2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 19
Record12–6–1 (4–4–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (5th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Wake Forest7 0 119 2 2
No. 7 Louisville + 5 2 113 2 5
No. 17 Clemson + 4 4 012 6 1
NC State + 3 3 28 6 4
Boston College 1 6 16 10 1
Syracuse 0 6 26 8 4
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 6 1 117 4 1
No. 13 Duke + 4 3 113 4 3
No. 19 Virginia + 3 2 313 4 5
No. 18 Notre Dame + 3 3 211 7 2
Virginia Tech + 3 5 010 10 0
Pittsburgh 2 6 08 10 0
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eighth season. They play home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 57th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 30th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers finished with a record of 12–6–1 and an ACC record of 4–4–0. The Tigers lost in the Semifinals of the ACC tournament to eventual champions Wake Forest. They were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row. However, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

Roster

Updated September 5, 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Daniel Kuzemka
1 GK Spain ESP Ximo Miralles
2 DF United States USA Andrew Burnikel
3 DF Denmark DEN Patrick Bunk-Andersen
4 MF England ENG Oliver Shannon (captain)
5 MF Senegal SEN Malick Mbaye
6 DF United States USA Tanner Dieterich (captain)
7 MF Costa Rica CRC Saul Chinchilla
8 MF United States USA Johnny Heckman
9 FW Jamaica JAM Jason Wright
10 FW Costa Rica CRC Diego Campos
11 FW United States USA Robby Jacobs
12 DF United States USA Robert Campbell
13 MF United States USA Michael Melvin
14 MF United States USA Grayson Raynor
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF United States USA Cale Thorne
17 FW England ENG Kimarni Smith
18 MF United States USA Harrison Kurtz
19 DF Senegal SEN Justin Malou
20 MF United States USA Michael Ille
21 DF United States USA Trey Langolis
22 MF United States USA Quinn McNeill
24 MF Denmark DEN Alexander Hemmingsen
25 DF Argentina ARG Gian Scalise
26 DF United States USA Chris Heijjer
27 FW United States USA Kristian Shkreli
28 FW United States USA Nate Hall
29 MF Sweden SWE Daniel Ramlgak
30 MF United States USA Robbie Robinson
31 GK United States USA Nolan Lennon

Prior to the season, Tanner Dieterich and Oliver Shannon were named co-captains of the team.[2]

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorUnited States Dan Radakovich
Head coachUnited States Mike Noonan
Associate head coachEngland Philip Jones
Assistant CoachColombia Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Soccer OperationsUnited States Rob Thompson
Athletic TrainerUnited States Raz Razayeski
Strength & Conditioning CoachUnited States Rick Franzblau

