# 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University in men's college soccer during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 43rd season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA (C-USA).
The Thundering Herd entered the 2021 season as defending NCAA Division I men's soccer national champions and ranked first nationally in the preseason polls by United Soccer Coaches, College Soccer News, and Top Drawer Soccer.

## Roster

Updated August 13, 2021
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 | Nicholas Eskins |
| 1 | GK | GER | Oliver Semmle |
| 2 | DF | USA | Adam Kiernan |
| 3 | DF | USA | Anthony Rowan |
| 4 | DF | GHA | Mohammed Seidu |
| 5 | DF | USA | Ryan Sirk |
| 6 | DF | CAN | Nathan Dossantos |
| 7 | FW | GER | Milo Yosef |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Vinicius Fernandes |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Diop |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Pedro Dolabella |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Joao Souza |
| 12 | MF | USA | Jacob Adams |
| 13 | DF | USA | Emmett Delesie |
| 14 | DF | USA | Adam Lubell |
| 15 | DF | USA | Kobe Perlaza |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Alves |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Paulo Lino |
| 18 | FW | USA | Henry Moore |
| 19 | MF | USA | Nikola Sljivic |
| 20 | DF | USA | Collin Mocyunas |
| 21 | DF | USA | Matt Hinkle |
| 22 | FW | USA | Noah Raphael |
| 23 | MF | GER | Max Schneider |
| 24 | GK | NZL | Frank Walkington |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Davi Edwards |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | FW | USA | Brennan Breuer |
| 27 | FW | KEN | Mammo Yoahnis Nyiera |
| 28 | DF | USA | Salvatore Saulle |
| 29 | GK | USA | Gabe Sitler |
| 30 | DF | GER | Jan-Erik Leinhos |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Vitor Dias |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Louis Instrall |
| 33 | DF | USA | Zach Devito |
| 34 | FW | USA | Ryan Fisher |
| 35 | GK | USA | Cooper Blay |
| 36 | GK | USA | Jacob Feuer |
| 39 | MF | USA | Jaden Almazan |
| 40 | DF | USA | Garrett Shields |
| 41 | MF | USA | Kostandinos Papajani |
| 42 | DF | KEN | Alvin Shivere |
| 43 | MF | USA | William Brambach |
| 44 | FW | GHA | Alexander Adjetey |
| 45 | MF | USA | Spencer Rawlins |
| 46 | DF | BRA | Christian Maciel |
| 47 | FW | USA | Vasilios Syrengelas |
| 48 | FW | USA | Ethan Miller |
| 49 | FW | ARG | Agustin Iusem |
| 50 | MF | USA | Matthew Nguyen |
| 51 | DF | ENG | Alex Bamford |
| 53 | FW | KOR | Janghyun Kim |
| 54 | FW | BER | Kymani McNeil |

## Schedule

Source:

### NCAA Tournament
## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Vitor Dias | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Aug. 31 |
| Max Schneider | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Sept. 14 |
| Oliver Semmle | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Sept. 28 |
| Pedro Dolabella | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Oct. 5 |
| Nathan Dossantos | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Oct. 12 |
| Milo Yosef | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Oct. 26 |
| Pedro Dolabella | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Nov. 2 |
| Nathan Dossantos | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Nov. 2 |
| Pedro Dolabella | First Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Vitor Dias | First Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Nathan Dossantos | First Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Milo Yosef | First Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Oliver Semmle | Second Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Jan-Erik Leinhos | Second Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Vinicius Fernandes | Second Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Max Schneider | Second Team All-Conference USA | November 10 |
| Gabriel Alves | C-USA All-Tournament Team | November 15 |
| Alex Adjetey | C-USA All-Tournament Team | November 15 |

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United Soccer | 1 (22) | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 (1) | 2 (4) | 1 (15) | 4 | N/A | 15 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| College Soccer News | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |

## 2022 MLS Draft

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
| Nathan Dossantos | 2 | 46 | DF | Orlando City | |
| Vitor Dias | Compensatory | 86 | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps | |