# 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

The 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his seventh season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 69th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 12–5–5 overall and 3–2–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. As the sixth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated eleventh seed NC State in the first round before losing to third seed Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an unseeded team. They defeated Cleveland State in the First Round, Akron in the Second Round, first overall seed Kentucky in the Third Round, and Portland in the Quarterfinals to make the College Cup. There they lost to Indiana to end their season.

## Background

The Panthers finished the season 13–5–2 overall and 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place in the Coastal Division. They won a tiebreaker with Duke to be awarded the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Virginia Tech before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the fifth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Northern Illinois in the Second Round and Hofstra in the Third Round before losing to Notre Dame on penalties to end their season.

## Player movement
### Players leaving

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Nico Campuzano | 0 | GK | 6'2" | 182 | Graduate Student | Cantabria, Spain | Graduated |
| Jasper Löeffelsend | 2 | DF | 5'5" | 146 | Graduate Student | Cologne, Germany | Drafted 81st overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft |
| Raphaël Crivello | 3 | DF | 5'9" | 165 | Junior | Bordeaux, France | Transferred to UCF |
| Arturo Ordoñez | 5 | DF | 6'2" | 174 | Senior | Salou, Spain | Graduated; Drafted 39th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft |
| Alexander Dexter | 13 | FW | 5'8" | 150 | Graduate Student | Brooklyn, New York | Graduated |
| Sito Sena | 14 | DF | 5'11" | 177 | Graduate Student | Valencia, Spain | Graduated |
| Lucas Mort | 15 | FW | 5'10" | 152 | Sophomore | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | — |
| Soshun Shigaki | 18 | MF | 5'5" | 157 | Sophomore | Tokyo, Japan | — |
| Veljko Petković | 19 | MF | 5'10" | 164 | Junior | Queens, New York | Left the University |
| Matt Bailey | 20 | MF | 5'7" | 145 | Graduate Student | Kent Island, Maryland | Graduated |
| Max Brown | 22 | DF | 6'2" | 186 | Freshman | Aurora, Ohio | Transferred to Cleveland State |
| Cade Hagan | 23 | FW | 5'11" | 175 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to DePaul |
| Anthony Harding | 27 | DF | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Duquesne |
| Louis Spicer | 28 | MF | 5'10" | 168 | Sophomore | Cambridge, England | — |

### Players arriving
#### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Yanis Leerman | 5 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Graduate Student | Troyes, France | UCF |
| Ideal Shefqeti | 15 | MF | 6'0" | 178 | Graduate Student | Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Henrique Gallina | 16 | DF | 6'1" | 180 | Graduate Student | Atibaia, Brazil | South Florida |
| Josh Luchini | 19 | FW | 6'0" | 165 | Graduate Student | Wexford, Pennsylvania | Lehigh |

#### Recruiting Class

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club |
| Cabral Carter GK | USA | Los Angeles, California | LAFC So Cal |
| Jackson Gilman MF | USA | Schwenksville, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Union MLS Next |
| Niko Manos DF | USA | Ambridge, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| Eben McIntyre FW | USA | Charleroi, Pennsylvania | Century V FC |
| Mateo Stoka MF | USA | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Sockers FC (Academy) |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of January 27, 2023
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 | Cabral Carter |
| 1 | GK | NED | Joe Van der Sar |
| 2 | DF | USA | Jackson Gilman |
| 3 | MF | BRA | Leonardo Andrade |
| 4 | DF | JOR | Mohammad Abualnadi |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Yanis Leerman |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Lucas Rosa |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Guilherme Feitosa |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Valentin Noël |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Bertin Jacquesson |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Almeida |
| 13 | DF | USA | Noah Hall |
| 14 | DF | USA | Abraham Brown |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ITA | Ideal Shefqeti |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Henrique Gallina |
| 17 | FW | USA | Luis Sahmkow |
| 19 | FW | USA | Josh Luchini |
| 20 | MF | USA | Mateo Stoka |
| 21 | MF | SRB | Filip Mirkovic |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Mathys Lefebvre |
| 23 | FW | GER | Djavid Abdullatif |
| 24 | MF | SUI | Jackson Walti |
| 25 | FW | USA | Eben McIntyre |
| 26 | MF | USA | Michael Sullivan |
| 31 | GK | AUT | Kilian Vallant |
| 32 | GK | USA | Andrew Noel |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Heather Lyke |
| Head coach | Jay Vidovich |
| Assistant coach | Michael Behonick |
| Assistant coach | Bryce Cregan |
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## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 13* 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Robert Morris | N/A | — | Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA |
| August 19* 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | at Michigan State | W 1–0 | — | DeMartin Soccer Complex East Lansing, MI |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 25* 8:00 p.m. | No. 7 | No. 2 Georgetown | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (2,000) Pittsburgh, PA |
| August 29* 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | No. 6 West Virginia | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,514) Pittsburgh, PA |
| September 2* :00 p.m. | No. 2 | at No. 11 Marshall | L 1–2 | 2–1–0 | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (1,879) Huntington, WV |
| September 5* 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Howard | W 5–0 | 3–1–0 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (721) Pittsburgh, PA |
| September 9 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | at North Carolina | W 1–0 | 4–1–0 (1–0–0) | Dorrance Field (2,437) Chapel Hill, NC |
| September 16 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | NC State | W 3–0 | 5–1–0 (2–0–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,075) Pittsburgh, PA |
| September 19* 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | No. 14 Akron | T 3–3 | 5–1–1 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (495) Pittsburgh, PA |
| September 23 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at No. 25т Louisville | L 1–2 | 5–2–1 (2–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (508) Louisville, KY |
| September 30 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Virginia | L 1–3 | 5–3–1 (2–2–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,522) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 7 8:00 p.m. | No. 25 | No. 23 Clemson | T 1–1 | 5–3–2 (2–2–1) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,428) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 10* 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | No. 10 Denver | T 2–2 | 5–3–3 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (606) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 14 5:00 p.m. | | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 6–3–3 (3–2–1) | Thompson Field (1,640) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 17* 7:00 p.m. | | Duquesne | W 5–2 | 7–3–3 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (939) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 21 8:00 p.m. | | at No. 2т Duke | T 0–0 | 7–3–4 (3–2–2) | Koskinen Stadium (877) Durham, NC |
| October 28 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | Notre Dame | T 1–1 | 7–3–5 (3–2–2) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (903) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 2 7:00 p.m. | (6) No. 24 | (11) NC State First Round | W 4–1 $^{2OT}$ | 8–3–5 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (438) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 6 4:00 p.m., ACCN | (6) No. 24 | at (3) No. 14 Virginia Quarterfinals | L 0–1 | 8–4–5 | Klöckner Stadium (1,036) Charlottesville, VA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 17 :00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State First Round | W 2–1 | 9–4–5 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (659) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 20 :00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (16) No. 15 Akron Second Round | W 3–0 | 10–4–5 | FirstEnergy Stadium (586) Akron, OH |
| November 27 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (1) No. 2 Kentucky Third Round | W 2–1 | 11–4–5 | Bell Soccer Complex (1,708) Lexington, KY |
| December 3 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 18т Portland Quarterfinal | W 1–0 $^{2OT}$ | 12–4–5 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (2,200) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. (13) Indiana Semifinals | L 0–2 | 12–5–5 | WakeMed Soccer Park (10,286) Cary, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Jackson Walti | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 |
| Valentin Noël | Hermann Trophy Pre-Season Watchlist | August 25 |
| Bertin Jacquesson | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | August 30 |
| Jackson Gilman | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | September 13 |
| Valentin Noel | All-ACC First Team | November 9 |
| Filip Mirkovic | All-ACC First Team | November 9 |
| Bertin Jacquesson | All-ACC Second Team | November 9 |
| Jackson Walti | All-ACC Second Team | November 9 |
| Jackson Gilman | ACC All-Freshman Team | November 9 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = 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 | 7 | 2 (1) | 10т | 10 | 8 | 10 | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | 24 | RV | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | — | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 |

## 2023 MLS Super draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Bertin Jacquesson | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 16 | FW |
| Valentin Noël | Austin FC | 1 | 20 | MF |
| Jackson Walti | Austin FC | 2 | 56 | MF |
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