The 2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his third season.
Background
The 2018 NC State men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–7–3 overall record and a 2–4–2 ACC record. The Wolfpack were seeded eight–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Boston College in the first round, but lost to Wake Forest in the second round. The Wolfpack earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Campbell in the first round but lost to Maryland in the second round.
Player movement
Players Leaving Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Stephen Elias 5 FW 5'8" 160 Senior Rye, NY Graduated Christoph Schneuwly 6 DF 5'10" 154 Senior Schmitten, Switzerland Graduated Tanner Roberts 7 FW 6'2" 180 Senior Huntersville, NC Graduated Ade Taiwo 9 FW 6'2" 209 Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated Vincent Durand 12 GK 6'3" 192 Senior Cary, NC Graduated Simon Blotko 13 DF 6'0" 178 Senior Düsseldorf, Germany Graduated Cjay Sparks 14 FW 6'1" 177 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated Nick Retzlaff 17 MF 5'7" 132 Senior Wake Forest, NC Graduated
Players Arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Durham, NC North Carolina FC St. Catherine, JAM Atlanta United FC Evergreen, CO Colorado Rapids Evergreen, CO Colorado Rapids Raleigh, NC North Carolina FC Millville, PA Philadelphia Union Orlando, FL New York Red Bulls
Squad
Roster
Updated August 19, 2019
Team management Position Staff Athletic Director Boo Corrigan Head coach George Kiefer Associate head coach Jeff Negalha Assistant coach Kyle Nicholls Assistant Coach Lucas Champenois Director of Soccer Lindsey Krakower Director of Analytics Paul Forster Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of Sport Science Craig Turner Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student Services Raymond Harrison Assistant Athletic Trainer Blake Wickerham Academics Maria Crockett
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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
Awards and honors David Loera MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019
Rankings
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