# 2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

The 2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his tenth season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 59th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Background

The 2018 Clemson men's soccer team finished the season with a 7–9–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Tigers were seeded twelfth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame. The Tigers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. This was the first time in five years the Tigers did not qualify for the tournament. Their seven wins was the Tigers' lowest win total since 2012.
At the end of the season, one Tigers men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Patrick Bunk-Andersen.

## Player movement
### Players leaving

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jonny Sutherland | 1 | GK | 6'0" | 170 | Graduate | Chester, England | Graduated |
| Patrick Bunk-Andersen | 3 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Copenhagen, Denmark | Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 54th overall by Toronto FC |
| Johnny Heckman | 8 | MF | 5'7" | 150 | Senior | Franklin, TN | Graduated |

### Players arriving

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club |
| Matthew Boberg FW | USA | Brownsburg, IN | Indiana Fire Academy |
| Judson Burns DF | USA | Argyle, TX | FC Dallas |
| Enrique Montana III DF | USA | Duvall, WA | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Isaiah Reid DF | USA | Rock Hill, SC | Charlotte Soccer Academy |
| Dylan Sullivan FW | USA | Harrison, NJ | New York Red Bulls |

## Squad
### Roster

Updated December 9, 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Daniel Kuzemka |
| 2 | DF | USA | Judson Burns |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Oskar Ågren |
| 4 | DF | SEN | Justin Malou |
| 5 | MF | SEN | Malick Mbaye |
| 6 | DF | USA | Tanner Dieterich |
| 7 | MF | USA | Robbie Robinson |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kimarni Smith |
| 10 | FW | CRC | Adrian Nunez |
| 11 | FW | USA | Grayson Barber |
| 12 | FW | USA | Adam Yorke |
| 13 | MF | USA | John Martin |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Mohamed Seye |
| 15 | DF | USA | Charlie Asensio |
| 16 | MF | USA | Cale Thorne |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | USA | Quinn McNeill |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Alvaro Gomez |
| 19 | FW | USA | Matt Boberg |
| 20 | MF | KEN | Philip Mayaka |
| 21 | MF | USA | Izzy Garcia-Perez |
| 22 | GK | USA | Nolan Lennon |
| 23 | MF | ISL | Sindri Björnsson |
| 24 | DF | USA | Stirling Russell |
| 25 | FW | USA | James Brighton |
| 26 | MF | USA | Jake Barron |
| 27 | DF | USA | Isaiah Reid |
| 28 | FW | USA | Nate Hall |
| 29 | DF | USA | Enrique Montana III |
| 30 | MF | USA | Dylan Sullivan |
| 31 | GK | USA | George Marks |
| — | FW | USA | Chris Matlashewki |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Dan Radakovich |
| 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 20* 6:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina | W 3–1 | – (–) | Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field Conway, SC |
| August 24* 7:00 p.m. | | Presbyterian | W 3–0 | – (–) | Riggs Field Clemson, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 30* 7:00 p.m. | | South Carolina Rivalry | W 4–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (3,382) Clemson, SC |
| September 2* 5:00 p.m. | | Detroit Mercy | W 8–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (1,267) Clemson, SC |
| September 6* 7:30 p.m. | No. 19 | UNCG | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (2,718) Clemson, SC |
| September 9* 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 | USC Upstate | W 7–0 | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (1,101) Clemson, SC |
| September 13 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 | at No. 10 Notre Dame | W 4–2 | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) | Alumni Stadium (1,078) Notre Dame, IN |
| September 17* 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Fordham | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 6–0–0 (1–0–0) | Riggs Field (1,435) Clemson, SC |
| September 20 8:00 p.m. | No. 7 | No. 15 Duke | W 3–1 | 7–0–0 (2–0–0) | Riggs Field (2,452) Clemson, SC |
| September 24* 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at Furman | W 2–0 | 8–0–0 (2–0–0) | Stone Stadium (2,712) Greenville, SC |
| September 28 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at No. 7 Wake Forest | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 8–1–0 (2–1–0) | Spry Stadium (4,126) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 1* 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | at College of Charleston | W 3–0 | 9–1–0 (2–1–0) | CofC Soccer Stadium (1,544) Charleston, SC |
| October 5 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | No. 22 Virginia Tech | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 9–1–1 (2–1–1) | Riggs Field (1,639) Clemson, SC |
| October 11 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Louisville | W 4–0 | 10–1–1 (3–1–1) | Riggs Field (1,700) Clemson, SC |
| October 19 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Syracuse | W 7–4 | 11–1–1 (4–1–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,342) Syracuse, NY |
| October 22* 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Radford | W 5–0 | 12–1–1 (4–1–1) | Riggs Field (1,091) Clemson, SC |
| October 25 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Boston College Rivalry | W 3–1 | 13–1–1 (5–1–1) | Riggs Field (2,023) Clemson, SC |
| November 1 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 | at NC State | W 3–0 | 14–1–1 (6–1–1) | Dail Soccer Stadium (1,171) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 10 7:00 p.m. | (1) No. 2 | (9) Notre Dame Quarterfinals | W 3–0 | 15–1–1 | Riggs Field (1,703) Clemson, SC |
| November 13 6:00 p.m. | (1) No. 1 | (4) No. 25 Pittsburgh Semifinals | W 1–0 | 16–1–1 | Riggs Field (1,573) Clemson, SC |
| November 17 12:00 p.m. | (1) No. 1 | (2) No. 2 Virginia Final | L 1–3 | 16–2–1 | Sahlen's Stadium (1,330) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 24 6:00 p.m. | (2) No. 3 | No. 15 Charlotte Second Round | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 17–2–1 | Riggs Field (1,472) Clemson, SC |
| December 1 6:00 p.m. | (2) No. 3 | No. 21 Providence Third Round | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 18–2–1 | Riggs Field (1,469) Clemson, SC |
| December 6 6:00 p.m. | (2) No. 3 | (7) No. 7 Stanford Quarterfinals | T 1–1 (4–5 PKs) $^{2OT}$ | 18–2–2 | Riggs Field (3,267) Clemson, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Goals Record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
| 1 | 7 | | MF | Robbie Robinson | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | 9 | | FW | Kimarni Smith | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 11 | | FW | Grayson Barber | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | 24 | | FW | James Brighton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 14 | | FW | Mohamed Seye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | | DF | Malick Mbaye | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | | DF | Tanner Dieterich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 10 | | FW | Adrian Nunez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | | MF | Alvaro Gomez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 20 | | MF | Philip Mayaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | | DF | Oskar Ågren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | | MF | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | | MF | Quinn McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | | FW | Nate Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 5 | 5 | 69 |

