# 2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

The 2024 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his fifteenth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 64th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They entered the season as defending national champions after defeating Notre Dame in the NCAA Final.
As defending national champions, the Tigers opened as number one in the polls. The started the season with a win against Power 4 opponent Penn State and drew rival South Carolina 2–2. This caused the Tigers to fall to number two where they lost to fifth ranked Stanford 2–3, in their ACC opener. They fell to number five where they defeated Loyola (MD) and Boston College. They later fell to number twelve in the polls where they lost a finals re-match with Notre Dame. This casused Clemson to fall to twenty-fourth in the polls. However, they upset number three North Carolina and shot right back up to number twelve. A defeat of Louisville saw them rise to number eight. A series of four more wins saw them finish the season ranked second. They finished the season with a tie against Virginia Tech.
The Tigers finished the regular season 11–2–3 and 5–2–1 in ACC play. They finished in second place in the ACC. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Louisville in the First Round, Stanford in the Quarterfinals, and California in the Semifinals to return to the Final for a third straight year. They faced Wake Forest, who defeated them in a penalty shoot-out. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and were the ninth overall seed. A defeat of Providence in the First Round, saw them match-up again with Wake Forest. Clemson lost this round 2–1 in overtime to end their title defense.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the ACC season with a 9–3–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. They were the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They defeated fifth seed Duke in penalties in the Quarterfinals and ninth seed Louisville in the Semifinals to reach the Final. There they faced off against seventh seed North Carolina. The match finished 1–1 and Clemson prevailed in another penalty shootout to win their fifth ACC tournament title. The tournament victory earned Clemson the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they were selected as the ninth overall seed. They defeated Charlotte in the second round, eighth seed New Hampshire in the third round, and sixteenth seed Stanford in the Quarterfinals to reach the College Cup. A victory over fifth seed West Virginia saw them reach the national title match against fellow ACC foe Notre Dame. Clemson went on to avenge their regular season loss to Notre Dame and win the title 2–1. The goal allowed in the title match was the only goal allowed by Clemson in the NCAA Tournament. The national title was the fourth in program history and second for head coach Mike Noonan. It was Clemson's second title in three years following their 2021 title.

## Player movement
### Players leaving

Players Leaving :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Pape Mar Boye | 2 | DF | 6'1" | 196 | Freshman | Dakar, Senegal | Signed professional contract with Phoenix Rising FC |
| Isaiah Easley | 7 | FW | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | Transferred to San Francisco |
| Mohamed Seye | 9 | FW | 6'4" | 188 | Graduate Student | Valencia, Spain | Graduated |
| Ousmane Sylla | 10 | MF | 5'8" | 170 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated; drafted 55th overall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft |
| Brandon Parrish | 11 | MF | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee | Graduated; drafted 36th overall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft |
| Enrique Montana | 12 | DF | 5'10" | 162 | Senior | Duvall, Washington | Graduated |
| Shawn Smart | 20 | DF | 5'8" | 145 | Sophomore | Apopka, Florida | Signed professional contract with Las Vegas Lights FC |
| Gael Gibert | 27 | DF | 6'0" | 184 | Graduate Student | Theirs, France | Graduated |

### Players arriving
#### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Galen Flynn | 4 | DF | 6'0" | 165 | Junior | West Hartford, Connecticut | Saint Louis |
| Mason Lamb | 8 | DF | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Clermont, Florida | Cal State Fullerton |
| Misei Yoshizawa | 11 | MF | 5'8" | 143 | Junior | Tokyo, Japan | Virginia Tech |
| Antonio Illuminato | 17 | MF | 5'1" | 150 | Graduate Student | Cardito, Italy | Drexel |

#### Recruiting class

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Vitor Geromel FW | USA | Wichita, Kansas | Sporting Kansas City (Academy) | |
| Ransford Gyan FW | GHA | Sunyani, Ghana | Cedar Stars Academy | |
| Lukas Magnason DF | ISL | Kópavogur, Iceland | KR Reykjavik U20 | N/A |
| Wahabu Musah FW | GHA | Accra, Ghana | SIMA | |
| Charlie Reed GK | USA | Austin, Texas | Austin FC | |
| Paulino Paz MF | BOL | La Paz, Bolivia | Club Bolívar | N/A |
| Duncan Wilson FW | USA | Columbia, South Carolina | South Carolina United FC | |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of September 13, 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 | USA | Patrick Donovan |
| 1 | GK | GHA | Joseph Andema |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Lukas Magnason |
| 3 | DF | USA | Adam Lundegard |
| 4 | DF | USA | Galen Flynn |
| 5 | DF | USA | Terry Watson |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Joran Gerbet |
| 7 | FW | GHA | Wahabu Musah |
| 8 | DF | USA | Mason Lamb |
| 9 | FW | USA | Tyler Trimnal |
| 10 | MF | USA | Jackson Worbel |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Misei Yoshizawa |
| 12 | GK | USA | Charlie Reed |
| 13 | DF | USA | Mathieu Brick |
| 14 | DF | USA | Titus Sandy Jr. |
| 15 | FW | EST | Alex Meinhard |
| 16 | MF | USA | Mason Jimenez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Antonio Illuminato |
| 18 | DF | USA | Matthias Leib |
| 19 | FW | USA | James Kelly |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Ransford Gyan |
| 21 | MF | USA | Noah Behrmann |
| 22 | GK | USA | Aiden Hampton |
| 23 | FW | USA | Duncan Wilson |
| 24 | FW | USA | Vitor Geromel |
| 25 | MF | USA | Nathan Richmond |
| 26 | FW | ITA | Marco Garcia |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Will Cain |
| 29 | DF | BRA | Rafael Borlido |
| 30 | FW | USA | Remi Okunlola |
| 31 | GK | USA | Logan Brown |
| 33 | DF | FRA | Arthur Duquenne |
| 34 | MF | USA | Samir Dishnica |
| 35 | MF | BOL | Paulino Paz |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Graham Neff |
| Head coach | Mike Noonan |
| Associate head coach | Philip Jones |
| Assistant Coach | Camilo Rodriguez |
| Director of Operations | Rob Thompson |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 10* 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | at Charlotte | W 1–0 | – | Transamerica Field Charlotte, NC |
| August 13* 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | Mobile | W 4–0 | – | Riggs Field Clemson, SC |
| August 17* 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | Georgia State | W 1–0 | – | Riggs Field Clemson, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 1 | Penn State | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 | Riggs Field (4,210) Clemson, SC |
| August 30* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 1 | at South Carolina Rivalry | T 2–2 | 1–0–1 | Stone Stadium (6,400) Columbia, SC |
| September 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | No. 5 Stanford | L 2–3 | 1–1–1 (0–1–0) | Riggs Field (6,179) Clemson, SC |
| September 10* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Loyola (MD) | W 6–0 | 2–1–1 | Riggs Field (2,557) Clemson, SC |
| September 13 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | at Boston College | W 1–0 | 3–1–1 (1–1–0) | Newton Soccer Complex (1,017) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 16* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | at Holy Cross | T 2–2 | 3–1–2 | Smith Soccer Stadium (2,573) Worcester, MA |
| September 20 7:30 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 4–1–2 (2–1–0) | Riggs Field (6,222) Clemson, SC |
| September 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | Liberty | W 1–0 | 5–1–2 | Riggs Field (2,551) Clemson, SC |
| September 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | Notre Dame | L 1–2 | 5–2–2 (2–2–0) | Alumni Stadium (2,820) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 4 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 24 | No. 3 North Carolina | W 3–2 | 6–2–2 (3–2–0) | Riggs Field (4,095) Clemson, SC |
| October 11 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 12 | at Louisville | W 3–2 | 7–2–2 (4–2–0) | Lynn Stadium (850) Louisville, KY |
| October 15* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | Queens | W 4–2 | 8–2–2 | Riggs Field (2,091) Clemson, SC |
| October 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | USC Upstate | W 6–0 | 9–2–2 | Riggs Field (2,214) Clemson, SC |
| October 25 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | Syracuse | W 6–1 | 10–2–2 (5–2–0) | Riggs Field (2,012) Clemson, SC |
| October 29* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | Wofford | W 2–1 | 11–2–2 | Riggs Field (2,326) Clemson, SC |
| November 1 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | at Virginia Tech | T 2–2 | 11–2–3 (5–2–1) | Thompson Field (1,127) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 6* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (2) No. 7 | (15) Louisville First Round | W 3–1 | 12–2–3 | Riggs Field (1,251) Clemson, SC |
| November 10* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (2) No. 7 | (7) Stanford Quarterfinals | W 1–0 | 13–2–3 | Riggs Field (2,036) Clemson, SC |
| November 14* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (2) No. 7 | vs. (11) California Semifinals | W 3–2 | 14–2–3 | WakeMed Soccer Park (645) Cary, NC |
| November 17* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) No. 7 | vs. (5) Wake Forest Final | T 1–1 (6–7 PKs) $^{2OT}$ | 14–2–4 | WakeMed Soccer Park (1,839) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 24* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) No. 7 | No. 25 Providence Second Round | W 2–0 | 15–2–4 | Riggs Field (2,606) Clemson, SC |
| December 1* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) No. 7 | at (8) Wake Forest Third Round | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 15–3–4 | Spry Stadium (2,273) Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Goals record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
| 1 | 15 | | FW | Alex Meinhard | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 6 | | DF | Joran Gerbet | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 7 | | FW | Wahabu Musah | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | | FW | Tyler Trimnal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 20 | | MF | Ransford Gyan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | | MF | Misei Yoshizawa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | | MF | Antonio Illuminato | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 19 | | FW | James Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | | DF | Lukas Magnason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 10 | | MF | Jackson Wrobel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 30 | | FW | Remi Okunlola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 16 | | MF | Mason Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 33 | | DF | Arthur Duquenne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 8 | 2 | 55 |

## Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | ACC Tournament | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 4 | | DF | Galen Flynn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | | DF | Adam Lundegard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | | DF | Lukas Magnason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | | FW | Alex Meinhard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 30 | | FW | Remi Okunlola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | | DF | Joran Gerbet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | | FW | Wahabu Musah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | | DF | Mason Lamb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | | FW | Tyler Trimnal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | | MF | Antonio Illuminato | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 35 | | MF | Paulino Paz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | | MF | Misei Yoshizawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | | DF | Titus Sandy Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | | MF | Ransford Gyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | | MF | Nathan Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | | DF | Arthur Duquenne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Joran Gerbet | Pre-Season All-ACC Team | August 14 |
| Joran Gerbet | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 | October 8 |
| Alex Meinhard | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10 | October 29 |
| Joran Gerbet | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 13, 2024 |
| Ransford Gyan | ACC Freshman of the Year | November 13, 2024 |
| Joran Gerbet | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2024 |
| Alex Meinhard | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2024 |
| Ransford Gyan | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2024 |
| Ransford Gyan | ACC All-Freshman Team | November 13, 2024 |
| Lukas Magnason | ACC All-Freshman Team | November 13, 2024 |
| Wahabu Musah | ACC All-Freshman Team | November 13, 2024 |
| Joran Gerbet | All ACC-Tournament Team | November 17, 2024 |
| Adam Lundegard | All ACC-Tournament Team | November 17, 2024 |
| Alex Meinhard | All ACC-Tournament Team | November 17, 2024 |

## 2025 MLS Super Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Joran Gerbet | Orlando City SC | 1 | 27 | MF |
| Titus Sandy Jr. | Orlando City SC | 2 | 46 | DF |
| Shawn Smart | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 68 | DF |
| Arthur Duquenne | CF Montréal | 3 | 73 | DF |
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | 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 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | 1 | 1 (7) | 2 (1) | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 9 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 |