# Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represents the University of Notre Dame in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently coached by Chad Riley. The team has made twenty four appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament with the most recent coming in 2023. The Fighting Irish won the 2013 national championship.

## Current roster

    As of September 12, 2024
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 | ITA | Simone Baravelli |
| 1 | GK | USA | Owen Cornell |
| 2 | DF | USA | Mitch Ferguson |
| 3 | DF | USA | Sean McDowd |
| 4 | DF | USA | Jack Ross |
| 5 | DF | USA | Kyle Genenbacher |
| 6 | MF | USA | Wyatt Lewis |
| 7 | FW | USA | Nate Zimmermann |
| 8 | MF | USA | Nico Bartlett |
| 9 | FW | USA | Wyatt Borso |
| 10 | FW | GHA | KK Baffour |
| 11 | FW | USA | Jack Flanagan |
| 12 | MF | GHA | Daniel Boateng |
| 13 | MF | USA | Bryce Boneau |
| 14 | MF | USA | Will Schroeder |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | USA | Ian Shaul |
| 16 | MF | USA | Jacob Bartlett |
| 17 | DF | USA | Mateo Acosta |
| 18 | DF | USA | Josh Ramsey |
| 19 | FW | USA | Michael Rossi |
| 20 | FW | USA | Brady Hilden |
| 21 | FW | USA | Matthew Roou |
| 22 | MF | USA | Nolan Spicer |
| 23 | FW | USA | Stevie Dunphy |
| 24 | MF | USA | Sebastian Green |
| 28 | MF | USA | Nicholas Legendre |
| 29 | DF | USA | Cleveland Sellers IV |
| 30 | GK | USA | Liam Egan |
| 31 | GK | USA | Blake Kelly |
| 99 | GK | USA | Collin Travasos |