Source:[1]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 pm
No. 5 at UAB W 3–0 
(–)
West Campus Field
Birmingham, AL
August 15*
6:00 pm
No. 5 No. 19 Coastal Carolina W 3–1 
(–)
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 19
7:00 pm
No. 5 at No. 17 Virginia Tech T 4–4 
(–)
Sandra D. Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 25*
5:00 pm
No. 5 Cal State Fullerton W 2–0  1–0–0
(0–0–0)
Riggs Field (2,538)
Clemson, SC
August 27*
6:00 pm
No. 5 Radford W 2–1  2–0–0
(0–0–0)
Riggs Field (1,231)
Clemson, SC
September 1*
7:00 pm
No. 5 South Carolina
Rivalry, First Friday
W 4–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)
Riggs Field (5,610)
Clemson, SC
September 4*
7:00 pm
No. 5 at Georgia Southern W 2–1 OT 4–0–0
(0–0–0)
Eagle Field - Erk Park (1,237)
Statesboro, GA
September 8
7:00 pm
No. 3 at NC State L 0–1  4–1–0
(0–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,589)
Raleigh, NC
Cancelled[4]*
7:00 pm
North Florida   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 15
7:00 pm
No. 10 Boston College
Rivalry
W 1–0  5–1–0
(1–1–0)
Riggs Field (1,901)
Clemson, SC
September 19*
7:00 pm
No. 8 UCLA W 3–0  6–1–0
(1–1–0)
Riggs Field (2,147)
Clemson, SC
September 22
7:00 pm
No. 8 Pittsburgh W 3–0  7–1–0
(2–1–0)
Riggs Field (3,831)
Clemson, SC
September 26*
7:00 pm
No. 6 Charlotte W 4–1  8–1–0
(2–1–0)
Riggs Field (1,308)
Clemson, SC
September 29
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6 at No. 2 Wake Forest L 2–3 2OT 8–2–0
(2–2–0)
Spry Stadium (4,781)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 6
7:00 pm
No. 5 No. 9 Notre Dame L 1–2  8–3–0
(2–3–0)
Riggs Field (4,035)
Clemson, SC
October 10*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Gardner-Webb W 5–0  9–3–0
(2–3–0)
Riggs Field (1,059)
Clemson, SC
October 13
7:00 pm
No. 11 at No. 16 Duke W 4–1  10–3–0
(3–3–0)
Koskinen Stadium (758)
Durham, NC
October 21
7:00 pm
No. 7 at Syracuse W 2–1  11–3–0
(4–3–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,672)
Syracuse, NY
October 27
7:00 pm
No. 4 No. 11 Louisville L 1–2  11–4–0
(4–4–0)
Riggs Field (2,022)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 1
7:00 pm
No. 9 Syracuse
First Round
T 2–2 (4–3 PKs) 2OT 11–4–1
(4–4–0)
Riggs Field (1,348)
Clemson, SC
November 5
1:00 pm
No. 9 at No. 11 Duke
Quarterfinal
W 1–0  12–4–1
(4–4–0)
Koskinen Stadium (468)
Durham, NC
November 8
7:00 pm
No. 5 at No. 1 Wake Forest
Semifinal
L 1–2  12–5–1
(4–4–0)
Spry Stadium (1,872)
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19
6:00 pm
No. 5 Coastal Carolina
Second Round
L 1–3  12–6–1
Riggs Field (2,091)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record

RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
1 10Costa RicaFWDiego Campos91010
2 9JamaicaFWJason Wright6017
3 4EnglandMFOliver Shannon4004
30United StatesMFRobbie Robinson4004
5 17EnglandFWKimarni Smith3003
3DenmarkDFPatrick Bunk-Andersen2103
7Costa RicaMFSaul Chinchilla1203
8 5SenegalMFMalick Mbaye1001
6United StatesDFTanner Dieterich1001
11United StatesFWRobbie Jacobs1001
19SenegalDFJustin Malou1001
24DenmarkMFAlexander Hemmingsen1001
Total344139

Disciplinary Record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1 10Costa RicaFWDiego Campos401100000501
2 4EnglandMFOliver Shannon200100100400
19SenegalDFJustin Malou100101000201
3 5SenegalMFMalick Mbaye300000000300
17EnglandFWKimarni Smith200000100300
4 6United StatesDFTanner Dieterich200000000200
12United StatesDFRobert Campbell200000000200
18United StatesMFHarrison Kurtz200000000200
24DenmarkMFAlexander Hemmingser200000000200
10 2United StatesDFAndrew Burnikel000100000100
13United StatesMFMichael Melvin100000000100
14United StatesMFGrayson Raynor100000000100
28United StatesFWNate Hall100000000100
30United StatesMFRobbie Robinson100000000100
---Team100000000100
Total18014012002402

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Patrick Bunk-Andersen ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 5 [5]
Ximo Miralles September 25 [6]
Diego Campos ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 16 [7]
Diego Campos All-ACC First Team November 7 [8]
Oliver Shannon November 7 [8]
Robbie Robinson ACC All Freshman Team November 7 [8]
Diego Campos All-ACC Tournament Team November 12 [9]
Justin Malou November 12 [9]

Draft picks

The Tigers had two players drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
England Oliver ShannonAtlanta United2nd36MF
Costa Rica Diego CamposChicago Fire2nd38FW

Rankings

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United Soccer[10] 5 5 3 10 8 6 5 11 7 4 9 5 5 None Released 17
TopDrawer Soccer [11] 8 8 8 5 8 12 9 10 13 6 4 14 12 8 19 19 19 19

References

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  2. "Twitter". twitter.com. Clemson University Athletics. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. "Men's Soccer - Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "Men's Soccer Match Against North Florida Cancelled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. "Kubel and Bunk-Andersen Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  6. "Acuna and Miralles Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. "Campos and Hill Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  11. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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