## 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 | 20 | | MF | Philip Mayaka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | | DF | Malick Mbaye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | | DF | Tanner Dieterich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | | FW | Grayson Barber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | | DF | Oskar Ågren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | | DF | Charlie Asensio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | | DF | Justin Malou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | | FW | Robbie Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | | FW | Kimarni Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | | MF | Quinn McNeill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | | FW | Adrian Nunez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | | MF | Sindri Björnsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | | FW | James Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | | FW | Nate Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | | GK | George Marks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Kimarni Smith | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 16, 2019 |
| Robbie Robinson | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 21, 2019 |
| Robbie Robinson | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 28, 2019 |
| Mike Noonan | ACC Coach of the Year | November 13, 2019 |
| Robbie Robinson | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | November 13, 2019 |
| Malick Mbaye | ACC Defensive Player of the Year | November 13, 2019 |
| Philip Mayaka | ACC Freshman of the Year | November 13, 2019 |
| Robbie Robinson | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2019 |
| Malick Mbaye | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2019 |
| Philip Mayaka | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2019 |
| Kimarni Smith | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2019 |
| Grayson Barber | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2019 |
| Tanner Dieterich | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2019 |
| George Marks | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2019 |
| Oskar Ågren | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 13, 2019 |
| Philip Mayaka | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 13, 2019 |
| James Brighton | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 17, 2019 |
| Tanner Dieterich | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 17, 2019 |
| Philip Mayaka | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 17, 2019 |
| Robbie Robinson | Hermann Trophy | January 3, 2020 |
| Robbie Robinson | ACC Athlete of the Year | May 20, 2020 |

## 2020 MLS Super Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Robbie Robinson | Inter Miami CF | 1 | 1 | FW |
| Tanner Dieterich | Nashville SC | 2 | 28 | MF |
| Malick Mbaye | Toronto FC | 2 | 33 | DF |
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | RV | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 (4) | 2 (1) | 1 (19) | 3 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 5 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | | | | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |