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 TDS Rating Brownsburg, IN Indiana Fire Academy Argyle, TX FC Dallas Duvall, WA Seattle Sounders FC Rock Hill, SC Charlotte Soccer Academy Harrison, NJ New York Red Bulls
Squad
Roster Updated December 9, 2019
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
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Schedule
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!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament
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 DF Tanner Dieterich 3 0 0 3 10 FW Adrian Nunez 3 0 0 3 9 18 MF Alvaro Gomez 2 0 0 2 20 MF Philip Mayaka 1 1 0 2 11 3 DF Oskar Ågren 1 0 0 1 8 MF Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador 1 0 0 1 17 MF Quinn McNeill 1 0 0 1 28 FW Nate Hall 1 0 0 1Total 59 5 5 69
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament 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 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 FW Robbie Robinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 FW Kimarni Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 23 MF Sindri Björnsson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 FW James Brighton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 FW Nate Hall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 GK George Marks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 28006013103711
Awards and honors Kimarni Smith ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 16, 2019 Robbie Robinson ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 21, 2019 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 Malick Mbaye ACC Defensive Player of the Year Philip Mayaka ACC Freshman of the YearRobbie Robinson All-ACC First Team Malick Mbaye Philip Mayaka Kimarni Smith Grayson Barber All-ACC Second Team Tanner Dieterich George Marks Oskar Ågren All-ACC Freshman Team Philip Mayaka James Brighton All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 Tanner Dieterich Philip Mayaka Robbie Robinson Hermann Trophy January 3, 2020 ACC Athlete of the Year May 20, 2020
2020 MLS Super Draft
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 movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final United Soccer RV 19 13 7 4 6 11 8 3 2 (4) 2 (1) 1 (19) 3 None Released 5 TopDrawer Soccer 12 8 7 6 11 6 5 5 5 6 4 4 6 8 8
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