## Year-by-year statistical leaders

Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders :
| Year | Goals Leader | G | Assists Leader | A |
| 1977 | Jim Mollering | 14 | Bill Hagerty | 13 |
| 1978 | Kevin Lovejoy | 29 | Ted Carnevale | 10 |
| 1979 | Kevin Lovejoy | 22 | Mike Mai | 15 |
| 1980 | Kevin Lovejoy | 16 | Sami Kahale | 8 |
| 1981 | Sami Kahale | 12 | Sami Kahale | 15 |
| 1981 | Ed O'Malley | 12 | Sami Kahale | 15 |
| 1981 | Rob Snyder | 12 | Sami Kahale | 15 |
| 1982 | Mario Manta | 16 | Richard Herdegen | 9 |
| 1982 | Mario Manta | 16 | Steve Chang | 9 |
| 1983 | Richard Herdegen | 16 | Tom Daley | 11 |
| 1983 | Pat Szanto | 16 | Tom Daley | 11 |
| 1984 | Richard Herdegen | 16 | Pat Szanto | 6 |
| 1985 | Joe Sternberg | 10 | Tommy Gerlacher | 8 |
| 1986 | Bruce McCourt | 13 | Randy Morris | 10 |
| 1987 | Bruce McCourt | 13 | Randy Morris | 17 |
| 1987 | Joe Sternberg | 13 | Randy Morris | 17 |
| 1988 | Randy Morris | 14 | Randy Morris | 12 |
| 1989 | Kevin Pendergast | 12 | Steve LaVigne | 7 |
| 1990 | Kevin Pendergast | 7 | Kevin Pendergast | 4 |
| 1990 | Kenyon Meyer | 7 | Kevin Pendergast | 4 |
| 1991 | Jean Joseph | 11 | Jean Joseph | 6 |
| 1992 | Bill Lanza | 8 | Bill Lanza | 4 |
| 1992 | Bill Lanza | 8 | Brendan Dillman | 4 |
| 1993 | Bill Lanza | 15 | Bill Lanza | 10 |
| 1994 | Tim Oates | 12 | Tim Oates | 11 |
| 1995 | Ben Bocklage | 9 | Bill Lanza | 11 |
| 1996 | Tony Capasso | 7 | Tony Capasso | 6 |
| 1997 | Ryan Turner | 12 | Scott Wells | 8 |
| 1998 | Shane Walton | 10 | Ryan Cox | 8 |
| 1999 | Erich Braun | 9 | Erich Braun | 6 |
| 2000 | Erich Braun | 4 | Chad Riley | 6 |
| 2000 | Justin Detter | 4 | Chad Riley | 6 |
| 2000 | Griffin Howard | 4 | Chad Riley | 6 |
| 2001 | Erich Braun | 12 | Devon Prescod | 6 |
| 2001 | Erich Braun | 12 | Chad Riley | 6 |
| 2002 | Erich Braun | 11 | Chad Riley | 12 |
| 2003 | Justin Detter | 14 | Kevin Goldthwaite | 9 |
| 2004 | Justin McGeeney | 5 | Ian Etherington | 5 |
| 2004 | Tony Megna | 5 | Ian Etherington | 5 |
| 2005 | Joseph Lapira | 7 | Joseph Lapira | 5 |
| 2005 | Joseph Lapira | 7 | Ryan Miller | 5 |
| 2006 | Joseph Lapira | 22 | Nate Norman | 7 |
| 2007 | Joseph Lapira | 9 | Joseph Lapira | 10 |
| 2008 | Bright Dike | 12 | Jeb Brovsky | 6 |
| 2009 | Bright Dike | 11 | Michael Thomas | 6 |
| 2010 | Steven Perry | 12 | Brendan King | 6 |
| 2010 | Steven Perry | 12 | Harrison Shipp | 6 |
| 2011 | Ryan Finley | 7 | Adam Mena | 5 |
| 2012 | Ryan Finley | 21 | Dillon Powers | 9 |
| 2013 | Harrison Shipp | 12 | Harrison Shipp | 10 |
| 2014 | Patrick Hodan | 9 | Jeffrey Farina | 7 |
| 2015 | Jon Gallagher | 9 | Evan Panken | 9 |
| 2016 | Jon Gallagher | 14 | Jon Gallagher | 7 |
| 2017 | Jon Gallagher | 13 | Félicien Dumas | 8 |
| 2018 | Thomas Ueland | 6 | Félicien Dumas | 6 |
| 2018 | Patrick Berneski | 6 | Félicien Dumas | 6 |
| 2019 | Jack Lynn | 9 | Félicien Dumas | 6 |
| 2020 | Jack Lynn | 8 | Aiden McFadden | 4 |
| 2021 | Jack Lynn | 10 | Dawson McCartney | 5 |
| 2021 | Jack Lynn | 10 | Paddy Burns | 5 |
| 2021 | Jack Lynn | 10 | Ethan O'Brien | 5 |
| 2022 | Daniel Russo | 6 | Daniel Russo | 4 |
| 2022 | Daniel Russo | 6 | Matthew Roou | 4 |
| 2023 | Eno Nto | 11 | KK Baffour | 7 |
| 2023 | Eno Nto | 11 | Bryce Boneau | 7 |
| 2024 | Matthew Roou | 14 | Bryce Boneau | 8 |

## Notable alumni
### Current professionals

* Updated March 4, 2025
* Chad Riley (2000–2003) – Currently Head Coach with Notre Dame
* John Mousinho (2003–2005) – Currently Head Coach with Portsmouth F.C.
* Greg Dalby (2003–2006) – Currently Head Coach with Air Force
* Dillon Powers (2009–2012) – Currently with Orange County SC
* Brandon Aubrey (2013–2016) – Currently with the Dallas Cowboys (switched codes)
* Jon Gallagher (2014–2017) – Currently with Austin FC
* Tommy McCabe (2016–2018) – Currently with Loudoun United FC
* Paul Rothrock (2017–2018) – Currently with Seattle Sounders FC
* Aiden McFadden (2017–2020) – Currently with Louisville City FC
* Mohamed Omar (2018–2021) – Currently with San Antonio FC
* Philip Quinton (2018–2021) – Currently with Real Salt Lake
* Mohammad Abualnadi (2019–2021) – Currently with Selangor F.C. and Jordan international
* Dawson McCartney (2020–2021) – Currently with Birmingham Legion FC
* Bryan Dowd (2020–2023) – Currently with Chicago Fire FC
* Bryce Boneau (2021–2023) – Currently with Huntsville City FC
* Josh Ramsey (2021–2024) – Currently with Lexington SC

## Honours

* NCAA Division I tournament (1): 2013
* Atlantic Coast Conference (1): 2021
* Other conference(s) titles (6): 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2012

## Origins

The Irish soccer team was started as a club sport in 1961 by Joe Echelle and Faculty Advisor Mr. Christopher Fagan. The club was made up students representing five continents and was a manifestation of the increasing popularity of soccer as a college sport. The team posted a respectable inaugural 3-2 record winning games against Indiana Tech, Goshen College and Purdue