hansen: | Mark Hansen: | 3–13–1 .206 | | | |
| 2015 | Kiki Lara | 3–14–0 | 1–5–0 | 7th of 7 | |
| 2016 | Kiki Lara | 5-12-1 | 2-4-0 | 6th of 7 | |
| 2017 | Kiki Lara | 4-9-6 | 2-2-1 | 4th of 6 | |
| 2018 | Kiki Lara | 3-11-4 | 1-2-2 | 4th of 6 | |
| 2019 | Kiki Lara | 5-9-2 | 1-2-2 | 5th of 6 | |
| Kiki Lara: | Kiki Lara: | 20–55–13 .299 | 6–13–3 | | |
| 2020 | Ronnie Bouemboue | 1-8-2 | 1-7-2 | 6th of 6 | |
| 2021 | Ronnie Bouemboue | 2-12-1 | 1-5 | 7th of 7 | |
| Ronnie Bouemboue: | Ronnie Bouemboue: | 3–20–3 .173 | 2–12–2 | | |
| 2022 | Josh Oakley | 1–12–3 | 0–7–1 | 7th of 7 | |
| Eastern Illinois University (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023 | Josh Oakley | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | | |
| Josh Oakley: | Josh Oakley: | 1–12–2 .133 | 0–7–1 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 440–444–88 .498 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||