# 2019 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team

The 2019 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. The Terrapins were led by 27th year head coach, Sasho Cirovski.

## Background

The Maryland Terrapins entered the 2019 season as the defending national champions, winning their first national title since 2008, their fourth NCAA National title, and their fifth claimed national title. During the regular season, the Terrapins posted a relatively poor record of 7–6–3 overall, and 4–4 in Big Ten play. In the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, the Terrapins defeated Michigan State in the quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the semis. Despite this, the Terrapins had a strong Top 20 RPI and earned an at-large berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament as an 11 seed, allowing them to earn a second round bye. During their tournament won, they did not concede a single goal, and won all their matches in regulation time. Maryland midfielder, Amar Sejdič and Dayne St. Clair earned the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player award for offense and defense, respectively.

## Player movement
### Departures

| Name | Nat. | No. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Chase Gasper | USA | 28 | DF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | RS Senior | Alexandria, VA | Graduated; selected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United |
| Donovan Pines | USA | 2 | DF | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Junior | Clarksville, MD | Signed homegrown contract with D.C. United |
| Andrew Samuels | USA | 13 | MF | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Senior | Tampa, FL | Graduated; selected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo |
| Dayne St. Clair | CAN | 99 | GK | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Senior | Pickering, ON | Graduated; selected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United |
| Amar Sejdič | GER | 10 | MF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Senior | Berlin, GER | Graduated; selected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Montreal Impact |

### Players arriving

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Ryan Blumberg DF | AUS | Sydney, NSW | Charlton Athletic | NR |
| George Campbell DF | USA | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta United | |
| Jacob Chakroun MF | USA | Johns Creek, GA | Kalonji Academy | |
| Justin Harris MF | USA | Clarksville, MD | Baltimore Celtic | |
| Kenneth Hiro Huang DF | TPE | Tokyo, JPN | Tatung FC | NR |
| Malcolm Johnston MF | CAN | Aurora, ON | Vaughan SC | NR |
| David Kovačić MF | SVN | Krško, SVN | NK Krško | NR |
| Isaac Ngobu DF | USA | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore Celtic | |

### Transfers

| Name | Nat. | No. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Luke Brown | ENG | 13 | FW | | Senior | Cambridgeshire, ENG | Transferred from Hofstra |

## Squad information
### Roster

As of August 7, 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Craig Eichelberger |
| 1 | GK | USA | Russell Shealy |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Ryan Blumberg |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Marques Antoine |
| 5 | DF | GER | Johannes Bergmann |
| 6 | MF | SVN | David Kovačić |
| 7 | FW | KOR | Paul Bin |
| 8 | MF | FRA | William James Herve |
| 9 | FW | USA | Justin Gielen |
| 10 | MF | USA | Eli Crognale |
| 11 | MF | CAN | Malcolm Johnston |
| 12 | DF | USA | Brett St. Martin |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Luke Brown |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Louis Spicer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | USA | Eric Matzelevich |
| 16 | MF | USA | Jacob Chakroun |
| 17 | DF | TPE | Kenny Hiro |
| 19 | FW | USA | Brayan Padilla |
| 20 | MF | USA | Justin Harris |
| 22 | DF | USA | Nick Richardson |
| 23 | DF | USA | Isaac Ngobu |
| 24 | MF | USA | Mike Heitzmann |
| 25 | DF | USA | Ben Di Rosa |
| 26 | FW | USA | Tej Munshi |
| 27 | MF | USA | Matt Di Rosa |
| 29 | FW | USA | Fola Adetola |
| 30 | GK | VEN | Alejandro Chacon |
| 36 | GK | GER | Niklas Neumann |

### Coaching staff

Front office :
| Athletic Director | Damon Evans |
| Deputy Athletic Director | Colleen Sorem |
| Chief Development Officer | Cheryl Harrison |
| Assistant Director | Kayley McInerney |
| Business Operations | Eric Reinke |
| Coaching staff ||
| Head coach | Sasho Cirovski |
| Assistant coach | Scott Buete |
| Assistant coach | Jake Pace |
| Director of Operations | Miles Vaughn |
Last updated: December 1, 2018 Source: UMTerps.com

## Preseason
### Preseason Big Ten poll

Maryland was predicted to finish second in the Big Ten Conference.
Coaches' Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Indiana |
| 2 | Maryland |
| 3 | Michigan |
| 4 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Penn State |
| 7 | Northwestern |
| 8 | Ohio State |
| 9 | Rutgers |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Spring season ||||||
| March 3* 12:00 p.m. | | West Virginia | Postponed | | Ludwig Field College Park, MD |
| March 31* 12:00 p.m. | | at Philadelphia Union | Cancelled | | Talen Energy Stadium Practice Field Chester, PA |
| April 5* 7:00 p.m. | | Loudoun United | W 3–1 | | Ludwig Field College Park, MD |
| April 20* 2:00 p.m. | | West Virginia | W 4–2 | | Ludwig Field College Park, MD |
| April 27* 1:00 p.m. | | Bethlehem Steel Maryland Day | W 2–0 | | Ludwig Field College Park, MD |
| May 4* 2:00 p.m. | | at Army | T 0–0 | | James Clinton Field West Point, NY |
| Preseason ||||||
| August 18* 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 | Temple | W 3–2 | | Ludwig Field College Park, MD |
| August 24* 4:00 p.m., WUMC | No. 1 | No. 6 North Carolina | L 1–3 | | Ludwig Field College Park, MD |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 29* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 1 | South Florida | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Ludwig Field (0) College Park, MD |
| September 2* 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 | vs. No. 12 Virginia Rivalry | L 0–2 | 1–1–0 | Audi Field (1,884) Washington, DC |
| September 6* 10:00 p.m., P12N | No. 4 | at UCLA | L 2–3 | 1–2–0 | Wallis Annenberg Stadium (1,192) Los Angeles, CA |
| September 13* 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 24 | Akron | W 1–0 | 2–2–0 | Ludwig Field (4,403) College Park, MD |
| September 16* 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Villanova | W 1–0 | 3–2–0 | Ludwig Field (2,867) College Park, MD |
| September 20 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Northwestern | L 1–3 | 3–3–0 (0–1–0) | Ludwig Field (3,992) College Park, MD |
| September 23* 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | No. 9 St. John's | W 1–0 | 4–3–0 | Ludwig Field (1,083) College Park, MD |
| September 27 8:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at Wisconsin | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 4–3–1 (0–1–1) | Dan McClimon Stadium (204) Madison, WI |
| October 2 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 22 Rutgers | W 3–1 | 5–3–1 (1–1–1) | Ludwig Field (1,003) College Park, MD |
| October 5* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 14 Cal State Fullerton | W 2–0 | 6–3–1 | Ludwig Field (2,494) College Park, MD |
| October 11 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 25 | at Michigan State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 6–3–2 (1–1–2) | DeMartin Soccer Complex (1,041) East Lansing, MI |
| October 14* 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | No. 12 Georgetown | L 0–1 | 6–4–2 | Ludwig Field (3,000) College Park, MD |
| October 18 7:00 p.m., FS2 | No. 25 | No. 6 Indiana | W 3–0 | 7–4–2 (2–1–2) | Ludwig Field (4,888) College Park, MD |
| October 21* 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | No. 25 | No. 24 Yale | W 1–0 | 8–4–2 | Ludwig Field (1,081) College Park, MD |
| October 25 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | at Ohio State | W 2–0 | 9–4–2 (3–1–2) | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, OH |
| October 29 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 17 | at No. 16 Penn State | L 2–3 | 9–5–2 (3–2–2) | Jeffrey Field (657) State College, PA |
| November 3 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 17 | No. 22 Michigan | L 2–4 | 9–6–2 (3–3–2) | Ludwig Field (3,128) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||
| November 10 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | (5) No. 23 | at (4) Northwestern Quarterfinals | W 1–0 | 10–6–2 | Martin Stadium Evanston, IL |
| November 15 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | (5) No. 22 | (1) No. 8 Indiana Semifinals | L 0–1 $^{2OT}$ | 10–7–2 | Ludwig Field (1,660) College Park, MD |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 21 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Iona First Round | W 4–0 | 11–7–2 | Ludwig Field (751) College Park, MD |
| November 24 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at (4) No. 9 Wake Forest Second Round | L 0–3 | 11–8–2 | Spry Soccer Stadium (1,765) Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| United Soccer | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 25 | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 23 | | | |
| Top Drawer Soccer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | RV | — | — | 13 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 14 | | | |
| College Soccer News | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 21 | | | |
| Soccer America | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 14 | RV | — | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | | | |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | B1G Tournament | B1G Tournament | B1G Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Asst. | Apps | Goals | Asst. | Apps | Goals | Asst. | Apps | Goals | Asst. |
| 0 | GK | Craig Eichelberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Russell Shealy | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ryan Blumberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marques Antoine | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Johannes Bergmann | 17+0 | 2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | David Kovačić | 8+8 | 3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Paul Bin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | William Herve | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Justin Gielen | 10+6 | 3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Eli Crognale | 15+1 | 3 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | Malcolm Johnston | 13+3 | 3 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | DF | Brett St. Martin | 16+1 | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Luke Brown | 5+10 | 0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Louis Spicer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Eric Matzelevich | 17+0 | 5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Jacob Chakroun | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Kenny Hiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Chris Rindov | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Brayan Padilla | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Justin Harris | 6+10 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Nick Richardson | 17+0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Isaac Ngobu | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Mike Heitzmann | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ben Di Rosa | 17+0 | 1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | FW | Tej Munshi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Matt Di Rosa | 17+0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Fola Adetola | 0+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | Alejandro Chacon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Niklas Neumann | 14+0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |

### Discipline

| No. | Pos. | Player | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | B1G Tournament | B1G Tournament | B1G Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | Total | Total |
| 0 | GK | Craig Eichelberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Russell Shealy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ryan Blumberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marques Antoine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Johannes Bergmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | David Kovačić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Paul Bin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | William Herve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Justin Gielen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Eli Crognale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Malcolm Johnston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Brett St. Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Luke Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Louis Spicer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Eric Matzelevich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jacob Chakroun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Kenny Hiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Brayan Padilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Justin Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Nick Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Isaac Ngobu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Mike Heitzmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ben Di Rosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Tej Munshi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Matt Di Rosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Fola Adetola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Alejandro Chacon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Niklas Neumann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Summary

| Competition | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | PCT. | Pts. | | | |
| Regular Season | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | .529 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Big Ten Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | .529 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 1 |

## 2020 MLS SuperDraft

No Maryland players were selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.